Eliot Andrew Marshall (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American

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. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.

Background

Marshall grew up in the Franklinville section of

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and attended

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. Influenced by Karate Kid, Marshall started practising

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at the age of six, eventually placing second in the national championships and being promoted to 3rd degree black belt in the sport. Marshall started training jiu-jitsu in 1999 after moving to Colorado to attend the

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from where he graduated with a degree in mathematics.

Mixed martial arts career

''The Ultimate Fighter''

Eliot appeared on season 8 of

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. To be a castmember for the rest of the season he had to win his bout against Karn Grigoryan in the elimination round. Eliot lost the fight via a controversial split decision that shocked all spectators leaving many to believe that the judges thought Marshall was Grigoryan. Before Eliot left it was announced that a few fighters would be unable to continue onto the show, with Karn being one of them. Needing a replacement, Eliot was given a second chance. He had his second fight in the house against Shane Primm, he defeated Primm by rear naked choke early in the first round. After the match, Eliot called out future opponent and TUF winner

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. Eliot got his match against Bader, but lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Eliot defeated Jules Bruchez, his former castmate on ''

'', at the TUF 8 Finale. His next fight was against Vinicius Magalhães at

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, whom he defeated by unanimous decision. He fought

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on September 19, 2009 at

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in a closely contested bout, winning by controversial split decision. Marshall then faced former IFL Light Heavyweight Champion

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on March 21, 2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones. Marshall lost a split decision (30-27, 28–29, 30–27). Following his loss to Matyushenko, Marshall was released from the promotion along with UFC veteran Shannon Gugerty.

Post UFC

Despite his cut from the

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, he was featured in the countdown show for UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy from the camp of then-Interim Heavyweight Championship challenger

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. Eliot Marshall was expected to face Chris McNally at the Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion at the Hard rock in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but event was postponed to avoid a storm. The fight was rescheduled for December 10, 2010.

Return to the UFC

Marshall faced Luiz Cané on March 19, 2011 at

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, replacing an injured Karlos Vemola. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Marshall fought

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on October 29, 2011 at

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, losing a unanimous decision. After the loss to Vera, Marshall was released by the UFC and later announced his retirement from MMA competition.

Personal life

Eliot and his wife Renee have two sons. After retiring from professional competition, Eliot took over the head coach position of Team Elevation with notable students like two-time UFC Bantamweight champion

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Curtis Blaydes Curtis Lionell Blaydes (born February 18, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, Blaydes formerly competed ...

Alistair Overeem Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fight ...

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among others.

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References

External links

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