Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca (born September 22, 1979) is a male former

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from

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and a current mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2013, he has formerly competed for the

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and was also on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America.

Wrestling career

Born in

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, Serrano began wrestling in 1990 at the age of 11. In 2007 he became the 55 kg Pan Am bronze medalist.

2008 Olympics

Serrano participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at

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as a representative of Colombia. He ended up losing to Abbas Dabbaghi from

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in the Round of 16.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

At the beginning of 2013, Serrano retired from wrestling to focus on his MMA career. He had two unsanctioned MMA fights in 2013, both of which he won. In March 2014, Serrano was announced as having signed an 8-fight contract with Resurrection Fighting Alliance. However, he never debuted before joining the cast of ''The Ultimate Fighter''.

The Ultimate Fighter

In May 2014, Serrano was announced as a member of the cast of fighters participating The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. He competed as a bantamweight for Team Werdum. In his first fight on the show, Serrano lost to Alejandro Pérez by unanimous decision. Serrano faced former ''TUF: Latin America'' castmate Bentley Syler on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62. Serrano won the fight by knockout in the third round. The win earned him a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus . Serrano faced Yao Zhikui on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79. He won the fight via TKO in the first round after Yao severely injured his arm while trying to defend a takedown. Serrano was originally expected to face

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on July 30, 2016 at

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. However Borg pulled out of the fight and was replaced by

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. He lost the fight via split decision. Serrano faced Hector Sandoval on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** Performance of the Night (One time) vs Bentley Syler *MMAJunkie.com **2015 March Knockout of the Month vs. Bentley Syler

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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References

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Athlete bio on beijing2008
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serrano, Freddy Living people 1979 births Colombian male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Olympic wrestlers for Colombia Wrestlers at the 2007 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Colombian male sport wrestlers Colombian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Bogotá Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Pan American Games bronze medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century Colombian sportsmen