Jack Robert Marshman (born December 19, 1989) is a retired Welsh professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, he has competed for

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(UFC),

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and I ...

and

Cage Warriors Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warri ...

. He is the former BAMMA Lonsdale Middleweight Champion and former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion.

Background

Marshman started training MMA when he was 15 when his dad introduced him to his friend who is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, Richard Shore. After the first MMA training session, Marshman was instantly hooked and spent much of his time in the gym there after. He claimed that learning MMA taught him to stay out of troubles in his teenage life. Marshman joined the army at the age of 17. He served as a

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with The

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, for 10 years, where he was deployed to Afghanistan. He serves as a Paratrooper while fighting MMA professionally. He believed his military service helped him to develop the physical and mental toughness and self-discipline which would help him in his MMA career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Marshman fought in the European circuit and he was the Middleweight Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Champion He amassed a record of 20-5 prior joining UFC. Marshman was the first Welshman signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Marshman made his UFC debut on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2. He faced

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and won his first UFC win via TKO one round two. On 19 February 2017 Marshman faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. Marshman came out aggressively on round one but he was dropped to the floor on round two after he was hit by Santos's spinning wheel kick and followed by a series of striking to his face and lost the fight via a TKO. Marshman faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio on 16 July 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Marshman faced

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on 28 October 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 119 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 119'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 28, 2017, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background ...

. He lost the fight via submission. Marshman was expected to face

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on 17 March 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 127 ''UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 127'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 17, 2018, at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background A heavy ...

. However, on 19 February 2018 it was announced that Zaleski was pulled from the event, citing knee injury. He was replaced by Brad Scott. Subsequently, Marshman was removed from the card two days before the event for medical issues surrounding his weight cut and his fight with Scott was scrapped. Marshman faced

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on 3 November 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Marshman faced John Phillips on 16 March 2019 at

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At the weigh-ins, Marshman weighed in at 188 lbs, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lbs. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and the bout proceeded at catchweight. Marshman won the bout via split decision. Marshman received a formal warning from the military due to participating in the fight week against orders. Marshman faced

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on 6 July 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Marshman was scheduled to face

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on 16 November 2019 at

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. However, Marshman was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Wellington Turman. Marshman was expected to face

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21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. However, due to

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, the event was cancelled. Mashman faced

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, replacing

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, on 31 October 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 181 ''UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 181'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 39'' and ''UFC Vegas 12'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Ap ...

. At the weight-ins, Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Marshman was fined a percentage of his purses, which went to Strickland. Marshman lost the fight via unanimous decision. Since the loss, Marshman has retired from MMA.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Cage Warrior Fighting Championship (CWFC) **Cage Warrior Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Christopher Jacquelin *BAMMA Championship **BAMMA Lonsdale Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Leeroy Barnes *Made4TheCage Fighting Championships (M4TC) **Made4TheCage Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Kyle Redfearn *

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(One time) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshaman, Jack Living people 1989 births Welsh male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Abertillery Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Welsh practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu