Jason Chambers (born March 23, 1980, in

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) is an American actor,

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and sports commentator. Chambers is best known for his role as the host of the popular weekly television program '' Human Weapon'' on

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. He has appeared in multiple television programs including '' CSI'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Chambers was featured on ''

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'' as one of "America's Most Eligible" bachelors. Chambers is actively involved with

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, a Cancer Research institute which he was recently appointed to the Board of Directors.

Early life

Jason Chambers, of

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, French and Irish descent, was born on March 23, 1980, in

, to Dale Chambers, a homemaker, and George West, who worked for Roadway Services. Chambers resided in

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, until the age of 12, then moved to Chicago where he resided until he was 16. At 21, Chambers moved to

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to study acting. In 2006 he moved to

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. Chambers resides in

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Career

Commentary

Chambers provided color commentary alongside Jon Anik for ''

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'' English broadcast in their inaugural season on

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. He was then signed by

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as their lead color commentator. Jason was called "The Best Color Commentator, Not in the UFC" by Cage Potato Although Chambers has previously sat in the color commentator seat for MMA events, he was also hired directly by The Ultimate Fighting Championship to handle Play-by-play duties for alongside

Dominick Cruz Dominick Rogelio Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, sports analyst and color commentator. He competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the first ...

and

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for the FIGHT PASS Stream of Shooto brazil.

Acting

Chambers began studying acting in 2000 at Act One Studios in Chicago and later improv at The Second City Training Center. In 2003, he moved to New York to continue his studies. There he appeared in television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Can You Tell?'' and ''

''. In 2006 he moved to Los Angeles where he has been cast as Spencer on ''

'' and the street racing badboy Mercury on '' CSI: NY''. In 2008 he was cast in the recurring role of Anvil in ''

'' on

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, but he appeared in only one episode before the show was canceled after its first season.

Hosting

Chambers was the host of the hit series '' Human Weapon'' on The

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with co-host Bill Duff from July 20, 2007, to August 28, 2008. Chambers has also been a host for

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's YourLaTv, a show featuring things to do and see in and around Los Angeles. He is a regular co-host/contributor for the "MMA Chokehold" segment of '' Attack of the Show!'' where he, Blair Butler and Kevin Pereira discuss upcoming MMA events.

Podcasting

The Jason Chambers Podcast (TJCP) was launched on

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, Spotify and iTunes September 1, 2021. It has been, tongue in cheek, hailed as "...the next best thing to

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" . Twice a week Jason chats with interesting guest from all walks of life, including Award Winning Author

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, MMA Hall of Famer

Matt Serra Matt Serra (born June 2, 1974) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor and a former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is the co-sta ...

, BJJ Standout Garry Tonon and Cryptocurrency experts like Charlie Shrem and comedians Bryan Callen and Russel Peters. TJCP is one of Spotify's fastest growing News & Entertainment Podcast in the USA .

Other media

In 2010 he began writing for ''FIGHT! Magazine''. He was also featured as a contestant on the television show "Fear Factor" in 2004.

Martial arts

Chambers is a

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concepts instructor and has a brown belt in

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under

Eddie Bravo Edgar Bravo (Birth name, né Cano; born May 15, 1970) is an American martial arts instructor, podcaster, stand-up comedian, and musician. After earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003, Bravo began teaching his own self-developed styl ...

and a black belt under

Renzo Gracie Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 7th degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. A third generation member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder C ...

. During his time in Israel he learned Krav Maga.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 16–2–1 , Billy Stamp , Submission (twister) , TFC 4: Total Fight Challenge 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:18 , Hammond, Indiana , , - , Loss , align=center, 15–2–1 , Thiago Alves , Submission (verbal) , IHC 8: Ethereal , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:57 , Hammond, Indiana , , - , Win , align=center, 15–1–1 , Emmett Olvera , Submission (armbar) , RM 6: Lord of the Ring , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:37 ,

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, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center, 14–1–1 , Adrian Serrano , Submission (guillotine choke) , TMAC 2: Total Martial Arts Challenge 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:27 , Hammond, Indiana , , - , Win , align=center, 13–1–1 , Mark Long , TKO (punches) , TFC 1: Total Fight Challenge 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:52 , Hammond, Indiana , , - , Win , align=center, 12–1–1 , Josh Kruger , Submission (armbar) , TMAC: Total Martial Arts Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:11 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1–1 , Erick Snyder , Submission (guillotine choke) , MFC: Maximum Fighting Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:53 , Hammond, Indiana , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1–1 , Justin Hynes , Submission (guillotine choke) , TCC: Total Combat Challenge , , align=center, N/A , , Hammond, Indiana , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1–1 , Jack Jones , Submission (strikes) , TC: Total Combat 2 , , align=center, 1 , ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–1 , Corey Talbert , Submission (armbar) , TCC: Total Combat Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:44 , Chicago, Illinois , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–1–1 , Dan Spychalski , Submission (ankle lock) , MAC: Midwest Absolute Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 7:20 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0–1 , Efrain Saladar , TKO , IE: Independent Event , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:12 , , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0–1 , Mike Court , Decision , XC: Xtreme Challenge , , align=center, N/A , , , , - , Draw , align=center, 5–0–1 , Bill Peach , Draw , CC 6: Chicago Challenge 6 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, 0:00 , Chicago, Illinois , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Ken Davis , TKO (strikes) , JKD: Challenge 4 , , align=center, N/A , , , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Alex Evan , Submission (rear-naked choke) , RBP: Fight Night , , align=center, 1 , , Chicago, Illinois , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Tony Velasquez , TKO , RBP: Fight Night , , align=center, 1 , , Chicago, Illinois , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Nicolas Smith , Decision (unanimous) , RBP: Fight Night , , align=center, N/A , , Chicago, Illinois , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Jose Gomez , TKO (injury) , RBP: Fight Night , , align=center, 1 , , Chicago, Illinois ,

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