Jason Young (born 28 June 1986) is an

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. He currently trains at Team Titan and American Top Team.

Early life

Born in

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, Young started fighting at age 17 to stay out of trouble in the streets. Before he started fighting professionally, Young worked as a plasterer.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Young became a professional fighter in 2006 and fought the first five fights of his career in Cage Rage - Contenders, building up a record of 4-1. He then moved on to fight three fights in

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, winning their Lightweight title and accomplishing a notable win over Abdul Mohamed by way of majority decision. Young then fought fellow current UFC fighter, and yet unbeaten, Paul Sass, in Olympian MMA Championship, tapping out to a heel hook at 2:01 of the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Young signed with the UFC as a late replacement for

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to fight Dustin Poirier at

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on 11 June 2011. Young lost the fight via unanimous decision. Young next faced

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on 5 November 2011 at

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and lost via unanimous decision. Young was expected to face Akira Corassani at UFC on Fuel TV 2. However, Corassani was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Eric Wisely. He won the fight via unanimous decision, his first UFC victory. Young faced Robbie Peralta on 29 September 2012 at

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. During the very first round, Peralta dropped Young with a vicious right hand followed by some devastating ground and pound which knocked Young out cold, giving Young his first KO loss. After the loss, Young was released from the promotion.

Championships and Achievements

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K1 Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official UFC Profile
*https://twitter.com/shotgun_young *

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