John Maguire (born 19 May 1983) is an English

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

currently competing in

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division. A professional competitor since 2006, Maguire has also competed for the

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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 ...

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Chechen mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

, and

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. Maguire is the former UCMMA Welterweight Champion.

Background

Maguire is from

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, England, and was first exposed to mixed martial arts growing up, watching UFC events with his brother. A member of the English gypsy community, he left school when he was only 13 years old and taught himself how to read and write, while working in the logging and timber industry with his father, as well as working various other jobs before becoming a professional fighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Maguire made his professional MMA debut in April 2006. Over the next two years, he won all eight of his first bouts via TKO or submission with no fight going past the second round. Before signing with the UFC, he added an additional eight wins and three losses to his MMA record. He won the UCMMA Welterweight Championship on 18 September 2010, at UCMMA 15: Showdown, defeating Henrique Santana via

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. He has defended it three times since then. He holds victories over domestic UK standouts

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alumnus

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, UCMMA UK1 Welterweight Champion Peter Irving, UK MMA veteran Jamaine Facey and two wins over current UCMMA Middleweight Champion and UCMMA Welterweight Champion Jake Bostwick.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Maguire was scheduled to make his UFC debut against James Head at

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. However, Head was forced to withdraw due to injury and he instead took on

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veteran Justin Edwards. Maguire won the fight via unanimous decision. Maguire fought The Ultimate Fighter 9 finalist,

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, at

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on 14 April 2012. He won the fight by submission via armbar at 4:40 of the second frame. His performance was awarded with ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Maguire lost via unanimous decision to

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on 29 September 2012 at

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. Maguire faced

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, stepping in to replace an injured Besam Yousef. Maguire lost the fight via unanimous decision. He then faced

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in his

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debut on 15 June 2013 at

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. He lost the bout by unanimous decision. He was subsequently released from the promotion afterwards.

Cage Warriors

Following his UFC release, Maguire signed with Cage Warriors on 31 October 2013. He made his debut against Philip Mulpeter at Cage Warriors 63 on 31 December 2013. He won the fight via unanimous decision. He then faced Saul Rogers at Cage Warriors 65 on 1 March 2014. In a shocking upset, Rogers would defeat the heavy favorite Maguire via unanimous decision. Maguire made a quick turnaround and faced

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at Cage Warriors 66 on 22 March 2014. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

*Olympian MMA Championships **OMMAC Welterweight Championship (One time) *

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**UCMMA Welterweight Championship (One time) *

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** Submission of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Poland , For the KSW Welterweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 24–8 , Kieran Malone , Submission (Kimura) , , ACB 47: Braveheart: Young Eagles 14 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:31 ,

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, Scotland , , - , Win , align=center, 23–8 , Colin Fletcher , Submission (Armbar) , M4TC 21 Supremacy , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:03 ,

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, England , Defended UCMMA Welterweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 14–3 , Dean Amasinger , Submission (rear-naked choke) , UCMMA 18: Face Off , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:28 ,

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