Mitchell Bradley Clarke (born November 24, 1985) is a Canadian

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and former

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. He fought as a

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for the

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, and is the head coach at Complete Fitness & Martial Arts in St. Albert, Canada. He currently wrestles for the

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based promotions Real Canadian Wrestling and Love Wrestling. He also wrestles for Best Entertainment Wrestling based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Background

Clarke was born and raised in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

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. He competed in

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Walter Murray Collegiate Institute Walter Murray Collegiate, also known as WMCI, is a high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in south-eastern Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This public secondary school was established in 1961 and is supported by the infrastructure of the Nutana Sub ...

. He attended the

University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Universities in Canada, Canadian public university, public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatch ...

from where he graduated with a degree in environmental science.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Clarke made his professional MMA debut in May 2007. He fought exclusively in Canada and amassed a record of 9–0 before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Clarke made his UFC debut at

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in Toronto, Ontario against promotional newcomer John Cholish. He lost the fight via TKO (punches) at 4:36 of the second round resulting in the first loss of his professional career. Clarke faced Anton Kuivanen on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. He lost the fight via split decision. Clarke faced John Maguire on June 15, 2013 at

UFC 161 ''UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 15, 2013, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Background While the UFC has hosted several events in the past in Canada, the event was the first that the or ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Clarke faced

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UFC 173 ''UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw'' was a mixed martial arts event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 24, 2014. Background A Middleweight Championship bout between then champion Chris Weidman and number one contender ...

, in his first match outside of Canada. After being dominated in the first round, Clarke won the fight via submission due to a D'Arce choke from the bottom in the second round. The win earned Clarke his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Clarke faced

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on April 4, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 63 ''UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 63'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Background The event was the third that the organization hosted at the ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Clarke next faced Joseph Duffy on July 7, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 90. He lost the fight via submission in the opening minute of the first round. Clarke faced Alex White on September 9, 2017 at

UFC 215 ''UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 9, 2017, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Background The promotion was initially planning a PPV even ...

. He lost the fight via TKO at 4:36 of the second round and subsequently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He voiced his appreciation to Edmonton fans at the after fight octagon interview with

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and delivered his emotional and humble retirement speech:

Personal life

He currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta, and trains at Complete Fitness and Martial Arts in St. Albert. He has won the Welterweight title with the EFC out of Lloydminster and also won the Lightweight title for the TFC. He also trains in Arizona at the MMA Lab with John Crouch and

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. Clarke is the son of Rick Clarke & Elise Brust and stepson of Vickie Clarke. After UFC 173, Clarke told reporters his favourite Super NES video game is ''

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.''

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

*Evolution Fighting Championships **EFC Lightweight Championship (1 time) *The Fight Club **TFC Lightweight Championship (1 time) *

** Performance of the Night (One time) vs.

**UFC.com Awards ***2014: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year

Professional wrestling

*Best Entertainment Wrestling **BEW Y Division Championship (1 time) *CanAm Wrestling **Stu Hart Memorial Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Love Pro Wrestling **LPW Challenge Championship (1 time) *Monster Pro Wrestling **MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **MPW Renegade Tag Team Championships (2 times) - with Lumberjack Larry / Larry Woods *Real Canadian Wrestling **RCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **RCW North American Championship (1 time, current) *Top Talent Wrestling **Top Talent Championship (1 time, current)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Mitch 1985 births Living people Canadian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Martial artists from Edmonton Sportspeople from Saskatoon Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Professional wrestlers who competed in MMA 21st-century Canadian sportsmen