Nathan Gregory Moore (born April 8, 1983) is a retired American

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. A professional from 2006 until 2013, he competed for

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Background

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Moore was a two-time state

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champion, a Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Champion, and also received All-State honors in football while attending Perry Meridian High School. Moore then attended

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where he continued his wrestling career and was the team's captain. Moore also competed in the

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category at Purdue.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Moore compiled a professional record of 6-1 before being signed by Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

Moore made his debut for Strikeforce in 2009, defeating

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via

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due to punches in the second round. Moore returned to Strikeforce only to lose to future Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey via second-round knockout. His next fight for the promotion was scheduled to be against

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at Strikeforce: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. The fight instead took place at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg which Moore won via KO in the second round. Moore's next fight was against

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on July 14, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Independent Promotions

Moore most recently competed at MMA Xtreme: Fists will Fly on August 24, 2013 and lost via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Moore is the founder of Combat Circuit located at

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Film and television

Moore was featured in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary ''

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Mixed martial arts record

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Amateur Record

References

External links

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Professional MMA Record
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