Pete Williams (born July 10, 1975) is an American former

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fighter who fought out of

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's fight team the Lion's Den. Williams was ranked as high as the #6 top

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fighter in the world as of May 2000. He has competed in the KOTC, RINGS,

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and the UFC, and was runner up in the 1996 Pancrase Neo Blood Tournament.

Biography

Williams and Jerry Bohlander were on the same high school wrestling team and Williams had started training at the Lion's Den about a month after Bohlander. Williams' favorite submission hold is the kneebar. Williams was the winner of the "SuperBrawl 2" tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. He beat Donald de la Cruz and Joe Charles by strikes and kneebar, respectively. Fighting in the UFC, Williams defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion

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and met

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at UFC 23 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship after it was vacated by

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. Williams lost the bout by judges' decision. Williams has competed in the RINGS organization in Japan and was the runner up in the 1996 Pancrase Neo Blood Tournament. Williams' fight with

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, where he defeated Coleman by a head kick, is recognized in the

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in its 2016 Fight Wing class.

Championships and accomplishments

* Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling **1996 Neo Blood Tournament Runner Up *Icon Sport **SuperBrawl 2 Heavyweight Tournament Winner *

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( Fight Wing, Class of 2016) vs.

** UFC Encyclopedia Awards *** Knockout of the Night (One time) *** Submission of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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