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Reza Madadi (, (born June 20, 1978) is a retired Iranian-Swedish
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who competed in the
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division. A professional mixed martial artist from 2006 to 2019, Madadi is best known for competing in the
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.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Madadi started out as a wrestler at the age of 15, his
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career saw some good results, winning the Swedish championship in 2002 and 2003 along with victories in Sweden and other parts of Scandinavia, in both the styles of
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and Freestyle. He transitioned from wrestling to
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in 2006. Madadi competed in Strike And Submit (SAS), Superior Challenge (SC), Furious Fighting Championship (FFC) and a few other fighting organizations. Madadi holds a submission victory over former UFC fighter Junie Browning in 2010, later that year he took a very impressive decision victory against former WEC- and future
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and UFC fighter
Carlo Prater Carlo Ricardo Prater (born June 25, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist previously competing in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Prater has also formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikefor ...
. He became the Superior Challenge Lightweight Champion in 2011, after defeating former UFC fighter
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via unanimous decision at Superior Challenge 7. He was expected to challenge for the title in British top promotion
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, against the champion Matt Veach on June 16, 2011. However, just a few days before the fight Veach had to withdraw due to an injury and Madadi was scrapped from the card. Madadi's success on the European circuit, 11-2 (6 submissions, 2 TKO's), led to him being considered as one of the best European lightweight prospects.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

In November, 2011 it was reported that Madadi had signed with the
UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...
. He was expected to make his promotional debut against Rafaello Oliveira on January 20, 2012 at
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. However, Oliveira was forced out of a bout with an injury and replaced by
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Madadi himself would later withdraw from the bout due to injury as well and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tommy Hayden. In his eventual debut, Madadi faced fellow promotional newcomer Yoislandy Izquierdo on April 14, 2012 at
UFC on Fuel TV 2 ''UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 2'' or ''UFC: Sweden'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Back ...
. After being stunned in the first round, Madadi defeated Izquierdo by submission due to a guillotine choke in the second round. In his next fight for the UFC, Madadi faced
Cristiano Marcello Cristiano Marcello da Silva (born December 3, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and former Chute Boxe BJJ head coach who formerly fought for the UFC. Cristiano competed in the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 1998, 1 ...
on October 13, 2012 at
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. He lost via a controversial split decision. The decision was controversial since most major MMA media outlets scored the bout for Madadi. Madadi faced Michael Johnson on April 6, 2013 at
UFC on Fuel TV 9 ''UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 9'' or ''UFC Sweden 2'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 6, 2013, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was broadcast live on Fuel TV. Ba ...
. After a back-and-forth two rounds, where Johnson stunned and dropped Madadi with a headkick late in the first round, Madadi recovered fast and won the fight via submission due to a d'arce choke in the third round. The win also garnered Madadi his first ''Submission of the Night'' bonus award. Madadi was expected to fight
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on July 27, 2013 at UFC on Fox 8. However, on May 14, 2013, it was announced Madadi pulled out of the bout citing alleged visa issues and was replaced by
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. Following Madadi's conviction on burglary charges, the
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officially released Madadi from the promotion.


Post-UFC

After leaving the UFC following, and still awaiting his sentencing for his robbery conviction, Madadi expressed an interest to go back and fight in the Sweden-based organisation Superior Challenge, in which he held the lightweight title before he got the call from UFC. On November 23, 2013 at Superior Challenge 9, Madadi entered the cage and called out fellow former UFC-fighter
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, who fought earlier that evening, defeating one of Madadi's training partners. He was set to return to the cage on May 3, 2014 at Superior Challenge 10, his opponent was yet to be announced. Later news came that his opponent would be Efrain Escudero and that the fight would be Madadi's first defense of his Superior Challenge Lightweight title, which he won back in 2011. However, Madadi later had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Juha-Pekka Vainikainen.


UFC return

On June 10, 2015 it was announced by Madadi and his management that he was back in the UFC. Madadi faced
Norman Parke Norman Parke (born 22 December 1986) is a mixed martial artist from Northern Ireland. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Parke has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, Absolute Championship Berkut, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki ...
on October 24, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. He fought
Yan Cabral Yan Cabral (born 13 May 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a mixed martial artist, grappler and 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner and instructor associated with the Nova União academy. A former UFC fighter, Cabral trained ...
on May 8, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87. Madadi won the fight by TKO after connecting with an uppercut and follow up punches in round 3. Madadi was expected to face
Rustam Khabilov Rustam Mikailovich Khabilov (born 4 November 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who last competed in the Welterweight division. He is a Combat Sambo World Champion and a former member of the Legion Sport Club fight team in Rostov-on-Don ...
on September 3, 2016 at
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. However on July 25, Madadi pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Leandro Silva. It was later revealed that Madadi had been forced to withdraw due to a heart-related illness. The illness, called
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, causes an inflammation in the heart muscle which can have various consequences depending on the state of the illness and the person who suffers from it. He wasn't in serious danger but would still have to be sidelined from training until doctors had figured out a solution to his problems. He was then expected to face promotional newcomer
Marc Diakiese Marc Diakiese (born 16 March 1993) is an English professional mixed martial artist who is signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) as a lightweight. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Caged Steel and BAMMA. ...
on October 8, 2016 at
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. However, Madadi was later forced to withdraw from the contest, after suffering an eye injury that need an emergency surgery. He was replaced by Lukasz Sajewski. Madadi faced Joseph Duffy on March 18, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Shortly after his fight against Joseph Duffy, Madadi took to his Instagram page to reveal that he had one fight left on his UFC contract and that it possibly would be the last fight of his career. He expressed wishes to get his potential last fight on the upcoming UFC Fight Night 109 in his hometown of
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, Sweden. Madadi got his wish fulfilled in the last minute, as he stepped in on short notice, replacing an injured
Mairbek Taisumov Mairbek Vakhaevich Taisumov (Russian: Майрбек Вахаевич Тайсумов; born August 8, 1988) is a Russian-born Austrian mixed martial artist. He fights in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, ...
, against Joaquim Silva on May 28, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 109. He lost fight by split decision. Subsequent to this fight, Madadi opted to not renew his contract with the UFC.


Absolute Championship Berkut and retirement

Despite contemplating retirement from MMA, Madadi signed a multi-fight contract with
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. On July 4, 2017 it was announced that Madadi was set to face Yusup Raisov, who vacated his ACB featherweight title and moved up to lightweight division. The fight was planned to take place in the main event at ACB 92 in Malmö, Sweden on August 25, 2018. However, on July 30, 2018 it was announced that the event would be cancelled due to ACB having financial problems. In May 2019, Madadi announced his retirement from competition, stating that he will be concentrating on coaching mixed martial arts. Madadi is still training and coaching at his long time gym Allstar Training Center in Torrevieja (Spain), along with UFC fighters such as
Alexander Gustafsson Alexander Lars-Åke Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gustafsson spent a major part of his MMA career in ...
,
Ilir Latifi Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who fights in the Heavyweight division, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, ...
,
Jimi Manuwa Babajimi Abiola "Jimi" Manuwa (born 18 February 1980) is an American-born English retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight (MMA), light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. E ...
,
David Teymur David Teymur (born 1 May 1989) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. He has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kickboxing and Muay Thai career David and his older ...
and
Khamzat Chimaev Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev (born 1 May 1994) is an Emirati professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In freestyle wrestling, Chima ...
.


Personal life

Madadi is married. He and his wife, Kate, have two sons. Their first child was born in 2013 and the second in 2015. In August 2012, Madadi saved a baby and father from drowning in a lake outside of his hometown of
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, Sweden. Madadi acts in one of the roles in the Swedish movie ''Tommy'' (2014).


Aggravated burglary and prison sentence

On May 27, 2013, Madadi was arrested in Sweden for burglary. Swedish tabloid ''
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'' reported that the fighter and an accomplice broke into a designer handbag store before making off with $150,000 (U.S.) worth of stolen goods. Madadi and the accomplice were apprehended and faced charges of aggravated theft and abetting larceny, according to Swedish authorities. On August 16, 2013 Madadi was found guilty for aggravated burglary and sentenced to 18 months in prison. An appeal from Madadi was filed on September 5, 2013, and he was released from custody awaiting notice from the Swedish court of law. In the second trial, he was again found guilty, and no attempt for a second appeal was made. In March, 2015 after serving the active time of 14 months, the sentence was completed and Madadi was released from prison.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed Martial Arts

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** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Michael Johnson **UFC.com Awards ***2013: Ranked #9 Upset of the Year *Superior Challenge **Superior Challenge Lightweight Championship (One time; First) *X-Fight FC **X-Fight FC Welterweight Championship (One time; First) *Nordic MMA Awards - MMAviking.com **2016 Comeback Fighter of the Year


Submission Wrestling

*Swedish Submission Wrestling Federation **2010 Swedish National Championship (-79 kg / 174 lbs) **2010 Eskilstuna Submission Wrestling Tournament Winner (-75 kg / 165 lbs)


Amateur wrestling

*Swedish Wrestling Federation **2002 Swedish National Championship, Freestyle (-69 kg)http://www.swedewrestling.se/Forbund/Statistikhistorik/#Alla SM-vinnare **2003 Swedish National Championship, Freestyle (-69 kg)


Mixed martial arts record

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Rich Clementi Richard Thomas Clementi (born March 31, 1977) is a former American mixed martial artist. Clementi has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Bellator, K-1 Hero's DREAM, King of the Cage, and Titan FC. Background Clementi was born in ...
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Carlo Prater Carlo Ricardo Prater (born June 25, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist previously competing in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Prater has also formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikefor ...
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