Richard Hawn (born September 15, 1976), known as Rick Hawn, is a former Olympic

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and professional

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. A professional MMA fighter from 2009 to 2015, Hawn most notably competed for

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, where he won the Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament and the Bellator Season 9 Welterweight Tournament.

Background

Hawn was born in Chicago, but when he was young, his family moved to

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. At age 12, Hawn began training in

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when his father got back into the sport. Hawn continued to compete while attending South Eugene High School, where he also competed in

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, and also

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in his senior year.

Olympic career

In 1996, after graduating from high school, Hawn qualified to live at the

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, Colorado. There, he trained in judo for eight years and ultimately qualified for the

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. At the Games in 2004, Hawn went 2-2 and finished in 9th place. Hawn also won numerous medals at the U.S. national championships and two medals at the Pan American Games. After the 2004 Games, Hawn moved to Boston to train with bronze medalist Jimmy Pedro. However, Hawn failed to make the 2008 Olympic judo team. Soon after, Hawn began training for a career in

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Hawn's professional mixed martial arts debut came in January 2009 in

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. Hawn won by a

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in the first round. Over the next two years, Hawn won his next eight fights, six by

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Bellator MMA

In March 2011, Hawn began competing in the

's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. He defeated

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by a unanimous decision in the quarterfinals and

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by a split decision in the semifinals. Hawn was defeated by

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at Bellator 43 in a fight which some believe was a controversial split decision. After a strong showing in the Season Four Tournament, Hawn was planning to return to the cage as part of Bellator's Season Five Welterweight Tournament, but an injury during training forced him out of the tournament. Hawn returned to the promotion in the spring of 2012 as a participant in the Season Six Lightweight Tournament; dropping down to

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for the first time in his MMA career. He faced Ricardo Tirloni in the opening round at Bellator 62. Tirloni was able to land with a few leg kicks, but Hawn was able to continue pressing forward. Hawn then landed a right hand which dropped Tirloni. Hawn hit Tirloni with punches and hammerfists on the ground and the fight was stopped at 2:36 of the opening round. He next faced Lloyd Woodard in the semifinals at Bellator 66 on April 20, 2012. Hawn won the fight via KO in the second round. Hawn next took on Brent Weedman in the tournament finals on May 25, 2012, at Bellator 70 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He won the fight via unanimous decision. At

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, Hawn faced

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whom Hawn had twice defeated in judo competition. During the bout, Hawn was able to land a right cross, knocking Parisyan to his knees and landing repeated hammerfists on Parisyan, prompting the fight to be stopped 1:55 in the second round. In the fall of 2013, Hawn entered his second Bellator Welterweight Tournament. He defeated both Herman Terrado and Brent Weedman by a unanimous decision in the

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and

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, respectively. In the finals, Hawn faced Ron Keslar at Bellator 109 and won via knockout in the third round. Hawn faced Douglas Lima for the vacant Bellator Welterweight Championship at Bellator 117 on April 18, 2014. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round when his corner stopped the fight due to the amount of leg kicks he was taking. Hawn faced returning

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on October 24, 2014, at Bellator 130. He lost the fight via a unanimous decision. In November 2014, Hawn announced on Twitter that he was released from the organization.

Titan Fighting Championship

Hawn has signed with Titan Fighting Championship. He made his promotional debut in a

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match at Titan FC 32 on December 19, 2014, against

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. Hawn won the fight by a unanimous decision. Hawn defeated Pat Healy by split decision for the vacant Titan FC Lightweight Championship at Titan FC 35 on September 19, 2015. Healy was stripped of the title for missing weight the day prior.

Retirement

Hawn officially retired from MMA on October 19, 2015, as the reigning Titan FC Lightweight Champion. Hawn came out of retirement to face

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on October 21, 2022, at Combat FC 2. He lost the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.

Bare-knuckle boxing

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Hawn was scheduled to make his debut against Scott Lampert in a welterweight bout at BKFC 61 Connecticut on May 11, 2024. Lampert was later replaced by Stephen Stengel; Hawn won the fight by knockout in the first round. Hawn was scheduled to face Milton Volter on June 14, 2025 at BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun. However, the Volter withdrew for unknown reasons and was repalced by Sergio Lopez. Hawn lost the fight by technical knockout in the third round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** Bellator Season Four Welterweight Tournament Runner-Up ** Bellator Season Six Lightweight Tournament Championship ** Bellator Season Nine Welterweight Tournament Championship * Titan Fighting Championship ** Titan FC Lightweight Championship (One time) *Triumph Fighter **Triumph Fighter Welterweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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