Ryan Quinn (born January 22, 1987) is a retired American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. A professional competitor from 2008 until 2017, he competed for

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, and

CES MMA CES MMA (Classic Entertainment & Sports) is a mixed martial arts promotional firm based out of Providence, Rhode Island founded by boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. It promoted the first sanctioned professional mixed martial event in the stat ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Quinn began his MMA career in 2008, he went 2–1 in his first three fights before making his

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debut.

Bellator MMA

Quinn made his Bellator debut on April 22, 2010 against Matt Lee at

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. Quinn won the fight via unanimous decision. Quinn then went 1–1 in smaller promotions before returning to the promotion and earning a unanimous decision win against Mike Winters at

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. In his next bout for the promotion, Quinn faced Brett Oteri at Bellator 48 on August 20, 2011. Quinn defeated Oteri via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round. At Bellator 63, Quinn faced Marc Stevens on March 30, 2012. Quinn won the fight by unanimous decision. Quinn was expected to face

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at Bellator 98 on September 7, 2013, however Calandrelli was unable to fight due to a medical issue and was replaced by

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. Quinn won via submission in the first round. Quinn then faced

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on February 28, 2014. Quinn won a unanimous decision. Quinn faced

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at Bellator 140 on July 17, 2015. He won the fight by submission in the second round. Quinn faced

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at Bellator 178 on April 21, 2017. He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Quinn faced undefeated fighter Marcus Surin on October 20, 2017 at Bellator 185. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bellator MMA

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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