Shane Karlarnee Young (born 31 July 1993) is a New Zealand

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 ...

(MMA) who currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). Young is affiliated with the Māori tribe

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Background

Young was born in Napier, New Zealand, He trains at Auckland's City Kickboxing gym where he is the teammate of UFC fighter

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and

Kai Kara-France James Kaiwhare Kara-France (born March 26, 1993) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 1, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC flyweight ...

. Young is of European and Māori descent and he uses fighting as the platform to inspire New Zealand mixed-blood Māori to accept their Māori roots and to be sporting stars.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Young started his professional MMA career in 2012 and amassed a record of 11-3 before being signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Young made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against

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on 19 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura. The bout proceeded at a catchweight of 150 pounds. Young lost the fight via unanimous decision. Young faced Rolando Dy on 23 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. This win earned him the ''Fight of the Night'' award. Young contemplated stepping away from fighting after his bout with Dy for the remainder of 2018 to tackle his depression after achieving the success and the fame at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Edwards of earning $50,000, where prior to the bout he had to borrow $40 to get to the airport for his flight to Singapore for the fight, and his mental health issues surrounding the break-up of his marriage where he spent most of the time with his family while seeking to reconnect with his Māori culture, which helped him to return to a healthy state of mind. Young returned to fighting and he faced

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on 10 February 2019 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Young was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on 27 September 2020 at

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. However Landwehr was pulled from the event due to tested positive for

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and he was replaced by newcomer

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. At the weigh-ins, Klein weighed in at 150 pounds, four pounds over the non-title featherweight fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Klein was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Young. Young lost the fight via knockout in round one. Young faced Omar Morales on 27 March 2021 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Young is scheduled to face Blake Bilder on February 12, 2023, at

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time)

Personal life

Young was a builder and foreman prior to competing in MMA professionally.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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