Shanon Slack (born April 23, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in

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Background

Slack lived his early life in

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, but his family moved to

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when he was in the 6th grade. In wrestling, he was a high school All American as a senior, wrestled at Cerritos College where he won All-American honors and the California JUCO title then Fresno State and Old Dominion and trained at the

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. After the 2008 Olympic trials, Slack moved to California and began working as a financial analyst. Soon after, he gained interest in

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and met Dominick Cruz. He trained with Cruz in California at the Alliance MMA then went on to coach top MMA fighters Junior Dos Santos, Rodrigo Noguiera, and Rogerio Noguiera in Brazil. Then, in 2009 he was invited to train at Black House, a Brazilian fighting team. Slack was also one of the coaches of Team Cruz in '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live''.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Slack started his professional career in 2009. He compiled three straight victories in two years, before signing with

in 2012.

Bellator MMA

Slack made his debut against Booker Arthur on May 18, 2012 at Bellator 69. He won via unanimous decision. Slack faced Matt McCook on July 20, 2012 at Bellator 72. Slack had his first career's defeat via split decision (29-28 McCook, 29-28 Slack, 29-28 McCook). Slack faced Sky Moiseichik on November 9, 2012 at Bellator 80. He won via unanimous decision. Slack faced Josh Tyler on February 21, 2013 at Bellator 90. Tyler was defeated via submission due to a Peruvian necktie in the third round.

Championships and accomplishments

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* USA Wrestling **University Greco-Roman Wrestling National Championships 141 lb: 3rd place out of Old Dominion University (2005) *

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**Virginia Intercollegiate Championship 141 lb: Champion out of Old Dominion University (2006) *

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**JUCO National Championship 141 lb: Champion out of

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(2002) *California Community College Wrestling **California Community College Wrestling Championships 141 lb: Champion out of

(2002) University Wrestling National Championships 2006 4th place

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slack, Shanon 1983 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Amateur wrestlers American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Bellator male fighters Old Dominion University alumni Mixed martial artists from California Sportspeople from Orange County, California