Tarec Robert Saffiedine (born 6 September 1986) is a Belgian former professional

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who competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Saffiedine has also formerly competed for

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and

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, and was the last Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

Background

Saffiedine was born to a Lebanese father, who emigrated to Belgium to study as an

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, and a Belgian mother. His father was a

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practitioner, and since the age of ten Saffiedine has trained in

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and Taekwondo. Saffiedine grew up in

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and also played basketball in his youth. Inspired by the Japanese comic book '' Tough'', he finally took up

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at age 16, and in 2005 received a black belt in Shihaishinkai, a style of

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that includes striking,

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and

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. He also has an amateur

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record of 12–1–1 and later began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and

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, and then

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when he emigrated to the United States. Early in his career he worked a number of jobs including in a restaurant, a cinema, as a gardener, and a security guard. He received his nickname, "Sponge", from one of his coaches because he learns quickly. He is also known to switch stances frequently.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Saffiedine made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2007, beating his opponent Guillaume Janvier with a

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submission. He went on to fight a further three times that year, all in promotions in his native Belgium and France. In January 2008, he relocated to the United States and began training with

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. His first fight since his trans-Atlantic move came in June that year at ''Ultimate Cage Wars 12'' in Canada, where he defeated his opponent Rich Bondoc with an

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submission. In 2009, he had two fights in the United States and won both.

DREAM

From there, Saffiedine went to Japan to compete in DREAM. His first fight came against

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at '' DREAM 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final''. The bout was not part of the Welterweight Grand Prix, but was a reserve bout. Saffiedine went on to win a unanimous decision. His next opponent under the promotion's banner was

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, which took place at '' DREAM 12''. He replaced former WEC Middleweight Champion

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in the match on short notice, and lost by way of split decision. Saffiedine normally competes as a

(170 lbs.), but since he was replacing Filho, he fought as a Middleweight (185 lbs.).

Strikeforce

He then returned to the United States to compete at '' Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi'', where he defeated James Terry by way of unanimous decision. He used effective striking to keep his opponent off balance, going as far as to open a cut under Terry's left eye that was bleeding profusely by early in the third round. Though his opponent, an experienced

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, did attempt some takedowns, Saffiedine shrugged off most of them or got to his feet quickly when the action did hit the mat. All three judges scored the fight 30–27 in favor of Saffiedine. Saffiedine was next scheduled to face off against Nate Moore on 21 May 2010 at Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey. The opening round provided some back-and-forth action with Moore pushing forward with a wrestling attack, then responding well when Saffiedine began to take control with his strikes. That changed in the second, as Moore returned to his takedown-heavy strategy, but Saffiedine stood tall in the face of the attack and delivered powerful punches while remaining on his feet. A well placed punch by Saffiedine ended the fight by

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at 1:21 of the second round – his first career knockout win. He then faced grappler

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on 11 September 2010 at ''

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'', on loan from

. After a minute-long feeling-out period, Larson shot out of the gate with punches and was dropped by a side-stepping Saffiedine's first strike. From there, Saffiedine continued to outstrike Larson and was also able to defend against takedowns for all three rounds. All judges scored the fight 30–27 in favour of Saffiedine as he won via unanimous decision. Saffiedine's next fight was against

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. He and Woodley squared off in the main event. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Saffiedine was supposed to face

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at '' Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson'' but the fight was cancelled. Saffiedine fought Scott Smith at '' Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson''. He was the replacement for

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, who was the original opponent for Saffiedine. He defeated Smith via unanimous decision. Saffiedine fought

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to a split decision victory at '' Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine''. Saffiedine defeated Roger Bowling via unanimous decision at '' Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman''. In the last ever bout in Strikeforce history, Saffiedine utilized powerful

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s to win a 5-round unanimous decision against

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at '' Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine'' to become the final Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

It was announced shortly after the final Strikeforce event that Saffiedine would be amongst the promotion's former fighters brought over to the UFC. Saffiedine was expected to face former EliteXC Middleweight Champion

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on 27 July 2013 at

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. However, Saffiedine was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by

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. Bahadurzada also suffered an injury and was then replaced by

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. Saffiedine was expected to face

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on 4 January 2014 at

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. However, in late November, Ellenberger pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by Hyun Gyu Lim. Saffiedine won via unanimous decision. The win also earned Saffiedine his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. A fight with Jake Ellenberger was rebooked for

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. However, Saffiedine had to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury suffered in training. Saffiedine faced Rory MacDonald on 4 October 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine. After being out-struck the first two rounds, Saffiedine was finished for the first time in his career via TKO in the third round, as he was dropped by an uppercut and follow up punches leading to the stoppage. A bout with Matt Brown was expected to take place on 14 February 2015 at

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. However, it was announced on 1 January 2015 that Saffiedine had pulled out of the bout, citing a groin injury. After an extended hiatus spent rehabbing a litany of injuries, Saffiedine returned to face

on 30 January 2016 at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Saffiedine faced

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on 29 May 2016 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. A pairing with Matt Brown was rescheduled, and was expected to take place on 30 December 2016 at

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. However, Brown was pulled from the fight on 11 November in favor of a matchup with Donald Cerrone three weeks earlier at

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. Saffiedine instead faced

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. Kim was awarded a split decision victory. Saffiedine faced

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on 17 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On 26 November 2019, it was reported that Saffiedine was released by UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

** Strikeforce Welterweight Championship (One time, Last) ** Fought the last fight in Strikeforce History *

** Fight of the Night (One time) **

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(One time) *MMAJunkie.com **2014 January Fight of the Month vs. Hyun Gyu LimMMAjunkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for January 2014
MMAjunkie (8 February 2014). Retrieved on 2017-06-17. **2016 December Knockout of the Month vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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