Tyler Toner is an American former professional

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fighter. A professional from 2005 until 2014, he fought in the

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, WEC,

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, and the

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Background

Born and raised in

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, Toner began training in

Taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

at age five, and at age eight was the national point-sparring champion. In high school, Toner played football and trained in

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and

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Mixed martial arts career

WEC

Toner was scheduled to make his

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debut against Brandon Visher on December 19, 2009 at

WEC 45 ''WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on December 19, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.www.wec.tv/index.cfm It marked the first time the WEC has held back-t ...

. However, Toner was denied a license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, because his vision was too poor to fight. Toner instead faced Visher on April 24, 2010 at

WEC 48 ''UFC Presents: Aldo vs. Faber'', also referred to as ''WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. This was WEC's first an ...

. He won the fight via TKO (elbows) in the first round. Toner faced Diego Nunes on September 30, 2010 at

WEC 51 ''WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. This was the only event that the WEC hosted in Colorado. Backg ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010,

merged with the

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. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Toner was expected to face Leonard Garcia on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Finale 12, but after Garcia was rescheduled to fight

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, Ian Loveland stepped in to face Toner. Toner lost the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28). After the loss, he was subsequently released from the promotion.

Shootboxing

On June 1, 2009, Toner traveled to Japan on short notice to take on Shootboxing World Champion Kenichi Ogata. Widely considered a big underdog, Toner shocked the Japanese audience by knocking out Ogata with a head kick at 2:58 of the first round securing the upset win over the former champion.

Personal life

Toner and his wife were married six weeks after his fight at WEC 48.

Kickboxing Record

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toner, Tyler Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing shootboxing American male kickboxers American male taekwondo practitioners