Wesley Davis Shivers (born March 8, 1977) is an American professional

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. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights''. Shivers also played in three

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(NFL) games with the

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in 2000. Shivers had a small role in the movie '' Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown'' and ''Universal Soldier: The Reckoning'' as well as an appearance in the pseudo reality show ''The Devils Ride'' as Bobby Slaughter in season 3.

Football career

After he entered high school at Benton Academy, Wes decided that he wanted to devote all of his time to

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. After graduation, Shivers attended a junior college prior to attending

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Un ...

. Shivers played on the football team as an

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. He was named a Junior College All-American, as well as being on the All-

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team. Shivers was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the

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and played three games with Atlanta before being cut. Shivers became a

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after retiring but retired from that to pursue MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

After picking up 4 stoppage wins in local Mississippi organizations, Shivers spent a good part of 2009 participating in the UFC's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights''. In his first fight, he lost a controversial majority decision to eventual semi-finalist James McSweeney. After more than a year, Shivers returned to action, defeating Goldman Butler at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro via KO.

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shivers, Wes 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Brandon, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi American football offensive tackles Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Tennessee Titans players American male mixed martial artists Atlanta Falcons players