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Mick Parkin biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Sunderland, England

Michael "Mick"Parkin is an English professional mixed martial artist. Here are 10 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He competes in the heavyweight division. He is fighting out of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East, England, United Kingdom. Before … Continue reading Mick Parkin biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Sunderland, England

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‘UFC 2’ video: Royce Gracie TKOs Patrick Smith in Denver, Colorado

On March 11, 1994, Royce Gracie from Brazil defeated Patrick Smith from the USA in the final match of "The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II" (UFC 2: No Way Out) in Denver, Colorado. Gracie won by submission in 1:17. The event featured fighters from multiple countries, showcasing mixed martial arts talent.

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Robelis Despaigne biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Santiago de Cuba

Robelis Despaigne Sanquet is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and taekwondo practitioner born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. His fight name is The Bad Boy. Fighting out of Florida, United States, Despaigne is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Here are 13 more things about … Continue reading Robelis Despaigne biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Santiago de Cuba

Mateusz Gamrot (©UFC)
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Mateusz Gamrot biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland

Mateusz Gamrot is a Polish wrestler, grappler and mixed martial artist born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland and raised in Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland. He stands 5’10” and competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. In junior high school, Gamrot moved to a boarding school in Milicz, Poland where he trained in freestyle wrestling and in college, he studied emergency … Continue reading Mateusz Gamrot biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland

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Kyler Phillips biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Torrance, California

Kyler Phillips is an American professional mixed martial artist born in Torrance, California, United States. His fight name is Matrix. Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Phillips is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Before joining the UFC, he competed in California Xtreme Fighting and Legacy … Continue reading Kyler Phillips biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Torrance, California

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Asu Almabaev biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Almaty, Kazakhstan

Asu Almabaev, also spelled Assu Almabayev, is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. Here are 10 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. His fight name is Zulfikhar. He competes in the flyweight division. He is fighting out of Almaty, … Continue reading Asu Almabaev biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Jack Della Maddalena biography: 13 things about UFC fighter Perth, Australia

Jack Della Maddalena is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He is of Italian descent. Della Maddalena was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Here are 13 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He is Josh Della … Continue reading Jack Della Maddalena biography: 13 things about UFC fighter Perth, Australia

Joshua Pacio, Geje Eustaquio, Mark Sangiao, Kevin Belingon, Eduard Folayang, Stephen Loman (© ONE Championship)
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Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao: I never sought media circus

Mark Sangiao's mother was hesitant to support his martial arts training at first. He told ONE Championship, "She cared about me so she did not want me getting hurt, of course." The hurt hurled at Sangiao while in the mixed martial arts industry was more than physical especially after he retired as a fighter to … Continue reading Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao: I never sought media circus

Joshua Pacio, Geje Eustaquio, Mark Sangiao, Kevin Belingon, Eduard Folayang (© ONE Championship)
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Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio: Nobody is complaining

When 2018 ended, the Philippines had five reigning ONE Championship champions: Brandon Vera (heavyweight), Eduard Folayang (lightweight), Kevin Belingon (bantamweight), Geje Eustaquio (flyweight) and Joshua Pacio (strawweight). Except Vera, they were all Team Lakay fighters. Based in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines, Team Lakay was founded by Mark Sangiao, who himself is a former mixed martial … Continue reading Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio: Nobody is complaining

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Isaac Dulgarian biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Kansas City, Missouri

Isaac Markaine Dulgarian is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist from Kansas, United States. Here are 13 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. His fight name is The Midwest Choppa. He competes in the featherweight division. He is fighting out … Continue reading Isaac Dulgarian biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Kansas City, Missouri