__NOTOC__ Year 143 (CXLIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Torquatus and Hipparchus (or, less frequently, year 896 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 143 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

Herodes Atticus is appointed by emperor Antoninus Pius as Roman Consul.

A revolt of the Brigantes tribe in Britannia is suppressed by Quintus Lollius Urbicus.

By topic

Medicine

The Roman doctor Antyllus performs the first arteriotomy.

Births

Emperor Chong of Han China (d. 145)

Deaths

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References

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name	Ray J
background	solo_singer
birth name	William Ray Norwood Jr.
born	January 17, 1981
origin	Carson, California, United States
instrument	Vocals
genre	R&B;, hip-hop, pop
occupation	Singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, rapper
years active	1995–present
label	Atlantic, Knockout/Deja 34, E1, Koch Entertainment, Elektra
associated acts	Brandy, Diplo, Gucci Mane
website	www.rayj.com
notable instruments	}}

William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.

Early life

William Ray Norwood Jr. was born in McComb, Mississippi to Willie Norwood and Sonja Bates-Norwood. His older sister Brandy is a multi-platinum recording artist, and his father Willie Norwood is a well-known gospel singer. from Rochester MN. His first cousin, Snoop Dogg, is a multi-platinum recording rapper .

Music career

Everything You Wanted (1997)

Elektra Records in 1995 and recorded his debut album ''Everything You Want'' the next year. "Let It Go" appeared on the ''Set It Off'' soundtrack. It peaked number 25 in the U.S. and number 11 in New Zealand. The second single peaked at number 54 on the U.S. R&B; chart. In 1997, he was dropped from the label. He produced, putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record.

This Ain't a Game (2001)

Ray J recorded "Another Day in Paradise" with Brandy, which was a Top Ten success in Austria, UK, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands and number 11 in Australia and France. The song was the lead single of the R&B;/Hip Hop tribute ''Urban Renewal'', in which he co-produced and performed songs. Norwood also worked with The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins and Lil' Kim, and several other producers and singers for his second studio album ''This Ain't A Game''. The album was released in 2001. The lead single "Wait A Minute" peaked at #30 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart and #8 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Formal Invite" followed at #54 on the R&B; chart.

Raydiation (2005)

After a two year break, Norwood returned to recording studios, adding the finishing touches on his third studio album ''Raydiation'' with help from producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, R. Kelly, and Rob Egerton. A joint venture by Sanctuary Records and Ray-J's own label, independent Knockout Entertainment, the album was finally released on September 27, 2005 in North America after several delays, debuting at number forty-eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 18,321 copies in the first week. The album's lead single "One Wish" was a top 20 success in the US, UK, Ireland, and New Zealand. ''Raydiation'' eventually sold over 400,000 copies domestically.

All I Feel (2008)

Knockout Entertainment announced a multi-million dollar album deal with Koch Records and Shaquille O'Neal's "Deja 34" entertainment company. The first album for this deal is Ray J's fourth album ''All I Feel'', which features The Game and Yung Berg among others. It was released on April 1, 2008. The album's first single is "Sexy Can I" featuring rapper Yung Berg peaked at number three on the Top Singles (Hot 100) for six weeks. A video for the track, directed by R. Malcolm Jones, was shot in December 2007. J stars in the Black Christmas movie Dark Christmas under the direction from Deon Taylor.

Raydiation 2 (2010-present)

Ray J is currently working with his sister Brandy Norwood on their collaboration album Trust, Knowledge & Opportunity & his upcoming solo album Raydiation 2 with his first single "Last Wish" The sequel to his 2005 smash hit "One Wish" both produced by hit maker Rodney Jerkins.

Other Ventures

Acting career

Early in his life, he moved with his family from McComb, Mississippi to Carson, California, and in 1989 started appearing in television commercials for different companies. In 1989, at the age of eight, Norwood began auditioning for and appearing in television commercials; he played the foster son in "The Sinbad Show, from 1993-1994. This period in Norwood's life would shape his acting career to come. According to Bradley Torreano of allmusic, "his easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, ''Moesha''", giving him a role on the UPN series starting in 1999 as Dorian "D-Money". In 2005, Norwood joined the cast of UPN's ''One On One'', where he played the character of D-Mack for the final season. On both shows, Ray's character was related to Brandy's (cousin/half-brother on ''Moesha'', brother on ''One on One'').

Reality Television

In 2009, Norwood starred in his own VH1 reality dating show, For the Love of Ray J. The show premiered on February 2, 2009. For his show on March 24, 2009 he released the soundtrack/studio album called ''For The Love Of Ray J''. On November 2, 2009, the show's second season premiered. In 2010, Norwood and his sister Brandy Norwood premiered the VH1 reality series ''Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business'' along with their parents. He also played the role of Roberto in the movie Christmas At Water's edge in 2004.The show debuted in April 2010 and chronicled the backstage happenings of both siblings, while taking a bigger role in their family's management and production company, R&B; Productions.

Personal life

Ray J is the brother of singer Brandy Norwood and first cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg. He has dated Kim Kardashian.

Sex tape

In February 2007, a pornographic home video he made with Kim Kardashian was 'leaked'. Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment for ownership of the tape. In late April 2007, Kardashian dropped the suit and settled with Vivid Entertainment for $5 million..

Discography

;Studio albums

''Everything You Want'' (1997)

''This Ain't a Game'' (2001)

''Raydiation'' (2005)

''All I Feel'' (2008)

''Raydiation 2'' (2011)

;Soundtrack albums

''For the Love of Ray J'' (2009)

Filmography

Film

''Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored'' (1996)

''Mars Attacks!'' (1996)

''Steel'' (1997)

''Christmas at Water's Edge'' (2003)

''Envy'' (2008)

''A Day in the Life'' (2009)

Television

''Black Sash''

''BET Countdown''

''All That'', guest singer

''Wild N Out''

''Television Ads'' (1989–1993)

''The Sinbad Show'' (1993–1994)

''Moesha'' (1999–2001)

''One on One'' (2005–2006)

''For the Love of Ray J'' (2009–2010)

''Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business'' (2010–present)

References

External links

On Set of Ray J’s Video Last Wish

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name	Georges St-Pierre
birth name	Georges St-Pierre
birth date	May 19, 1981
birth place	Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada
other names	RushGSP
nationality	Canadian
height
weight lb	170
weight class	Welterweight
reach in	76
style	Kyokushin, Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Gaidojutsu
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Montreal, Quebec
team	Jackson's MMA Grudge Training Center Tristar Gym Renzo Gracie Academy
trainer	Head Trainer: Firas Zahabi Strategy: Greg Jackson Boxing: Howard Grant Muay Thai: Phil NurseBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu: John Danaher Strength: Pierre Roy Gymnastics: Patrick Beauchamp
rank	''3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin'' ''Black belt in Gaidojutsu'' ''Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu''
years active	2002 – present (MMA)
mma win	22
mma kowin	8
mma subwin	5
mma decwin	9
mma loss	2
mma koloss	1
mma subloss	1
url	http://www.gspfightclub.com/
sherdog	3500
updated	August 27, 2009 }}

Georges St-Pierre (; born May 19, 1981), often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the No. 1 Welterweight in the world according to Sherdog, MMAWeekly and numerous other publications. St-Pierre is ranked the No. 2 pound for pound fighter by ESPN sports. He is also ranked as the No. 2 pound for pound fighter by ''Yahoo! Sports'' and No.2 pound for pound by Sherdog. He holds notable wins over Josh Koscheck (2x), Matt Hughes (2x), Jake Shields, B.J. Penn (2x), Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves, Sean Sherk and Frank Trigg.

In 2008, 2009, and 2010 he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet.

Biography

Georges St-Pierre was born on May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, to Roland and Pauline St-Pierre. St-Pierre had a difficult childhood, attending a school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started learning Kyokushin karate at age seven from his father and later from a Kyokushin Karate Master to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died (at this point he also trained in boxing). Before turning pro as a mixed-martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club in the South Shore called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for six months to pay for his school fees.

St-Pierre has trained with a number of groups in a large variety of gyms throughout his fighting career. Prior to his fight with B.J. Penn at UFC 58, he trained at the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New York City. St-Pierre received his brown belt in BJJ from Renzo Gracie on July 21, 2006. In September 2008, St-Pierre earned his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bruno Fernandes.

St-Pierre began training with Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Donald Cerrone and other skilled MMA fighters at Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting Gaidojutsu school in New Mexico. Some of Jackson's students accompanied St-Pierre to Montreal to help prepare him for his fight at UFC 94 against B.J. Penn at the Tristar Gym, including Keith Jardine, Nathan Marquardt, Donald Cerrone and Rashad Evans. Georges' strength and conditioning coach is Jonathan Chaimberg of Adrenaline Performance Centre in Montréal. Georges' Head Trainer is Firas Zahabi of Zahabi MMA, out of the Tristar gym. The two have cornered all of St-Pierre's most recent bouts and remain as his close friends. Currently, St-Pierre trains in Muay Thai under Phil Nurse at the Wat in New York City.

In September 2010, St-Pierre traveled to the Philippines for the first time to promote Mixed Martial Arts to the Filipinos. He received a warm welcome for his first visit in Manila.

Rise to prominence

Joining the UFC

St-Pierre made his UFC debut at UFC 46, where he defeated Karo Parisyan by unanimous decision. His next fight in the UFC was against Jay Hieron at UFC 48. St-Pierre defeated Hieron via technical knockout in only 1:42 of the first round.

St-Pierre vs. Hughes

Following his second win in the UFC, he faced Matt Hughes at UFC 50 for the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship. Despite a competitive performance against the much more experienced fighter, St-Pierre tapped out to an armbar with only 1 second remaining in the first round. The loss was the first of St-Pierre's career and he has since admitted that he was in awe of Hughes going into the title bout.

Road back to the title

After his loss to Matt Hughes, St-Pierre rebounded with a win over Dave Strasser at TKO 19 by a first-round kimura submission. He then returned to the UFC to face Jason Miller at UFC 52, defeating Miller by unanimous decision in a bloody battle.

St-Pierre was then matched up against top contender Frank Trigg at UFC 54. St-Pierre controlled the fight and eventually snuck in a rear naked choke with less than a minute remaining in the first round. He then faced future lightweight champion Sean Sherk at UFC 56. Midway through the second round, St-Pierre became the second fighter to defeat Sherk and the first to finish him.

St-Pierre vs. Penn

At UFC 58, St-Pierre defeated former UFC welterweight champion B.J. Penn to become the No. 1 contender for the UFC welterweight title. St-Pierre won the match by split decision and was set for a rematch against then-champion Matt Hughes at UFC 63. St-Pierre was forced to withdraw from the match, however, due to a groin injury and was replaced by the man he defeated in March, B.J. Penn. The UFC announced afterward that St-Pierre would have the opportunity to fight for the title when his condition was fully healed.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

St-Pierre was seen as a trainer on ''The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback'' on Spike TV, which featured fighters who were previously seen in UFC events including Matt Serra, Shonie Carter, Pete Sell, Patrick Côté, and Travis Lutter. St-Pierre was seen vocally supporting fellow Canadian and training partner Patrick Côté during the season's airing.

Winning and losing the title

St-Pierre vs. Hughes II

At UFC 63, St-Pierre made an appearance to support fellow Canadian David "The Crow" Loiseau. At that time he was seen pushing Loiseau to "fight his fight" against Mike Swick. At the same event, after Matt Hughes had defeated B.J. Penn, St-Pierre stepped into the ring to hype up his upcoming title fight against Hughes, stating that he was glad that Hughes won his fight, but that he was "not impressed" by Hughes' performance.

According to both commentator Joe Rogan and Hughes' own autobiography, Hughes was unhappy with St-Pierre's statement. Hughes said that they "had words" off-camera shortly after, at which time St-Pierre apologized, saying he had misunderstood something Hughes had said on the microphone and did not mean to offend him. St-Pierre challenged Matt Hughes again at UFC 65 for the UFC Welterweight Championship. The fight was almost stopped near the end of the first round when St-Pierre sent Hughes to the mat with a superman punch and left hook, but Hughes managed to survive the first round. In the second round, St-Pierre won the fight via technical knockout after a left kick to Hughes' head followed by a barrage of unanswered punches and elbows.. After the fight, on January 30, 2007, St-Pierre signed a new six-fight deal with the UFC.

St-Pierre vs. Serra

At UFC 69, St-Pierre lost the welterweight title to ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' winner Matt Serra when he defeated St-Pierre by TKO at 3:25 of round one. Matt Serra was an 11–1 underdog going into the bout. St-Pierre has said that he lost the match partially due to a lack of focus because of problems in his personal life, including the death of a close cousin and his father's serious illness, and later parted ways with his manager and most of his entourage. St-Pierre has since gone on to say that he should not have made any excuses and that Serra was simply the better fighter that night.

Road back to title contention

St-Pierre vs. Koscheck

On August 25, 2007, at ''UFC 74'' St-Pierre won a unanimous decision against Josh Koscheck (30–27, 29–28, 29–28). He outwrestled Koscheck, who is a four-time Division I NCAA All-American and an NCAA wrestling champion, by scoring takedowns, stopping Koscheck's takedown attempts and maintaining top position throughout most of the fight. Many predicted that Koscheck would outmatch St-Pierre on the ground due to his credentials, but St-Pierre was confident that he was a better wrestler and striker and was more well-versed in submissions than Koscheck.

St-Pierre vs. Hughes III

Before and after the fight, St-Pierre stated his intention to reclaim his lost title, miming the act of placing a championship belt around his waist while still in the octagon. His win over Koscheck had placed him in the No. 1 contender spot for the UFC Welterweight Championship. That fight was to be against the winner of Matt Hughes and Matt Serra. Matt Serra had to pull out of UFC 79 due to a back injury sustained during training, and instead St-Pierre faced Hughes in a rubber match for the interim UFC Welterweight Championship. Hughes was unable to mount any serious offense against St-Pierre, who again showcased his wrestling skills by not only avoiding all of Hughes' takedown attempts, but also taking Hughes down at will. In a reversal of their first fight, St-Pierre attempted a kimura on Hughes' right arm, then switched to a straight armbar with fifteen seconds left in the second round. Hughes fought the extension, but was forced to verbally submit at 4:55 of the second round, making St-Pierre the interim Welterweight Champion.

St-Pierre vs. Serra II

At UFC 83 on April 19, 2008, St-Pierre fought Matt Serra to determine the undisputed UFC welterweight champion. It was the UFC's first event in Canada and was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Québec. Instead of starting with strikes, St-Pierre pressed the action early with a takedown and then mixed up his attack, which never allowed Serra the chance to mount a significant offense. In the second round, St-Pierre continued his previous actions and forced Serra into the turtle position and delivered several knees to Serra's midsection. Near the end of round two, the fight was stopped by referee Yves Lavigne with Serra unable to defend himself from St-Pierre's continuous knee blows or improve his position.

Defending the title

St-Pierre vs. Fitch

St-Pierre's first title defense since winning the belt back was against Jon Fitch at UFC 87. Fitch was on a 16-fight winning streak; a victory against St-Pierre would have been Fitch's ninth consecutive UFC win, a new UFC record. St-Pierre defeated Jon Fitch by unanimous decision with scores of 50–43, 50–44, and 50–44, to retain his UFC welterweight title. He dominated Fitch, scoring multiple devastating strikes and taking the former Purdue wrestling captain down seemingly at will.

St-Pierre vs. Penn II

The win over Fitch set up one of the most anticipated rematches in UFC history, as BJ Penn stepped into the octagon after the fight to essentially challenge St-Pierre to a rematch of their bout at UFC 58 in 2006, which ended in a split-decision victory for St-Pierre. The rematch occurred on January 31, 2009, at UFC 94. The first round of the fight was somewhat even, with Penn exercising elusive head movement, fast hands and good take-down defense, thwarting all of St-Pierre's take-down attempts while both exchanged punches. In the ensuing three rounds, however, Penn turned out a lackluster performance. St-Pierre scored his first take-down of the night midway through the second round and by the end of the round Penn was visibly tired. At the start of round three, St-Pierre landed a superman punch that bloodied Penn's nose and shortly took Penn down again. From that point on, St-Pierre took Penn down almost at will, repeatedly passed Penn's renowned guard and persistently punished the Hawaiian with a ground-and-pound attack.

Penn later admitted that he could not recall anything that happened during the 3rd and 4th rounds because "I was probably borderline knocked out or something." At the end of the fourth round, after more of St-Pierre's ground-and-pound onslaught, Penn's corner man Jason Parillo requested that the referee stop the fight. Penn failed to attend the post-fight press conference due to having stayed in the hospital. During the fight, Penn complained that St-Pierre was too slippery to hold, which led to suspicion about petroleum jelly being illegally applied to St-Pierre's back. The matter was formally investigated by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission upon the request of the Penn camp. Upon investigation, all claims were dismissed as false and warranted no disciplinary action or further investigation.

St-Pierre vs. Alves

Prior to UFC 100, Beau Dure of ''USA Today'' stated that St-Pierre was possibly "the best in the world." At the event, St-Pierre defeated No. 1 contender Thiago Alves. Alves showed promise on his feet standing up in the fight, but St-Pierre's wrestling offensive, endurance and ground control proved too much for the challenger and put St-Pierre en route to a unanimous decision victory, despite suffering a pulled groin muscle in the third round. While St-Pierre said in his post fight interview that the injury was sustained in the third round, he later said on his blog that the injury in fact occurred in the fourth round. On July 18, 2009, it was revealed that St-Pierre's groin injury would not require surgery.

St-Pierre vs. Hardy

A scheduled bout between Mike Swick and Martin Kampmann would have determined the No. 1 contender for the UFC Welterweight Championship. In early September, Swick pulled out of the fight due to an injury, effectively cancelling the title elimination aspect of the fight. After Martin Kampmann lost to Paul Daley at UFC 103, a fight between Swick and Dan Hardy was announced for UFC 105, with the winner, Dan Hardy, earning No. 1 contendership for St-Pierre's title.

St-Pierre successfully defended his welterweight title against Dan Hardy on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111 which took place in Newark, NJ. St-Pierre dominated the fight with his wrestling. He caught Hardy in the first round with an armbar, but Hardy refused to tap and eventually fought out of the hold. In the fourth round St-Pierre caught Hardy in a kimura while in the reverse-mount position, but Hardy once again refused to tap and St-Pierre released the hold before causing any serious damage. St-Pierre went on to win the fight by unanimous decision (50–43, 50–44 and 50–45). After the fight, he stated that he was glad to win but was not impressed by his performance, stating that he wanted to finish the fight. He also gave credit to Hardy for his toughness.

St-Pierre vs. Koscheck II

St-Pierre's next fight was a rematch against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124, where he won by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45). St-Pierre once again dominated the fight, this time relying on superior striking, utilizing accurate boxing. He landed a total of 55 jabs to Koschecks head. Joe Rogan stated it was "the most jabs I've ever seen in an MMA fight." During the first round, Koscheck's right eye became very swollen from one of St-Pierre's jabs. By the end of the fight, his right eye was completely swollen shut and suffered a broken orbital bone. St-Pierre stated at the post-fight conference that he wanted to catch Koscheck off-guard by striking with him instead of wrestling.

St-Pierre vs. Shields

UFC president Dana White stated that Jake Shields would be St-Pierre's next opponent and confirmed that the two would meet in the main event of UFC 129 on April 30, 2011, in Toronto. White had said that if St-Pierre defeated Shields, it could mark a move to middleweight and a superfight against Anderson Silva. St-Pierre defeated Shields via unanimous decision.

St-Pierre received a 60-day medical suspension following his UFC 129 fight with Shields due to damage to his left eye. St-Pierre's trainer, Firas Zahabi, just two days after the fight, however, said that doctors had examined St-Pierre and declared that his eye didn't suffer any serious damage and he should be able to resume training after 10 days.

St-Pierre vs. Diaz

At the UFC 129 post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White stated that St-Pierre could next fight Strikeforce Welterweight champion Nick Diaz. "I've got to go talk him about boxing first, and then we'll see what happens there. It's an interesting fight," White said. "I was there live for that last fight and I was blown away by Nick Diaz’s last fight. He looked incredible."

Dana White confirmed via Twitter that GSP's next opponent would be Nick Diaz at UFC 137 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2012 Summer Olympics

It was revealed on January 2, 2010 that St-Pierre was considering leaving MMA so he could try out for the Canadian freestyle wrestling team and compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Though many sources have stated (his wrestling coaches, Rob "The Caveman" Moore and Cleo "Zulu Man" Ncube) that he is a great wrestler within MMA, it is generally agreed that he would have to spend many years preparing before he can even qualify for the Olympic team. He has stated that he is a mixed martial artist first, and that MMA and the UFC take precedence over training for the Olympics. Prior to UFC 111, St-Pierre also stated that he was still considering trying to qualify for wrestling in the 2012 Olympic Games, but that he had not yet decided.

Championships and accomplishments

Black Belt Magazine

2008 MMA Fighter of the Year

Inside MMA on HDNet

*Fighter of the Year 2009

MMAJunkie.com

*Fighter of the Year (2009)

*Fight of the Year (2010)

Rogers Sportsnet

*Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year (2008)

*Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year (2009)

*Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year (2010)

Spike Guys' Choice Awards

*Most Dangerous Man of the Year 2010

Sports Illustrated (SI.com)

*Fighter of the Year 2009

TKO Major League MMA

*TKO Canadian Welterweight Championship (1 time)

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Interim Welterweight Championship (1 time)

*UFC Welterweight Championship (2 times, current)

*Fight of the Night (2 times)

*Submission of the Night (1 time)

*Second most consecutive championship defenses in UFC (Six)

*Most consecutive Welterweight Championship defenses in UFC (Six)

*Canadian Cover Athlete for UFC Undisputed 2009

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

2008 Most Outstanding Fighter

2009 Most Outstanding Fighter

2010 Most Outstanding Fighter

Fighters Only

*2008 Submission of the Year

MMAPayout

*Fighter of the Year 2009

World MMA Awards

*Fighter of the Year 2009

Mixed martial arts record

| | style="text-align:center;"| | Nick Diaz | | UFC 137 | | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | For UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 22–2 | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 129 | | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Defended UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 21–2 | Josh Koscheck | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 124 | | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Defended UFC Welterweight Championship, Fight of The Night |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 20–2 | Dan Hardy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 111 | | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, US | Defended UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–2 | Thiago Alves | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 100 | | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Defended UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–2 | B.J. Penn | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 94 | | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Defended UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–2 | Jon Fitch | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 87 | | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Defended UFC Welterweight Championship, Fight of the Night |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–2 | Matt Serra | TKO (knees to the body) | UFC 83 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:45 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–2 | Matt Hughes | Submission (armbar) | UFC 79 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Won Interim UFC Welterweight Championship, Submission of the Night |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–2 | Josh Koscheck | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 74 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 13–2 | Matt Serra | TKO (punches) | UFC 69 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:25 | Houston, Texas, US | Lost UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–1 | Matt Hughes | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 65 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:25 | Sacramento, California, US | Won UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–1 | B.J. Penn | Decision (split) | UFC 58 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–1 | Sean Sherk | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 56 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–1 | Frank Trigg | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 54 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–1 | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 52 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–1 | Dave Strasser | Submission (kimura) | TKO Major League MMA 19: Rage | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:52 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 7–1 | Matt Hughes | Submission (armbar) |UFC 50 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:59 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 | Jay Hieron | TKO (punches) | UFC 48 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 46 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | Pete Spratt | Submission (rear naked choke) | TKO 14: Road Warriors | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:40 | Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Thomas Denny | TKO (cut) | UCC 12: Adrenaline | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:45 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Travis Galbraith | TKO (elbows) | UCC 11: The Next Level | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:03 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Defended UCC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Justin Bruckmann | Submission (armbar) | UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:53 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | Won UCC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Ivan Menjivar | TKO (punches) | UCC 7: Bad Boyz | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:50 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |

Entrance music

St-Pierre is noted for using French language rap music (from Québec and France) during his entrance walks.

Event	Entrance Music
UFC 50	"Jesus Walks" by Kanye West
UFC 52
UFC 54	"Ambitionz Az a Ridah" by 2Pac
UFC 56	"Tout Le Monde Debout" by Neg' Marrons
UFC 58	"Tout Le Monde Debout" by Neg' Marrons
UFC 65	"Samurai" by Shurik'n
UFC 69	"Samurai" by Shurik'n
UFC 74	"Dirty Hous" by Rohff (feat. Big Ali)
UFC 79	"Territoire Hostile" by Sans Pression
UFC 83	"Numéro 1" by Sans Pression
UFC 87	"Boulbi" by Booba
UFC 94	"Sinik vs. Booba" by Sinik vs. Booba
UFC 100	"Mornier 4 Life" by Imposs
UFC 111	"Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
UFC 124
UFC 129	"Ne Compare Pas" by Youssoupha (feat. Arsenik & Mams)

Acting career

St-Pierre has acted in two films, both written by martial artist Hector Echavarria. He plays Shaman in ''Death Warrior'', and Georges in ''Never Surrender''.

See also

List of current mixed martial arts champions

List of current UFC fighters

List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

Official UFC profile

Official Blog

Facebook

Twitter

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Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. He is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champion. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Cesar Gracie on May 8, 2007. Diaz trains at Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Pleasant Hill, California. He holds notable wins over Frank Shamrock, Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith, KJ Noons, Hayato Sakurai, Chris Lytle, and Paul Daley. He is currently ranked the #5 welterweight in the world by Sherdog, #4 by MMAWeekly, and #5 by USA Today.

Biography

Diaz was born in Stockton, California. He is the older brother of UFC fighter Nate Diaz. He went to Tokay High School in Lodi for one year before dropping out. While a freshman, he was a member of the swimming team. Diaz has stated in the past that he is thankful his mother got him into swimming classes because swimming is one of the main reasons why his cardio is so impressive during his fights. Diaz has also said on multiple occasions that he had a hard childhood and grew up without his biological father.

Diaz originally started training in martial arts because he was being bullied by other teenagers who were bigger than he was. He then watched the UFC for the first time and soon wanted to be able to fight in the organization. His younger brother, Nathan is also a professional MMA fighter in the welterweight division and the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5. Nick also regularly competes in triathlons as part of his training.

Mixed martial arts career

After years of practicing various combats sports and martial arts, Diaz became a professional mixed martial arts fighter in 2001 just after his 18th birthday and won his first fight, submitting Mike Wick with a triangle choke at IFC Warriors Challenge 15. Diaz would become a champion in just his second professional fight, defeating Chris Lytle for the IFC United States Welterweight title in July 2002 at IFC Warriors Challenge 17.

Diaz was then invited to participate in Ultimate Athlete's King of the Mountain, a single-night tournament that took place two months later. He won his first two fights but eventually lost in the finals to Jeremy Jackson (fighter) by TKO. Diaz would fight in Warriors Quest and Shooto against Harris "Hitman" Sarmiento and Kuniyoshi Hironaka respectively before winning the WEC's Welterweight Title in 2003 at WEC 6, submitting Joe Hurley with a kimura.

Diaz returned to defend his IFC Welterweight belt against the man that defeated him one year earlier, Jeremy Jackson at IFC Warriors Challenge 18. This time around it was Diaz who was able to get the win, winning by TKO in the first round. Taking notice of his success, the UFC signed Diaz over the summer and he made his debut at UFC 44, completing the trilogy against Jeremy Jackson and submitting him with an armbar in the last round of the back and forth fight that Diaz appeared to be winning on the scorecards.

Rise

Diaz returned to the Octagon at UFC 47, set to take on highly-touted Welterweight Robbie Lawler. Lawler was a heavy favorite coming into the fight but it was Diaz who took the offensive, chasing Lawler around the cage for the majority of the bout. In the second round, Diaz taunted Lawler, who swung wildly at and missed, allowing Diaz to connect with a right hook that knocked out Lawler.

Diaz was then matched up with Karo Parisyan at UFC 49, but ended up losing a hard-fought split decision. He rebounded with wins over Drew Fickett at UFC 51 and Koji Oishi at UFC 53 before losing for the second time in the UFC at the hands of The Ultimate Fighter Middleweight winner Diego Sanchez at The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale.

The two came into the fight with a good amount of bad blood between them. They reportedly exchanged heated e-mails before and after the official signing of the fight, which was spurred on by Diaz's public opinion that Sanchez and the rest of The Ultimate Fighter participants were being given an easier path to the top compared to the rest of the fighters in the UFC.

Things went to another level in the locker room before the fight when Diaz taunted Sanchez and threw a shoe at him.[3] Diaz was obviously confident coming into the bout but was unable to achieve success in the match, ultimately losing to Sanchez by unanimous decision. Diaz complained of a "greasy substance" on Diego's arms that impeded Diaz's takedowns. While no illegal lubricant was ever investigated, Sanchez's hair was considerably wet-looking throughout the fight, suggesting that his hair product may have leaked onto his shoulders. During the televised post-fight interview in the ring, Diaz continued the controversy by declaring that he respected Sanchez fighting ability but did not think he deserved to be there, despite Sanchez's win.

Diaz's next fight was against Joe Riggs at UFC 57. Similar to his treatment of Sanchez, Diaz made sure that he taunted his opponent plenty before their fight starting at the official press conference at the event in which Diaz confronted Riggs and the two exchanged words. They continued their conversation at the official weigh-ins in which both fighters had to be separated by UFC president Dana White and other officials present.

Riggs prevailed in a hard-fought battle, winning by unanimous decision and giving Diaz his second straight loss. After the fight, the two were taken to the hospital for observation and post-fight tests. It was there that Diaz confronted Riggs and proceeded to punch him in the face, knocking Riggs to his knees. Riggs then tackled Diaz into a wall and started to knee him when the police arrived and quickly rushed in to separate the two. Neither party, nor the police, decided to press charges.

Diaz lost his third consecutive match in a unanimous decision to Sean Sherk at UFC 59. The UFC subsequently terminated his contract and released him during the spring of 2006.

Return to UFC

Diaz returned to his hometown of Stockton and participated in the International Cage Fighting Organization's inaugural event, defeating Ray Steinbeiss by split decision. Diaz was slated to fight in his hometown again against John Alessio when he received an unexpected call the night before the fight from the UFC asking to fill in for an ill Thiago Alves at ''UFC 62''.

After Alessio pulled out, Diaz took advantage of the opportunity, submitting Josh Neer in the third round. Seemingly back in the UFC, Diaz stopped newcomer Gleison Tibau with strikes in his next fight at ''UFC 65''. However, even after the win and the reassurance that the UFC would give him another fight, Diaz decided to sign with the Gracie Fighting Championships and leave the UFC. GFC had Diaz scheduled to fight Thomas Denny in January 2007, but due to poor ticket sales the event was ultimately scrapped.

Pride FC

Diaz was signed to a two-fight deal with Pride Fighting Championships with the first scheduled to be against current Lightweight champion Takanori Gomi in a non-title fight on February 24 in Las Vegas. Pride 33 was Diaz's first fight in the Pride organization and at the weight of 160 lb. While Gomi started the fight strong, once knocking Diaz to the ground, and twice ending up in his guard, the Californian dominated the standup battle with his unorthodox style, picking his opponent apart with quick and accurate jabs and looping punches. At the end of the first round, apparently due to poor cardio on Gomi's part, the Japanese fighter was clearly stunned, throwing much wilder punches and barely maintaining his defense. At one point though, the fight was stopped to check a cut suffered under Diaz' eye. The second stanza saw a continuation of wild punches by Gomi, then eventually taking the fight to the ground and leaving himself open to a Gogoplata submission by Diaz and tapping at 1:46 of the round. This was the second successful Gogoplata attempt in Pride's history (the first performed by Shinya Aoki on Joachim Hansen less than two months earlier at Pride's New Year's event).

On April 10, 2007, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced that Diaz failed the drug test that was taken shortly before his win over Takanori Gomi, testing positive for marijuana. The NSAC declared the fight a "No Contest" and suspended him for 6 months with a fine of 20% of his earnings ($3,000) won from the fight against Gomi. The Commission felt that the result of Diaz's THC test, an enormous 175, was a contributing factor in his performance during the fight. Commission Chairman Dr. Tony Alamo said that while a result of 15 is considered positive, the NSAC has a threshold of 50 for athletes. He also believes they "feel very comfortable that everyone that tests positive in Nevada is truly positive."

Dr. Alamo went on to say, "Mr. Diaz was 145. This creates a unique situation. I was there at this fight and believe that you were intoxicated and... that it made you numb to the pain. Did it help you win? I think it did." Despite Diaz being surrounded by other athletes and video cameras for several hours before the fight, Alamo gave no explanation for why he believed Diaz had used marijuana in the hours preceding the event. Diaz himself dismissed the accusation.

EliteXC

Diaz made his debut for EliteXC in Hawaii on September 15, 2007 on Showtime. He won a hard fought split decision over his opponent Mike Aina.

MMA Weekly reported that Nick Diaz signed a two year deal with EliteXC and in his next fight, fought KJ Noons for the vacant 160 pound title. Once the fight began, the two exchanged rather evenly on the feet until Noons dropped Diaz with a well timed right counterpunch. Diaz attempted several takedowns, all of which were stuffed by Noons, on one occasion with a swift right knee which opened up a notable gash on Diaz's face, eventually resulting in a loss via doctor stoppage due to multiple cuts on his forehead. A disappointed Diaz left the arena immediately and on his way out he flipped off the doctor from the arena entrance and shoved the camera out of his face. Interestingly, he stated in pre-fight interviews that the only way he was going to lose this fight was from a cut above his eye.

After losing the Noons fight via-doc stoppage due to a cut, Diaz had surgery and had the bone filed down on his eyebrows to prevent any bad cuts in future bouts.

Following a tough win over opponent Muhsin Corbbrey at EliteXC's "Return of the KING" event in Honolulu, Hawaii, an altercation between Nick and his brother Nate broke out with KJ Noons and his corner. EliteXC executives asked Diaz to come to the ring and make a statement about a possible title rematch with Noons. Noons, a Native of Hawaii, asked the crowd their opinion, resulting in an echo of boos for Diaz. After Nick spoke over the microphone to Noons, saying, "don't be scared homie," Carl Noons, KJ's father, lunged at him prompting Nate Diaz to throw a water bottle at the elder Noons. The Diaz brothers were quickly escorted out of the cage by a group of security staff. During interviews the next day Nick claimed Carl was intoxicated and overreacting. Meanwhile Carl claimed his incident was prompted by the thrown bottle. Video replay of the event showed Nate throwing the bottle after Carl jumped at Nick. No one was injured as the Diaz brothers left the arena entrance "throwing the bird" to the fans and Noons' corner.

Nick went on to face well-traveled veteran Thomas "Wildman" Denny at the EliteXC Event "Unfinished Business" in Nick's hometown of Stockton, California. After a sluggish start to the fight, Diaz found his range and punished Denny during the latter half of the First Round. Diaz continued to keep the fight standing and maintained a high-paced tempo for the remainder of the fight, earning an impressive TKO victory over the veteran Denny 0:30 into Round Two.

Diaz was rumoured to have a rematch against the current EliteXC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons, airing on CBS October 4, 2008. However, KJ Noons and his camp refused to accept the match. Mark Dion, KJ's manager was quoted as saying "As far as Nick Diaz, he's not the No. 1 contender out there.".

Diaz was scheduled to face Eddie Alvarez for the EliteXC 160 pound title on November 8, 2008 before the company ceased operations.

Strikeforce and DREAM

Diaz was victorious in Dream 3, defeating Katsuya Inoue by corner stoppage (TKO) in the first round.

With Strikeforce's acquisition of ProElite's assets, CEO Scott Coker had announced that Nick will face off against MMA legend Frank Shamrock at a catchweight of 179 lb, at their upcoming event Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz in Shamrock's hometown of San Jose on April 11 at the HP Pavilion. Nick was successful in the fight, defeating Shamrock via TKO, due to strikes in the second round. Throughout the fight, Diaz was dominant in all areas using effective positioning on the ground, once mounting Frank in the end of the first round and then finally finishing in the second round due to a body shot crumpling Frank to the mat and then following up with punches before referee John McCarthy called a halt to the bout. It was noted that Shamrock came into the bout with a rib injury which was sustained through training and greatly affected his abilities throughout the fight. In the interview he stated "It's hard to hate the guy, he's been doing what I've been wanting to do and saying what I've wanted to say for a long time".

At Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields Diaz met Scott Smith at a catchweight of 180 pounds. Although Smith took Diaz down once in the first round, Diaz controlled the majority of the bout with his superior boxing, utilizing his reach, stalking jabs and repeatedly punishing Smith with hooks to the body, twice dropping him in the second and third round. Upon landing the body shot that dropped Smith in the third round, Smith assumed a turtle position and Diaz took his back until securing a rear naked choke to finish the bout at 1:41 of the final round.

It was announced that Diaz would be fighting Joe Riggs at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg taking place on August 15, in which would have been a rematch of their first fight that took place at UFC 57: Couture vs Liddell 3, in which both fighters fought in the cage and then again at the local hospital later in the evening. The fight would have been for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship but, Joe Riggs had to pull out of the bout due to an adverse reaction to a drug. Diaz was then scheduled to instead face Jay Hieron for the Welterweight Championship. This fight has since been canceled due to Diaz's failure to attain his license after not attending a pre-fight drug test. Jesse Taylor replaced Diaz and the title was no longer on the line, Hieron defeated Taylor by unanimous decision.

Diaz faced Strikeforce newcomer Marius Žaromskis to crown the first Strikeforce Welterweight Champion on January 30, 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami. Žaromskis came out aggressively and the two men exchanged on the feet until Diaz tied his opponent up in the clinch and landed numerous knees to Žaromskis' right leg. Diaz then scored a takedown and looked for a guillotine choke - quickly shrugged off by his opponent. The two men continued to exchange, with Diaz utilizing his unorthodox boxing skills, until rocked by a Žaromskis left hook and falling to his back. Žaromskis landed few effective shots while Diaz was turtled on the floor, allowing him to recover and stand back up. In the few remaining minutes, Diaz opened up with his boxing range, tagging Žaromskis cleanly several times with combos composed of jabs, hooks and seamless bodyshots; forcing him against the side of the cage where he landed a solid uppercut and continued to punish his opponent leading to the referee to stop the contest at 4:38 of the first round. Diaz was then crowned the inaugural Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

Diaz defeated Hayato Sakurai by submission (armbar) in a non-title bout at DREAM.14. Diaz defeated KJ Noons in a rematch of their 2007 bout for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. Diaz won via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-47, 49-46). Diaz defeated Evangelista Santos who had an 18-13 MMA record going into the bout on January 29, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg via armbar in the second round.

Diaz defeated Paul Daley at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley via TKO (punches) at 4:57 of round 1, after being dropped twice, and became the first Strikeforce fighter to successfully defend the welterweight belt 3 times in a row.

Strikeforce: Nashville brawl

During the post fight interview after Jake Shields victory over Dan Henderson, Jason Miller got access into the cage during the post-fight interviews and asked Shields, "Where's my rematch, buddy?". Both Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields pushed Miller away, which was followed by Diaz throwing the punch to start the brawl. Diaz, his brother Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez would then attack Miller while Miller was being restrained to the canvas. The fight was then broken up by referees, members of Dan Henderson's corner and security. Miller, Diaz and four others were given three-month suspensions and fines of $5,000-$7,500.

Jason Miller has gone on record that he wants to fight Nick Diaz at 183 pounds, two pounds under his usual fighting weight of 185 and 13 pounds above Diaz's normal fighting weight of 170. Scott Coker recently revealed that negotiations between the two fighters stalled when a 181 lb catchweight was offered by Diaz, and Miller refused. Diaz was willing to fight Miller provided that he would get his pay doubled.

Return to UFC & Superfight with Georges St-Pierre

UFC president Dana White has also stated that a matchup between Diaz and UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is a possible consideration. Diaz and St.Pierre were rumored to be the next coaches for TUF 14 (The Ultimate Fighter) reality show. The show is scheduled to debut September 14, 2011. Those rumors didn't pan out, but a bout pitting GSP against Diaz did. UFC president Dana White confirmed via Twitter that Diaz would face GSP at UFC 137 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 29, 2011. Nick Diaz is to vacate his Strikeforce Welterweight Championship Title prior to his bout with Georges St-Pierre

Fighting style

Diaz is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Cesar Gracie whom he has been training with since he was a teenager. He is accomplished in both gi and no-gi jiu-jitsu. Some of the major titles he has won include the US Purple Belt Open in 2004 and a Pan American Brown Belt Medium Weight Division title in 2005. He also owns a victory over renowned grappler Jorge Patino in competition via kneebar.

He is known for having a modified BJJ style that suits his MMA career very well. Diaz lists his favorite submission as the kimura. He is widely known for his impressive closed guard which he frequently uses in his fights. Diaz currently teaches jiu-jitsu at his and brother Nathan's school in Lodi, CA.

Diaz is also a professional boxer and fights in the Super Middleweight weight class. He made his professional debut in April 2005 against Alfonso Rocha at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, California. Diaz was victorious, winning by unanimous decision after four rounds. He has not fought since.

To add to Nick and his brother Nathan's striking skills, they are now being trained by former WBA and WBC World Champion, Luisito Espinosa and training with the highly skilled Jason "Gumby" Robison. Nick has also recently been training with Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Andre Ward.

Championships and accomplishments

Strikeforce

*Strikeforce Welterweight Championship (One time; First)

*Best of 2010 Awards: Fight of the Year vs. KJ Noons on October 9

*Best of 2010 Awards: Male Fighter of the Year

World Extreme Cagefighting

*WEC Welterweight Championship (One time; First)

International Fighting Championship

*IFC United States Welterweight Championship (One time)

Ultimate Athlete

*King of the Mountain Welterweight Tournament Runner-up

Inside Fights

*2007 MMA Fight of the Year vs. Takanori Gomi on February 24

Mixed martial arts record

| | style="text-align:center;"| | Georges St-Pierre | | UFC 137: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 25–7 (1) | Paul Daley | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:57 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 24–7 (1) | Evangelista Santos | Submission (armbar) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:50 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 23–7 (1) | K.J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II | | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 22–7 (1) | Hayato Sakurai | Submission (armbar) | Dream.14 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:54 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 21–7 (1) | Marius Žaromskis | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Miami | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:38 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 20–7 (1) | Scott Smith | Submission (rear naked choke) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:41 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–7 (1) | Frank Shamrock | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:57 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–7 (1) | Thomas Denny | TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Unfinished Business | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:30 | Stockton, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–7 (1) | Muhsin Corbbrey | TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Return of the King | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:59 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–7 (1) | Katsuya Inoue | TKO (corner stoppage) | Dream.3 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6:45 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 15–7 (1) | K.J. Noons | TKO (doctor stoppage) | EliteXC: Renegade | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–6 (1) | Mike Aina | Decision (split) | EliteXC: Uprising | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | NC | style="text-align:center;"| 14–6 (1) | Takanori Gomi | No contest (overturned) | PRIDE 33: The Second Coming | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–6 | Gleison Tibau | TKO (punches) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:27 | Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–6 | Josh Neer | Submission (kimura) | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral 2 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–6 | Ray Steinbeiss | Decision (unanimous) | ICFO 1: Stockton | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Stockton, California, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–6 | Sean Sherk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 59: Reality Check | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–5 | Joe Riggs | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–4 | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–3 | Koji Oishi | KO (punches) | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:24 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–3 | Drew Fickett | TKO (punches) | UFC 51: Super Saturday | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 9–3 | Karo Parisyan | Decision (split) | UFC 49: Unfinished Business | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–2 | Robbie Lawler | KO (punches) | UFC 47: It's On! | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:31 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–2 | Jeremy Jackson | Submission (armbar) | UFC 44: Undisputed | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:04 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–2 | Jeremy Jackson | TKO (punches) | IFC WC 18: Big Valley Brawl | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:33 | Lakeport, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–2 | Joe Hurley | Submission (kimura) | WEC 6 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:55 | Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (split) | Shooto 2002 Year-End Show | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | Harris Sarmiento | TKO (corner stoppage) | Warriors Quest 8: Young Guns | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:47 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | Jeremy Jackson | TKO (punches) | UA 4: King of the Mountain | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:49 | Auberry, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Adam Lynn | Submission (armbar) | UA 4: King of the Mountain | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:51 | Auberry, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Blaine Tyler | TKO (punches) | UA 4: King of the Mountain | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:01 | Auberry, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Chris Lytle | Decision (split) | IFC Warriors Challenge 17 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Porterville, California, United States | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Mike Wick | Submission (triangle choke) | IFC Warriors Challenge 15 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:43 | Oroville, California, United States |

Boxing record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Date	Round	Location	Notes
align="center" xWin		Alfonso Rocha	UD			Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California	Boxing Debut

See also

List of current mixed martial arts champions

References

External links

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name	Ninjaman
background	solo_singer
birth name	Desmond John Ballentine
alias	Don Gorgon
birth date	January 20, 1966
origin	Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
instrument	Vocals
genre	Reggae
occupation	Deejay
notable instruments	}}

Ninjaman, alias Don Gorgon, (born Desmond John Ballentine on January 20, 1966, in Annotto Bay, Jamaica) is a popular dancehall deejay, known for his controversial and pro-gun lyrics and his stuttering and melodramatic style. Ninjaman is currently in jail awaiting trial for a murder that was commited in Kingston, Jamaica.

Biography

After moving from his birthplace Annotto Bay to Kingston at the age of 11, he launched his deejay career with the Black Culture Sound System at age 12 as "Double Ugly". In 1980, he joined Killamanjaro, there got the chance to learn from established deejays Super Cat and Early B, and released his debut single as "Uglyman". Yet another name change made him the now well known Ninjaman. In 1987, Ninjaman recorded - and produced himself - his first hit single "Protection", a duet with Courtney Melody. The following years brought many prolific collaborations with producers like King Jammy, Witty, Xterminator, Philip "Fatis" Burrell, Redman, Ini Kamoze, Bobby Digital, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, and Steely & Clevie and Henry "Junjo" Lawes. It has been said that Ninjaman comes up with all of his lyrics on the spot in the recording studio, in a freestyle manner.

His hits over the years 1989-1992, like "Murder Dem", "Permit to Bury" and "Above the Law" reinforced Ninjaman's image of a violent rude boy. One of his most infamous rivalries (besides the ongoing quarrels with Flourgon and Super Cat) was the one with Shabba Ranks, leading to a number of clashes.

In 1993, criticism of Ninjaman's violent and pro-gun lyrics arose, leading to a decline in performing gigs and chances to record.

By 1997, Ninjaman had changed his name once again, now performing gospel reggae songs as "Brother Desmond". He sought help to fight his Crack cocaine addiction in born again Christianity.

In the late 1990s, he was accused (but later acquitted), among other things, of having raped a woman at knifepoint in his home and having murdered a taxi driver. He was sentenced to one year in jail in late 1999, after being convicted of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.

In July 2001, Ninjaman was assaulted with a machete, suffering several wounds, some to the head.

In March 2009, Ninjaman was arrested and charged in connection with a murder on Marl Road, Kingston, Jamaica.

Discography

Number One

Glad Me Release (1986)

Send Threat To Me (1988)

Slackness Done (1988)

Stumbling Block/Sixteen (1988)

Superstar (1988)

Big Showdown (1990)

Kill Them And Done (1990)

Murder Dem (1990)

My Weapon (1990)

Out Pon Bail (1990)

The Last Of Flourgan (1990)

Warning You Now (1990)

Zig It Up (1990)

Bring Them All To Jesus (1991)

Bunty Hunter (1991)

Dirt Heart (1991)

Excuse Me (1991)

From Mi Hold Him (1991)

Gunman (1991)

John Law (1991)

Mandela Come (1991)

Permit To Bury (1991)

Step Aside (1991)

Sunsplash (Don Gorgon) (1991)

Target Practice (1991)

Ting A Ling A Ling A School Pickney Sing Ting (1992)

Hardcore Killing (1993)

Original Front Tooth Gold Tooth Gun Pon Tooth Don Gorgon! (1993)

Run come test (1993)

Artical Don (1994)

Booyakka Booyakka (1994)

Hollow Point Bad Boy... (1994)

Jungle Move (Remarc Remix) (1995)

Ninja Man Mega Mix (2000)

Anything Test Dead (2001)

When It Done/Mad Again (2004)

References

Discogs entry

External links

DaintyCrew.com interview

Category:1966 births Category:Dancehall musicians Category:Jamaican reggae musicians Category:Living people Category:People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica

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