name	Tyrone Spong
birth name	Tyrone Clinton Spong
other names	King of the Ring
nationality	Dutch Surinamese
birth date	September 03, 1985
birth place	Paramaribo, Suriname
fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
height
weight kg	103.5
weight class	Super Heavyweight Heavyweight Cruiserweight Middleweight
style	Muay Thai
stance	Orthodox
team	Team Mr. Perfect Fighting Factory Carbin
trainer	Ernesto Hoost Lucien Carbin
years active	2001–present (Kickboxing)
kickbox win	67
kickbox kowin	42
kickbox loss	6
kickbox koloss	3
kickbox draw	1
kickbox nc	1
url	http://www.tyronespong.nl
updated	January 11, 2011 }}

Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong (born September 3, 1985) is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

As of May 2011, Spong is ranked the #7 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.

Biography and career

Tyrone Spong was born in Suriname. In 1990 at the age of 5, he moved to the Netherlands with his family.

In 2003, his first year as a pro, he made his mark winning 12 fights a year. In 2004, he fought against Rafi Zouheir at the Battle of Zaandam and won his first European Muay Thai Title (WKN). In 2004 Spong also visited Japan to compete in Shootboxing where he lost to Ryuji Goto. Goto suplexed him in the final seconds of the fight to earn a well-received unanimous decision. His next fight in April 2005, was against Belgian Mohammed Ouali for another European Title (WPKL). Spong won the fight by unanimous decision.

In December, 2005 at the A-1 Combat Cup in Duisburg, after three consecutive KO's in one night, Tyrone Spong won his first tournament Championship.

In 2006 Spong had two his biggest victories of his young career, KO wins over Muay Thai veteran Joerie Mes and two weeks later knocking out K-1 superstar Kaoklai Kaennorsing from Thailand in a first round.

On March 28, 2009, Spong participated in the first ever K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Title tournament, held in Yokohama, Japan. He was beaten by Gokhan Saki in semifinals by right hook KO of the extra round.

Spong finally met rival Nathan Corbett at Champions of Champions II in what was widely considered a battle between the two best Muay Thai fighters in the world at their weight class for the W.M.C. world title -93 kg. The fight was a close affair with Spong knocking Corbett down earlier on in the fight only for it to end with a controversial decision. In the third round Corbett managed to knock Spong down with a huge right hook causing the referee to stop the fight. However, due to the referee's misleading hand signals, Corbett rushed back in to knock Spong down once more, not sure that the fight had been stopped. After considerable confusion the fight was declared a no contest instead of a Corbett KO win.

After defeating the Worlds heavyweight champion, Kyotaro he fought Jerome Le Banner in April 2010. Similar to the Nathan Corbett fight Spong broke his right hand in the first round and was knocked down. Despite coming back strongly he lost by decision. At the end of the year he qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, defeating veteran Ray Sefo in an elimination match, only to lose to eventual winner Alistair Overeem at the quarter final stage in what was a more competitive fight than most initial thought - as Overeem was much the bigger fighter. At the start of 2011, Spong had to vacate the It's Showtime 95MAX world title due to a number of issues such as not having had a title defense in the allocated two years and his management stating that he had moved up in weight to fight as a heavyweight.

Titles

2008 1st It's Showtime World 95MAX champion (Defense: 0)

2008 W.F.C.A. Thaiboxing World Cruiserweight champion (Defense: 1)

2008 KO World Series '08 Oceania winner

2007 1st SLAMM Events 79 kg class champion (Defense: 0)

2005 A1 World League winner

2005 W.P.K.L. European Middleweight champion (Defense: 0)

2004 W.K.N. Thaiboxing European Middleweight champion (Defense: 0)

M.T.B.N. Muay Thai Dutch Junior class -66 kg class champion (Defense: 0)

Personal Life

Spong is married with three children. He is an avid lover of animals, as is evidenced by the majority of his tattoos. He is the owner of several pit bull terriers, which he bred himself.

Fight record

See also

List of K-1 events

List of It's Showtime champions

List of male kickboxers

External links

K-1 Fans

References

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Name	County Tyrone
Other name
Image shield	Tyrone arms.svg
Motto	''Consilio et Prudentia''(Latin)"By Wisdom and Prudence"
Area total km2	3155
Area rank	7th
Seat type	County seat
Seat	Omagh
Population	166516
Population rank	10th
Population as of	2001
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name	United Kingdom
Subdivision type1	Region
Subdivision name1	Northern Ireland
Subdivision type2	Province
Subdivision name2	Ulster
Footnotes	''Contae Thír Eoghain'' is the Irish name; ''Countie Tyrone'', ''Coontie Tyrone'' and ''Coontie Owenslann'' are Ulster Scots spellings (the latter used only by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council). }}

County Tyrone () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,155 km², with a population of approximately 166,516, with its county town being Omagh. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, lying within the historical province of Ulster.

Tyrone is the seventh largest of Ireland’s thirty-two counties in area and eighth largest in terms of population. It is the second largest of Ulster’s nine counties in size and fourth largest in terms of population.

Name

The name ''Tyrone'' is derived . This Eoghan was son of king Niall of the Nine Hostages, and brother of Conall Gulban, who gave his name to the kingdom of Tír Chonaill. Historically, it was anglicised as ''Tirowen'' or ''Tyrowen'', which are closer to the Irish pronunciation.

History

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on natural resources located there. Tyrone was the traditional stronghold of the various O'Neill clans and families, the strongest of the Gaelic Irish families in Ulster, surviving into the seventeenth century. The ancient principality of Tír Eoghain, the inheritance of the O'Neills, included the whole of the present counties of Tyrone and Londonderry, and the four baronies of West Inishowen, East Inishowen, Raphoe North and Raphoe South in County Donegal.

Geography

With an area of 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles), Tyrone is the largest county in Northern Ireland. The flat peatlands of East Tyrone borders the shoreline of the largest lake in Ireland, Lough Neagh, rising gradually across to the more mountainous terrain in the west of the county, the area surrounding the Sperrin Mountains, the highest point being Sawel Mountain at a height of 678 m (2,224 ft). The length of the county, from the mouth of the River Blackwater at Lough Neagh to the western point near Carrickaduff hill is . The breadth, from the southern corner, southeast of Fivemiletown, to the northeastern corner near Meenard Mountain is ; giving an area of 1,260 square miles (in 1900). Annaghone lays claim to be the geographical centre of Northern Ireland.

Demography

It is one of four counties in Northern Ireland which presently has a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2001 census. In 1900 County Tyrone had a population of 197,719, while in 2001 it was 166,516.

Settlements

Large towns

(population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2001 Census)

Omagh

Medium towns

(population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2001 Census)

Cookstown

Dungannon

Strabane

Small towns

(population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2001 Census)

Coalisland

Intermediate settlements

(population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2001 Census)

Castlederg

Villages

(population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census)

Ardboe

Carrickmore

Dromore

Fintona

Fivemiletown

Moy

Newtownstewart

Sion Mills

Small villages or hamlets

(population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census)

Altamuskin

Altmore

Ardstraw

Artigarvan

Augher

Aughnacloy

Ballygawley

Ballymagorry

Beragh

Caledon

Clogher

Clonoe

Derrylaughan

Derrytresk

Donaghmore

Donemana

Drumquin

Edenderry

Eglish

Erganagh

Eskra

Evish

Glenmornan

Gortin

Greencastle

Killyclogher

Loughmacrory

Kildress

Pomeroy

Rock

Stewartstown

Tullyhogue

Victoria Bridge

Subdivisions

Baronies

Clogher

Dungannon Lower

Dungannon Middle

Dungannon Upper

Omagh East

Omagh West

Strabane Lower

Strabane Upper

Parishes Townlands

Sport

The major sports in Tyrone are Gaelic games, Association football and Rugby Union.

Gaelic football is more widely played than hurling. The Tyrone GAA football side has had considerable success since 2000, winning three All Ireland titles (in 2003, 2005 and 2008), they have also won thirteen Ulster titles (1956, 1957, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010

) and two National League titles (in 2002 and 2003).

Underage Gaelic football teams have also had considerable successes on the field at both provincial and national level - winning the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship seven times (the most recent, also in 2010) and the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship four times.

Association Football also has a large following. Omagh Town F.C. were members of the Irish Football League until they folded in 2005. Dungannon Swifts F.C. compete in the IFA Premiership. Other teams include Irish League Division One side Coagh United F.C. and Division Two sides Dergview F.C. and Killymoon Rangers F.C..

Rugby Union is very popular in the county. Dungannon RFC are one of only three Ulster teams currently playing in All Ireland League One. Other teams include Omagh RFC, Clogher Valley RFC, Cookstown RFC and Strabane RFC.

People

Notable residents of County Tyrone have included:

Hugh Ó Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (Aodh Mór Ó Néill), 1540–1617, Irish leader during the Nine Years' War

Philomena Begley, Irish country music singer

Tom Clarke, a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising

John Dunlap (1747–1812), publisher of the first American daily newspaper the ''Pennsylvania Packet'' in 1784, also the printer of the American Declaration of Independence.

John Hughes, (1797–1864), born in Annaloghan, first Archbishop of Roman Catholic diocese of New York.

Peter Canavan, former All Ireland winning Tyrone captain and second top scorer in Senior Ulster Championship football.

Darren Clarke, professional golfer.

Paul Brady, musician.

Brian Dooher, current captain of the Tyrone senior football team.

Hugo Duncan, singer and broadcaster on BBC Radio.

Dennis Taylor, former World Snooker Champion.

Aaron Hughes, current captain of the Northern Ireland football team and also plays for Fulham.

Benedict Kiely (1919–2007), writer and broadcaster

Thomas Mellon, founder of Mellon Bank, now Bank of New York Mellon

Flann O'Brien, 1911–1966, writer

Victor Sloan MBE, Visual Artist

William Burke, 1792–1829, grave robber and murderer

William Carleton, 1794–1869, writer

Brian Friel, dramatist and theatre director

Chloe Coyle, The All Ireland Talent Show (series 2)

Ivan Sproule, football player for Bristol City F.C.

See also

Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland (County Tyrone)

List of civil parishes of County Tyrone

List of places in County Tyrone

List of townlands in County Tyrone

Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone

High Sheriff of Tyrone

References

''The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48'', Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Co. Tyrone, 1920s, ISBN 978-1-84682-069-4.

Further reading

McNeill, I. 2010. ''The Flora of County Tyrone''. National Museums of Northern Ireland. ISBN 978-905989-17-1

External links

A Flavour of Tyrone

County Tyrone.com

Ulster-American Folk Park

Tyrone Category:O'Neill dynasty

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name	Alistair Overeem
birth name	Alistair Cees Overeem
other names	Demolition Man, The Reem, The Dutch Cyclone, Ubereem
nationality	Dutch
birth date	May 17, 1980
birth place	Hounslow, England
fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
height
weight
weight class	Heavyweight (2007-present) Light Heavyweight (1999-2007) Super Heavyweight (Kickboxing)
reach in	81+1/2
style	Kickboxing
team	Golden Glory
trainer	Martijn de Jong Cor Hemmers
years active	1999–present
mma win	35
mma loss	11
mma nc	1
mma kowin	14
mma subwin	19
mma decwin	2
mma koloss	6
mma subloss	2
mma decloss	3
kickbox win	10
kickbox loss	4
kickbox kowin	7
kickbox koloss	3
relatives	Valentijn Overeem, ''brother''
url	http://www.thereem.com/
sherdog	461
updated	}}

Alistair Cees Overeem (born on May 17, 1980) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, nicknamed the "Demolition Man". He is the Former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, DREAM Interim Heavyweight Champion, and K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat sports to hold a world title in both MMA and in K-1 kickboxing at the same time. As of November 2010, Overeem is ranked as the #3 best heavyweight mixed martial artist in the world by Sherdog, #3 by MMAWeekly, #3 by Yahoo! Sports and #2 by FightMagazine.com. He holds notable victories over Fabricio Werdum, Brett Rogers, Mark Hunt, Vitor Belfort (2x) and Igor Vovchanchyn.

Biography

Overeem was born on May 17, 1980 in Hounslow, England. to a Jamaican father and Dutch mother. His parents divorced when he was six years old. His mother, Clair, then moved Alistair and his brother Valentijn to the Netherlands, where Alistair has lived ever since.

As a child, Overeem competed in sports like judo, athletics and basketball. At first he didn't like to train, but after training with Bas Rutten, Joop Kasteel and others, he eventually learned to enjoy it.

Mixed martial arts career

Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by guillotine choke submission on at ''It's Showtime'', the first event of the eponymously named promotion.

After posting a 10-3 record in promotions such as RINGS, Overeem debuted in PRIDE on July 20, 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in just 45 seconds. Overeem would win two more fights in PRIDE before entering the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix at PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On October 31, 2004 he fought Hiromitsu Kanehara, defeating him by TKO part-way through the first round at PRIDE 28: High Octane. He lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira.

In 2005, Overeem entered the PRIDE Middle Weight Grand Prix at PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 where he defeated former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort by submission in the opening round. Overeem would move on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 taking under two minutes to win by submission. Overeem lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Mauricio Rua.

In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favorite Sergei Kharitonov. Overeem won the fight, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured a spot in the PRIDE 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix at PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute. He fought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum, losing via kimura in the second round.

After his loss, Overeem traveled to San Jose, California to rematch Vitor Belfort at Strikeforce: Revenge. Despite being the main event, Overeem pulled out a decision win in a lackluster fight. A month later Overeem returned to PRIDE for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Overeem entered the fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel.

At PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute, he lost to Ricardo Arona. Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount an offense or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury.

He then suffered another KO loss to Mauricio Rua at Pride 33, but returned in June 2007 with a submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules).

On September 17, 2007, at Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round.

On November 16, 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce heavyweight title by submission due to knee strikes.

On June 15, 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at DREAM.4. On July 21, 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at DREAM.5.

His next fight was against Mirko Filipović at DREAM.6 on September 23, 2008. After almost half of the first round which saw Overeem taking down Filipovic multiple times and effectively striking from the top position, cutting his Croatian foe, the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Alistair landing multiple knees to the groin of Filipovic.

In a 2008 interview, Overeem has stated that he would like to fight in the UFC in the near future. Overeem would ideally like a rematch with Chuck Liddell to avenge his PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 knockout loss and Mirko Cro Cop to avenge his disappointing no-contest in Dream. Overeem was also seen at UFC 93 in Ireland talking to Dana White and indicating he is "ready" to fight in the UFC.

Overeem was rumored to make his first title defense against Heavyweight Brett Rogers on June 6 at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, however a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight. According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn - both heavyweights - had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.

Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defense in a rematch against Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but had to pull out due to a hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl.

Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10 year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke. He used the same choke only 8 days later to submit MMA journeyman James Thompson at DREAM.12.

Overeem has stated that he wants a rubber match with Badr Hari, only this time in an MMA bout.

Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009 but FEG instead opted to have him face, Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with the DREAM Vs. Sengoku theme. Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head.

Overeem then faced Brett Rogers on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship. He won the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Alistair Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko, claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence. The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at the newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya, Thailand, where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills.

Overeem faced Todd Duffee on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010. Overeem defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the DREAM Interim Heavyweight Championship.

A rematch with Fabricio Werdum took place on June 18, 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament. Overeem won by unanimous decision.

On July 17th it was announced Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem was removed from the promotion’s 2011 heavyweight grand prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his June 18 quarterfinal decision win over Fabricio Werdum. Overeem swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier. Subsequently, on July 29th, it was announced that Overeem had been released from the Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal, if the right terms are offered. Now it appears that Zuffa and Team Golden Glory are back on speaking terms, and UFC president Dana White is hoping to strike a deal with Overeem. “We’re talking to Overeem,” White confirmed. “Well, they’ve changed their opinions on how they can do business with us, so now we can.”

Kickboxing career

Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight at 17 years old, in a K-1 rules fight on . After that he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision on . Alistair then moved onto K-1, having two K-1 Kickboxing fights in 6 years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. Alistair was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA from then on. He did not fight in K-1 for 4 more years.

On December 31, 2008 Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules. He defeated Hari by way of knockout in the first round. After that, he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 champion. Overeem came out aggressive in the first and second rounds, bullying Bonjasky and landing some impressive offense, but in the third was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky, who thereby secured a unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 30-28.

On September 26 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, having been selected by fan voting after his impressive performances against Remy Bonjasky and Badr Hari, Overeem shocked the kickboxing world by achieving a huge upset. He defeated K-1's longest serving member, legendary 3-time champion Peter Aerts by unanimous decision. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Overeem knocked out Kyokushin Karate Champion, Ewerton Teixeira with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari, via TKO from a head kick in the Semi Finals.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Alistair Overeem defeated Dzevad Poturak via KO (right knee) in Round 1 at 2:40. Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round on October 2, 2010 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.

On December 11, at the Ariake Coliseum Alistair fought at and won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. In the quarter finals he beat Tyrone Spong by Unanimous decision. In the semi finals he came face to face with his teammate Gokhan Saki, who he defeated by first round TKO due to injury, breaking Saki's right arm with a hard left kick. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for the second time. Alistair came out aggressively and finished Peter in the first round.

Personal life

Overeem has a daughter named Storm. On a Japanese comedy show, Alistair Overeem claimed that his great-great-grandfather was William III of the Netherlands.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Strikeforce

*Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion (One time; First)

DREAM

*Dream Interim Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Current)

PRIDE Fighting Championships

*PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Championship (2005; Semi-finalist)

2 Hot 2 Handle

*2H2H Light Heavyweight Champion

*2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion

World MMA Awards

*2010 International Fighter of the Year

Kickboxing

K-1 Fighting Network

*K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Champion

*K-1 2009 World Grand Prix 3rd Place

Submission grappling

Abu Dhabi Combat Club

*2005 ADCC European Champion

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Win | align="center" | 35-11 (1) | Fabricio Werdum | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |- | Win | align="center" | 34–11 (1) | Todd Duffee | KO (punches) | Dynamite!! 2010 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:19 | Saitama, Japan | Won Dream Interim Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align="center" | 33–11 (1) | Brett Rogers | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:40 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Defended Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align="center" | 32–11 (1) | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO (knee) | Dynamite!! 2009 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:15 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 31–11 (1) | James Thompson | Submission (guillotine choke) | Dream 12 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:33 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 30–11 (1) | Tony Sylvester | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:23 | Amsterdam, North Holland | |- | Win | align="center" | 29–11 (1) | Gary Goodridge | Submission (kimura) | Ultimate Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:42 | Arnhem, Gelderland | |- | NC | align="center" | 28–11 (1) | Mirko Filipovic | NC (groin strike) | Dream 6 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:09 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 28–11 | Mark Hunt | Submission (keylock) | Dream 5 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:11 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 27–11 | Lee Tae-Hyun | KO (knee and punches) | Dream 4 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:36 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |- | Win | align="center" | 26–11 | Paul Buentello | Submission (strikes) | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:42 | San Jose, California, United States | Won inaugural Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship. |- | Loss | align="center" | 25–11 | Sergei Kharitonov | KO (punch) | Hero's 10 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:21 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |- | Win | align="center" | 25–10 | Michael Knaap | Submission (guillotine choke) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:51 | Amsterdam, North Holland | Moves up to Heavyweight full-time. |- | Loss | align="center" | 24–10 | Mauricio Rua | KO (punches) | Pride 33 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 24–9 | Ricardo Arona | Submission (punches) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:28 | Saitama, Saitama | |- | Loss | align="center" | 24–8 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2:13 | Saitama, Saitama | Returns to Light Heavyweight. |- | Win | align="center" | 24–7 | Vitor Belfort | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Revenge | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | Fought at catchweight of 210 lb. |- | Loss | align="center" | 23–7 | Fabricio Werdum | Submission (kimura) | Pride Total Elimination Absolute | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:43 | Osaka, Osaka | Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round. |- | Win | align="center" | 23–6 | Nikolajus Cilkinas | Submission (armbar) | WCFC: No Guts, No Glory | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:42 | Manchester, England | |- | Win | align="center" | 22–6 | Sergei Kharitonov | TKO (knees) | Pride 31 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 5:13 | Saitama, Saitama | Moves up to Heavyweight. |- | Loss | align="center" | 21–6 | Mauricio Rua | KO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:42 | Saitama, Saitama | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |- | Win | align="center" | 21–5 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:20 | Saitama, Japan | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |- | Win | align="center" | 20–5 | Vitor Belfort | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 9:36 | Osaka, Japan | Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round. |- | Loss | align="center" | 19–5 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 29 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 19–4 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride 28 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:52 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 18–4 | Rodney Faverus | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 Hot 2 Handle | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | N/A | Rotterdam, South Holland | Wins 2H2H Light-Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | align="center" | 17–4 | Tomohiko Hashimoto | TKO (punches) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:36 | Kobe, Hyōgo | |- | Loss | align="center" | 16–4 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:09 | Osaka, Japan | Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |- | Win | align="center" | 16–3 | Mike Bencic | Submission (knee to the body and punches) | Pride 26 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:44 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |- | Win | align="center" | 15–3 | Aaron Brink | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:53 | Rotterdam, South Holland | |- | Win | align="center" | 14–3 | Bazigit Atajev | TKO (knee to the body) | Pride 24 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4:59 | Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 13–3 | Dave Vader | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | N/A | Rotterdam, South Holland | 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Final |- | Win | align="center" | 12–3 | Moise Rimbon | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:03 | Rotterdam, South Holland | 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal |- | Win | align="center" | 11–3 | Yusuke Imamura | TKO (knee and punches) | Pride The Best Vol.2 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 10–3 | Vesa Vuori | KO (punch) | 2 Hot 2 Handle: Germany | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:15 | Krefeld, Germany | |- | Win | align="center" | 9–3 | Sergey Kaznovsky | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Mix-Fight Championship: Russia vs. The World 3 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:37 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |- | Win | align="center" | 8–3 | Roman Zentsov | Submission (keylock) | 2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:26 | Rotterdam, South Holland | |- | Win | align="center" | 7–3 | Stanislav Nuschik | TKO (knees) | 2H2H 2: Simply The Best | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:53 | Rotterdam, South Holland | |- | Win | align="center" | 6–3 | Vladimer Tchanturia | Submission (rear naked choke) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:06 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 5–3 | Peter Verschuren | Submission (keylock) | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:06 | Haarlem, North Holland | |- | Loss | align="center" | 4–3 | Bobby Hoffman | KO (punch) | Rings: Millennium Combine 2 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 9:39 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 4–2 | Yuriy Kochkine | Decision (split) | Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast | |- | Win | align="center" | 4–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (armbar) | Rings: Millennium Combine 1 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 3–1 | Can Sahinbas | KO (knee) | 2 Hot 2 Handle 1 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:21 | Rotterdam, South Holland | |- | Win | align="center" | 2–1 | Chris Watts | KO (knee to the body) | Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:58 | Utrecht, Utrecht | |- | Loss | align="center" | 1–1 | Yuriy Kochkine | Decision (majority) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Ricardo Fyeet | Submission (guillotine choke) | It's Showtime - It's Showtime | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:39 | Haarlem, North Holland |

Kickboxing record

Submission grappling record

|- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Notes |- |Win |3-0 | Mikael Grothe |(Submission: Guillotine Choke) |ADCC European Trials |January 25, 2005 | -98.9 kg Final |- |Win |2-0 | Andreas Olsen |(Submission: Guillotine Choke) |ADCC European Trials |January 25, 2005 | -98.9 kg |- |Win |1-0 | Arben Latifi |(Submission: Guillotine Choke) |ADCC European Trials |January 25, 2005 | -98.9 kg |-

References

External links

Official web site

Personal life documentary

Profile at K-1

Profile at Strikeforce

Profile at Dream

Profile at Pride

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name	Rashad Evans
birth name	Rashad Anton Evans
birth date	September 25, 1979
birth place	Niagara Falls, New York, United States
other names	Suga, Sugar
nationality	American
height
weight lb	205
weight class	Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Heavyweight (265 lb) (The Ultimate Fighter)
reach in	75
style	Collegiate Wrestling, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Gaidojutsu
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Boca Raton, FL
team	Imperial Athletics
rank	''NCAA Division I Wrestling'' ''Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'' ''Black belt in Gaidojutsu''
years active	2004–present
mma win	16
mma kowin	7
mma subwin	2
mma decwin	8
mma loss	1
mma draw	1
am win	2
am subwin	1
am decwin	1
occupation	Professional Mixed martial arts Fighter
university	Michigan State University Niagara County C.C.
spouse	LaToya
children	3
relatives	Lance Evans, ''brother''
school	Niagara-Wheatfield High School
url	http://www.rashadevans.tv/
sherdog	10200
updated	July 22, 2011 }}

Rashad Anton Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of ''The Ultimate Fighter 2''. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship to then undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 98. Evans is currently ranked as the #3 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by Sherdog, MMAWeekly. and Yahoo! Sports. He holds notable victories over Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Thiago Silva, Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin, Michael Bisping and Chuck Liddell.

Early life

One of eight children, Evans was a two-time All-State wrestler at Niagara Wheatfield High School (Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District) in Sanborn, New York. He was also a two-way player on the school's football team, playing running back when on offense and safety on defense.

After graduating from high school in the year 1998, Evans went on to attend Niagara County Community College, where he entered the wrestling program and won the National Junior College championship in 2000. He then transferred to Michigan State University, competing in the weight class. He started at Michigan State for three years and amassed a 48–34 record during that time. Evans was also one of only three people to ever defeat wrestling legend Greg Jones. Since graduating from Michigan State and earning a degree in psychology, he has remained a resident of Lansing, Michigan. In 2005, he became an assistant coach for the Michigan State wrestling program.

Mixed martial arts

Early career

In 2004, under the tutelage of veteran wrestler and MMA fighter Dan Severn, Evans competed in five professional mixed martial arts fights, winning all five. This led to his selection as one of the nine heavyweights to compete on ''The Ultimate Fighter 2'', a reality TV series on Spike. The season began airing on August 22, 2005, culminating in a live finale between the final two fighters of each weight division, held in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 5, 2005.

The Ultimate Fighter

At and , Evans was the shortest and the second-lightest of the nine heavyweight competitors. He was considered the underdog in each of his fights, but made it to the finals by defeating Tom Murphy, Mike Whitehead, and Keith Jardine all by decision. During his tenure on the show, Evans was criticized by opposing coach Matt Hughes for his showboating during fights, but the two eventually settled their differences, and Hughes even cornered Evans for his semifinal bout. In the finale, Evans defeated Brad Imes by split decision, thus winning a three-year, six-figure contract with the UFC and a brand new car. After ''The Ultimate Fighter'', Evans joined Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting camp along with fellow competitor Keith Jardine, who would eventually become his training partner and good friend.

After the show

Evans dropped down to light heavyweight after the show, deciding he would have a better chance of success in a lower weight class. His first fight under the contract took place on April 6, 2006 against Sam Hoger, who had been a semi-finalist on ''The Ultimate Fighter 1''. Evans defeated Hoger via split decision despite nearly falling victim to a kimura submission at the end of the second round.

Evans followed with a victory by majority decision over ''The Ultimate Fighter 1'' finalist Stephan Bonnar on June 28, 2006. Evans maintained control throughout the fight with repeated take downs, including a number of slams in the center of the cage and went on to secure the victory. Three months later, Evans faced Jason Lambert at ''UFC 63''. Lambert, riding an eight-fight win streak, was seen as Evans's first real test at 205 pounds. Evans controlled the fight from early on, and knocked Lambert out with punches from the mount in the second round. It was his first stoppage victory in over two years.

Evans next headlined ''UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon'' against UFC newcomer Sean Salmon, a highly decorated collegiate wrestler who held a 9–1 professional record. Though Salmon had won the first round by scoring two takedowns, Evans came back with a head kick knockout early in the second round. Salmon remained motionless for several minutes after the fight and was eventually carried out on a stretcher to a local hospital. The kick came to the surprise of many fans who had previously considered Evans a one-dimensional wrestler.

At ''UFC 73'', Evans squared off against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. The two competitors fought to a draw as all three judges scored the bout 28–28. Ortiz had won two out of three rounds on all scorecards, but was deducted a point for holding the cage fence to defend against a takedown by Evans. Immediately after the fight, Ortiz asked for a rematch. At a press conference following ''UFC 73'', UFC President Dana White promised a rematch, but it never materialized. Instead, Evans made his debut as a headliner on a pay-per-view event at ''UFC 78'' against fellow undefeated fighter and ''The Ultimate Fighter 3'' winner Michael Bisping. After three close rounds, Evans came out on top on two of the judgess' scorecards, winning by controversial split decision. This fight marked Bisping's first loss and his final bout in the light heavyweight division. After his win over Bisping, Evans drastically changed his fighting style, which he kept secret until his fight against UFC Legend Chuck Liddell.

Evans vs. Liddell

Entering the fight as a very heavy underdog, Evans shocked the world by knocking out former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in brutal fashion at ''UFC 88''. Liddell threw an uppercut that Evans countered with an overhand right, landing flush. Liddell remained unconscious for several minutes before finally walking out of the cage under his own power. The knockout was awarded knockout of the year by Sherdog for 2008. Evans had previously been scheduled to face Liddell at ''UFC 85'' as a replacement for the injured Mauricio Rua. When Liddell pulled out of the event due to an injured hamstring, Evans was matched with James Irvin. When Irvin pulled out after breaking his foot, the fight was removed from the card altogether. After the fight, UFC President Dana White confirmed in the post-event press conference that Evans's next fight would be a title shot against newly crowned light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at ''UFC 92''.

Light heavyweight champion

On December 27, 2008 at ''UFC 92'', Evans faced champion Forrest Griffin for the UFC light heavyweight belt. Griffin controlled most of the first two rounds with effective striking and low kicks. In the third round, however, Evans caught a low kick and countered with a straight right hand that dropped Griffin. Evans followed Griffin to the ground and eventually managed to finish the stunned champion with punches inside Griffin's guard. With the victory, Evans became the new UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion. It capped off a year in which Evans won Fighter of the Year honors from Sherdog.com.

Losing the title

Evans' first defense of the UFC Light-Heavyweight title against challenger Lyoto Machida ended in a knockout. During a flurry of punches from Machida, Rashad started trash talking Machida telling him 'his hands were made of pillows'. Machida continued his onslaught, knocking Rashad out. This was the first loss of his career and the 15th straight win of Lyoto Machida's career. Then, Evans went on to coach against Rampage Jackson in ''The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights''. Evans was scheduled to fight Jackson on December 12, 2009, at UFC 107, but this was cancelled due to Jackson being cast for the A-Team movie.

Back to title contention

Evans fought Thiago Silva in the main event of UFC 108 on January 2, 2010. Dana White was quoted as saying that if Evans could defeat Thiago Silva at UFC 108, then he would go on to face Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. During the Spike TV broadcast of the UFC 108 preliminary card, Evans confirmed that he received his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Rolles Gracie that morning. Evans would go on to defeat Thiago Silva – another BJJ black belt – by unanimous decision. Deviating from his usual standing and striking, Evans displayed his grappling skills with numerous takedowns that frustrated Silva throughout the match, but Evans failed to damage Silva substantially while on the ground. In the third round, after severely mocking his opponent's fighting style with various taunts, Silva connected with a right hook to Evans' jaw, rocking him. Silva hesitated in finishing Evans off in order to return the taunting, however, and Evans was able to recover leading to a UD win.

Rashad Evans faced Rampage Jackson at UFC 114. Evans caught Rampage with a right hand early in the first round and throughout the rest of the fight took Rampage down at will. In the third round Rashad was hurt by Rampage but recovered quickly and survived the final round. The judges scored the bout 30–27, 30–27, 29–28 giving Rashad the unanimous decision. Afterwards UFC President Dana White then officially confirmed that Rashad Evans would square off against Maurício Rua for the UFC Light Heavyweight title, but not until mid-Spring or early-Summer of 2011 as Rua recovered from knee surgery. The fight was then booked for the main event of UFC 128 when the UFC returned to Newark, New Jersey.

Following Rashad's training partner Jon Jones' victory over Ryan Bader at UFC 126, it was announced that Evans injured his knee during training. Jones was then told in his post-fight interview that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans in his fight against Mauricio Rua for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted and the fight was set for UFC 128. Evans will now face Jon Jones.

During a UFC 128 post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, Evans stated that he was done training at Jackson's Submission Fighting in preparation for his fight with Jon Jones. He then commenced training at Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Florida, at a new camp co-founded by Evans and several Brazilian fighters who had concomitantly left American Top Team due to a dispute over management services; these were later joined by some African-American fighters, and as a result the camp's members became known colloquially as the "Blackzilians," especially on twitter. Evans gave further insight to MMAWeekly about his leaving Jackson's Submission Fighting, “When you get to a certain point, you really need a lot of time (with the coaches)… make sure you get the one-on-one, and you just need different things,” he explained. “After being at Jackson’s for a while, with so many people at the gym, it just got harder and harder for me to get that time."

Evans/Jones was expected to take place on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133, but Jones was sidelined with a hand injury. Evans was expected to face rising prospect Phil Davis at the event instead. A title fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes was delayed, so the UFC promoted Evans vs. Davis to serve as the main event. However, with less than four weeks until the event, Davis pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury. A rematch with Tito Ortiz was scheduled to headline the event. Evans defeated Ortiz at UFC 133 via TKO in the second round. The victory has secured Evans a title shot against the winner of Jones/Rampage at UFC 135.

Personal life

Evans and his wife have one son, Rashad Jr, and a daughter, Nia. He also has a daughter, Tahja, from a previous relationship. Evans's brother Lance made a brief appearance on ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir'', but was eliminated by Vinicius Magalhaes due to a rib injury and did not join the cast.

Evans has appeared in a Microsoft commercial, where he says the lines, "You got a problem with that!" and "I'm a PC!", while sparring with an unidentified opponent.

Evans is also a frequent commentator on the ESPN show MMA Live

Evans enjoys going to Caribbean resorts and relaxing on beaches when not competing. Evans also enjoys video gaming; his favorite games being NBA 2k and Madden. Evans also made an appearance on Spike TV's show, Deadliest Warrior. In this episode, Evans easily pierces a pig carcass with the xyston similar to one used by Alexander the Great, and crushed a gel torso's throat with an elbow.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

Gladiator Challenge

*GC Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

*The Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight Tournament Winner

*Knockout of the Night Honors (Two times)

*Fight of the Night Honors (Two times)

Sherdog

2008 Fighter of the Year

2008 Knockout of the Year against Chuck Liddell

FIGHT! Magazine

2008 Knockout of the Year against Chuck Liddell

World MMA Awards

*Best Knockout (2008)

Sponsorships

MusclePharm signs Rashad Evans to their team of elite althetes

Amateur wrestling

National Junior College Athletic Association

Junior College National Champion 165 1b – out of Niagara County Community College (2000)

Mixed martial arts record

The UFC counts two amateur bouts in the The Dangerzone MMA promotion, as well as Evans' three victories in ''The Ultimate Fighter 2'', resulting in a record of 21–1–1 for Evans according to the UFC; however, the N.S.A.C. has instructed record keepers that all fights on ''The Ultimate Fighter'' are considered exhibition matches; therefore, Evans' official professional MMA record is currently 16–1–1.

|- | Win | align="center" | 16-1-1 | Tito Ortiz | TKO (knee & punches) | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4:48 |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Fight of the night |- | Win | align="center" | 15–1–1 | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |- | Win | align="center" | 14–1–1 | Thiago Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 108 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |- |Loss | align="center" | 13–1–1 | Lyoto Machida | KO (punches) | UFC 98 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | align="center" | 13–0–1 | Forrest Griffin | TKO (punches) | UFC 92 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Fight of the Night |- | Win | align="center" | 12–0–1 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punch) | UFC 88 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1:51 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Knockout of the Night; Knockout of the Year |- | Win | align="center" | 11–0–1 | Michael Bisping | Decision (split) | UFC 78 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |- | Draw | align="center" | 10–0–1 | Tito Ortiz | Draw | UFC 73 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | Tito Ortiz was deducted a point for grabbing the fence |- | Win | align="center" | 10–0 | Sean Salmon | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1:06 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Knockout of the Night |- | Win | align="center" | 9–0 | Jason Lambert | KO (punches) | UFC 63 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2:22 | Anaheim, California, United States |- | Win | align="center" | 8–0 | Stephan Bonnar | Decision (majority) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |- | Win | align="center" | 7–0 | Sam Hoger | Decision (split) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Light Heavyweight |- | Win | align="center" | 6–0 | Brad Imes | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Wins The Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight contest |- | Win | align="center" | 5–0 | Jaime Jara | Decision (unanimous) | GC 27: FightFest 2 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Colusa, California, United States | Wins Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Tournament |- | Win | align="center" | 4–0 | Hector Ramirez | Decision (unanimous) | GC 27: FightFest 2 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | Colusa, California, United States |- | Win | align="center" | 3–0 | Bryan Pardoe | TKO (punches) | GC 26: FightFest 1 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:24 | Colusa, California, United States |- | Win | align="center" | 2–0 | Danny Anderson | Submission (punches) | Dangerzone: Cage Fighting | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:09 | Osceola, Iowa, United States |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Dennis Reed | Submission | Dangerzone: Cage Fighting | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:50 | Osceola, Iowa, United States |

See also

List of current UFC fighters

References

External links

Official UFC Profile

Rashad Evans profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

MMATrailers.com

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name	Badr Hari
native name	بدر هاري
other names	The Golden Boy
nationality	Moroccan Dutch
birth date	December 08, 1984
birth place	Amsterdam, Netherlands
height
weight kg	105 |weight_class Super Heavyweight
style	Muay Thai
team	Mike's Gym (2005 - present) Chakuriki Gym (2000 - 2005) Sitan Gym
trainer	Mike Passenier Thom Harinck Mohammed Aït Hassou
years active	2000 - present (Kickboxing)
kickbox win	84
kickbox kowin	77
kickbox loss	11
kickbox koloss	7
mma subloss	1
sherdog	4542
updated	May 30, 2010 }}

Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari (Arabic: بدر هاري born December 8, 1984 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion (2007—2008) and ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009'' finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.

Hari has been a prominent figure in the world of kickboxing and considered one of the best kickboxers in the world, however he has been involved in a number of controversies relating to his "unsportsmanlike conducts" in the sport and alleged crimes of violence outside of the ring.

He was disqualified in the final match of the ''K-1 World GP 2008 Finals'' due to "unsportsmanlike conduct" against Remy Bonjasky. In May 2009 he knocked out Semmy Schilt in the first round and became the first ever It's Showtime World Heavyweight champion. However he lost this title when he was again disqualified after another unsportsmanlike conduct against Hesdy Gerges at the ''It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam''. Aside from the sport, he has been arrested multiple times since 2006 on various assault charges against others.

Hari has been officially praised by the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, since 2009 for his outstanding accomplishments in the sport.

Early life

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Badr Hari began practicing kickboxing at the age of seven, under the guidance of former World Champion Mousid Akamrane. As a teenager he trained under Mohammed Ait Hassou at the Sitan Gym. When the Sitan Gym moved to Rotterdam, he joined the famous Chakuriki Gym ran by Thom Harinck. Under Harinck, Hari developed into one of the greatest kickboxing talents of the Netherlands.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Under Harinck's coaching, Hari suffered few losses. In 2003 he replaced Melvin Manhoef with only a few days notice, to fight Alexey Ignashov. Hari, outweighed by more than 18 kg, lost the fight by knockout, but gained a lot of respect for stepping up to such an opponent under those circumstances.

In January 2005, Hari left the Chakuriki Gym and joined Simon Rutz's It's Showtime team. After a few months' training at the Mejiro Gym he returned to Harinck's, but left again a couple of weeks later. Since then he has been coached by Mike Passenier, who has also trained Joerie Mes, Bjorn Bregy and Melvin Manhoef.

Road to K-1

Hari's road to fame began with a pair of matches against Stefan Leko in 2005. The first took place at the ''It's Showtime 2005'' event in June 2005. Hari, who was generally known for his big mouth and slow ring entrance started some trash talk between them before the fight, making the hype even greater. Hari's long ring entrance took longer than the actual fight, where Hari was knocked out by Leko's trademark spinning back kick.

Hari got his chance for revenge in November 2005 when he entered the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2005'' tournament as a reserve fighter against Leko, making his K-1 World GP debut at the age of 20. Hari knocked Leko out by a spinning back high kick to the jaw at 1:30 in the second round. After all the bad blood between both fighters, Hari helped his opponent up and escorted the dazed German to the corner.

K-1 New Zealand 2006

In 2006 Badr Hari was scheduled to participate in the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam'' on May 13, 2006, but fought in the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland'', in New Zealand, instead as a last minute replacement. His opponent in the first round was Australian Peter "The Chief" Graham. Hari once again showed his bad boy reputation by abusing Graham and starting a street fight at the press conference. In the actual fight Hari was knocked out by Graham's trademark "Rolling Thunder". The heel hit Hari hard on the head and knocked him out cold. Graham's kick broke Hari's jaw in multiple places and sidelined Hari for several months.

Return to K-1

Hari returned to the ring at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Final Elimination'' in Osaka, Japan against Ruslan Karaev. Karaev hurt Badr with a straight right that left Hari slouching over in the corner, then Karaev delivered a kick to Hari's face; Hari was counted out by the referee but immediately he and his corner protested, claiming the kick was a foul. When the referee did not respond, Hari and his cornermen caused a commotion and refused to leave the ring until they were escorted out by K-1 officials. Hari left in anger and trashed his changing room. Six months later, Hari was awarded a rematch against the Russian. After being knocked down by Karaev in the second round, Hari stood back up, slipped a punch and delievered a KO blow with a straight right to Karaev.

Despite being knocked out, Hari was once again picked as a reserve fighter in the ''K-1 Grand Prix 2006 Finals'' against Paul Slowinski. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Hari then fought the Danish Nicholas Pettas at the ''K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!!'' extravaganza and broke Pettas's left shoulder in the second round with a right high kick.

Hari got his revenge against Karaev at the ''K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama''. Karaev and Hari's matchup was one of two bouts to qualify for the first K-1 Heavyweight Title Match, scheduled on April 28, 2007 in Hawaii. Hari was knocked down in the second round and was just able to make it to his feet when Karaev intended to finish the fight with a swinging punch which Hari ducked, and landed a right cross to score a KO.

K-1 Heavyweight champion

On April 28, at ''K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii'', Badr Hari and Yusuke Fujimoto fought for the newly introduced Heavyweight belt. Hari won the fight in 56 seconds with a kick to the chin. With the knockout Hari became the world's first ever K-1 Heavyweight champion.

Hari got his chance for revenge against Peter Graham, whose turning kick broke his jaw in 2006, in Hong Kong at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong''. He dropped Graham with a body punch and won by unanimous decision. After the bout, Hari and Graham seemed to bury the hatchet, hugging each other, although the two started taunting each other again at the post-fight press conference.

In September 2007 at the ''K-1 World GP 2007 Final Elimination'', Badr Hari beat the ''K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas'' tournament champion, Doug Viney, by a second round KO and qualified for his first K-1 World GP Final, held on December 8 in Yokohama, Japan. His winning streak came to an end with a decision loss to Remy Bonjasky, during quarter final.

2008

K-1 World GP 2008

All of Hari's wins in 2008 were by knockouts, by beating Ray Sefo in Yokohama, Glaube Feitosa (whom he defended his heavyweight title) in Fukuoka and Domagoj Ostojic in Hawaii. On his next fight in Seoul he qualified for the ''K-1 World GP 2008 Final'' by TKO win over the Korean giant Hong Man Choi. In the quarterfinals on December 6, Hari defeated three time K-1 World champion Peter Aerts by TKO in the second round. In the semis he knocked out Errol Zimmerman and headed to his first K-1 Final against Remy Bonjasky. After suffering a knockdown in the first, Hari was disqualified in the second round for unsportsmanlike conduct by stomping and punching an already downed Bonjasky. First the referee Nobuaki Kakuda issued a yellow card and one point deduction. Meanwhile Hari proceeded to Bonjasky’s corner shouting, and quarreled with his opponent's trainer Ivan Hippolyte who then also approached Hari aggressively, but the officials prevented any further physical contact between them. After the five-minute recovery time elapsed, the doctor reported Bonjasky was seeing double and could not continue. Hari was issued a red card and Bonjasky was declared the K-1 World GP 2008 champion.

In later interviews Hari claimed Bonjasky was acting, and that "Remy's corner was screaming at him to stay down". At a press conference before the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Yokohama'', where Alistair Overeem attended along with Bonjasky, Overeem handed Bonjasky a statue which looked exactly like the statue of Oscar, implying Bonjasky was acting.

Although numerous Japanese media sources assumed that K-1 would suspend Hari indefinitely, he was not suspended, but he received the most severe punishment ever in the history of K-1. K-1 stripped him of his heavyweight title, his runner-up title in the tournament, his prize money from the tournament and the full amount of his fee for participation in the tournament.

''Dynamite!! 2008''

While there were many rumours of his and his opponent's participation, it was finally announced that Hari would face MMA Heavyweight Alistair Overeem in a K-1 rules match on K-1's New Year's Eve extravaganza ''Dynamite!! 2008''. Hari lost the fight by a left hook KO at 2:02 in the first round. After the match, Hari commented that this would be the last time he would participate in the ''Dynamite!!'' series, and that he would stick to stand-up fighting so he would never have an MMA rules match with Overeem.

2009

In May 2009 at the ''It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam'', Hari fought Semmy Schilt in a long-awaited bout for the newly introduced It's Showtime World Heavyweight title. Hari came out very aggressively and knocked Schilt down twice in the first round. The fight was stopped after the second knockdown and Hari took the heavyweight title in 45 seconds. Simon Rutz, the president of It's Showtime, has referred to this as one of his favorite bouts in the history of It's Showtime.

In September 2009 at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16'', Hari again used his trademark right body shot to score a first round knockout over Zabit Samedov.

At the selection for the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final'' Hari chose to fight Ruslan Karaev for the third time. He ran through the tournament with first round knockouts over Karaev and Alistair Overeem in a rematch, to make it to the World Grand Prix Final for the second year against Semmy Schilt. In their rematch Hari lost by KO after being knocked down 3 times in the first round.

2010

His first fight in 2010 was at the ''It's Showtime 2010 Prague'' in the Czech Republic, where Hari defended his Showtime heavyweight title with a second round knockout over Mourad Bouzidi. In April Hari defeated Alexey Ignashov in the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama''. The fight went to decision, Hari's first non-knockout win in 3 years.

''It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam''

Hari's Showtime title was again on the line against his former Chakuriki fellow Hesdy Gerges in Amsterdam in May. Before the match, he claimed in a press interview that his opponent at the event was originally planned to be Remy Bonjasky but Bonjasky refused to fight Hari, stating Bonjasky was afraid to lose.

The ''It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam'' event took place at the Amsterdam Arena in May 2010. Hari dominated most of the first round, hitting Gerges many times and having him on the ropes. Hesdy surprised everyone on the night for taking the punishment. In the second round Gerges came forward, Hari counter-attacked forcefully and Gerges fell, when Gerges was standing up Badr Hari kicked him in the face. Badr was again disqualified and did not speak in the ring after Gerges was announced the winner. Instead, training partner Melvin Manhoef apologized to the fans on Badr's behalf but was booed by the crowd who were more happy when Badr was disqualified and Gerges became the new "Its Showtime" Heavyweight champion.

After the Gerges fight, Hari took a year off from kickboxing. He stated that it was his own choice. He made his return to the ring at It's Showtime 2011 Lyon against French Kickboxer, Gregory Tony. Rather than using the catwalks for his entrance he decided to walk through his adoring fans, to where the fight was actually delayed because he was unable to get to the ring without security holding his fans away. In what was expected to be a great warm up fight for Hari, turned out to be terribly one-sided as Gregory seemed more concerned in staying away from Badr, than actually fighting him. Hari, with ease, won by TKO in round one with 3 quick knockdowns against a scared Gregory. Though the biggest interest was for Badr to rematch Hesdy Gerges for the Showtime heavyweight title it was announced he will fight Romanian Daniel Ghita in September. Ghita has been ranked as one of the best 5 kickboxers in the world and lost a decision against Gerges earlier in the year, but many feel he was robbed and is viewed as a tough opponent for Hari.

Titles

2009 K-1 World Grand Prix runner up

2009-2010 It's Showtime Heavyweight world champion +95 kg (1st title defence)

2007-2008 K-1 Heavyweight champion -100 kg (1st title defence)

2002 WPKL Dutch Muay Thai champion

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Kickboxing record

See also

List of K-1 events

List of K-1 champions

List of It's Showtime champions

List of male kickboxers

References

External links

Official website (entrance)—(start page)

K-1 profile

Mike's Gym official website

Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch kickboxers Category:Moroccan kickboxers Category:Super heavyweight kickboxers Category:Dutch mixed martial artists Category:Moroccan mixed martial artists Category:Heavyweight mixed martial artists Category:Dutch Muay Thai practitioners Category:Moroccan Muay Thai practitioners Category:Dutch people of Moroccan descent Category:Dutch people of Arab descent Category:Arab people Category:People from Amsterdam

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