Ivan Menjivar

Ivan Menjivar (born May 30, 1982) is a Salvadoran-Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Menjivar formerly fought in the welterweight and lightweight divisions, before dropping to featherweight.

Menjivar made his MMA debut in 2001 and fought until 2006, earning a record of 20-7. After he was defeated by Bart Palaszewski at an IFL event, he retired from MMA. Four years later, he came out of retirement for W-1 MMA, defeating Aaron Miller by triangle choke submission in round one.

World Extreme Cagefighting

In November 2010, Menjivar signed with the WEC, right before its merger with the UFC.

In his promotional debut, Menjivar dropped to bantamweight and faced Brad Pickett on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53, the final WEC event. After a back and forth fight, Menjivar lost via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). The bout won Fight of the Night honors.

Ultimate Fighting Championship