Name	UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 25, 2010
Venue	Conseco Fieldhouse
City	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Attendance	15,811
Gate	$1,600,000
Buyrate	295,000
Previousevent	UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
Followingevent	UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama }}

''UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana.

Background

On August 15, 2010, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had to pull out of his bout with Frank Mir due to an injury that will require surgery. It later was reported to be a recurring hip injury. Mirko Filipović replaced Nogueira in the main event.

Aaron Riley was expected to face UFC newcomer Pat Audinwood at this event, but Riley was forced from the card with an injury and was replaced by Thiago Tavares.

UFC 119 featured preliminary fights live on Spike TV and ESPN UK.

Results

Preliminary card

Heavyweight bout: Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle :McCorkle defeated Hunt via technical submission (straight armbar) at 1:03 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Dollaway vs. Doerksen fight. Welterweight bout: TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino :Grant defeated Paulino via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Lightweight bout: Steve Lopez vs. Waylon Lowe :Lowe defeated Lopez via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood :Tavares defeated Audinwood via submission (standing guillotine choke) at 3:47 of round 1. This bout aired last on the Spike broadcast following the Hunt vs. McCorkle fight.

Preliminary card (televised)

Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran :Mitrione defeated Beltran via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Middleweight bout: C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen :Dollaway defeated Doerksen via submission (modified guillotine choke) at 2:47 of round 1.

Main card

Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens :Guillard defeated Stephens via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27). Lightweight bout: Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham :Sherk defeated Dunham via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). Welterweight bout: Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle :Lytle defeated Serra via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Light Heavyweight bout: Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader :Bader defeated Nogueria via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Mirko Filipović : Mir defeated Filipović via KO (knee) at 4:02 of round 3.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.

Fights of the Night: Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham and Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran

Knockout of the Night: not awarded

Submission of the Night: C.B. Dollaway

Entrance music

! Fighter	! Artist	! Title	! Album
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira		"Da Rockwilder"	''Blackout!''
C.B. Dollaway	Johnny Cash	"Highwayman"	''Highwayman''
Chris Lytle	P.O.D.	"Lights Out"	''Testify''
Evan Dunham	Beastie Boys	"Sabotage"	''Ill Communication''
Frank Mir	Kanye West (feat. Young Jeezy)	"Amazing"	''808's & Heartbreak''
Jeremy Stephens	David Guetta (feat. Kid Cudi)	"Memories"	''One Love''
Joe Doerksen	Bachman–Turner Overdrive	"Takin' Care of Business"
Julio Paulino	Miley Cyrus	"The Climb"	''Hannah Montana: The Movie''
Mark Hunt	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Can't Stop"	''By The Way''
Matt Serra	Bill Conti	"Gonna Fly Now"	''Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky''
Melvin Guillard	The White Stripes	"Seven Nation Army"	''Elephant''
Mirko Cro Cop	Duran Duran	"Wild Boys"	''Greatest''
Pat Audinwood	John Mellencamp	"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (Salute to 60's Rock)"	''Scarecrow''
Ryan Bader	Rob Zombie	"Feel So Numb"	''Sinister Urge''
Sean McCorkle		"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"	''To the Sky''
Sean Sherk	Earshot	"Wait"	''Two''
Steve Lopez	Lil Wayne	"I'm Me"	''The Leak''
Thiago Tavares	Racionais MC's	"Capítulo 4, Versículo 3"	''Sobrevivendo No Inferno''
TJ Grant		"By the Sword"	''Slash''
Waylon Lowe	???	???	???

References

Category:UFC events Category:2010 in mixed martial arts Category:Sports in Indianapolis, Indiana Category:2010 in Indiana

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name	Mirko Filipović
birth name	Mirko Filipović
birth date	September 10, 1974
birth place	Vinkovci, Croatian SR, Yugoslavia
nationality	Croatian
other names	Cro Cop
residence	Zagreb, Croatia
height
weight lb	227
weight class	Heavyweight
reach in	73
style	Kickboxing
stance	Southpaw
team	Cro Cop Squad Gym Tigar Gym Vos Gym
trainer	Ivan Hippolyte
rank	Black belt in Taekwondo
years active	1996 – 2003 (Kickboxing)2001 – present (MMA)
kickbox win	16
kickbox kowin	11
kickbox loss	7
kickbox koloss	4
mma win	27
mma kowin	20
mma subwin	4
mma decwin	3
mma loss	9
mma koloss	4
mma subloss	2
mma decloss	3
mma draw	2
mma nc	1
am label	Amateur boxing record
am win	40
am kowin	31
am loss	5
spouse	Klaudija
url	http://www.mirko-crocop.com/
students	Fabricio Werdum
sherdog	2326
updated	November 08, 2009 }}

Mirko Filipović (; born September 10, 1974) is a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and former law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007. His nickname, Cro Cop, short for "Croatian Cop", comes from his membership in the LuÄ?ko Anti-Terrorist Unit, Croatia's elite Police Special Forces tactical unit.

Filipović has been successful in both K-1 and Pride Fighting Championships. On September 10, 2006, he won the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix, and in 2007 began fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Filipović is famous for his left head kicks. He has been famously quoted as describing his kicks as, "Right leg, hospital; left leg, cemetery." He holds notable wins over Josh Barnett (3x), Wanderlei Silva, Igor Vovchanchyn, Mark Coleman, Hidehiko Yoshida, Ikuhisa Minowa, Kevin Randleman, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita (2x) and Aleksander Emelianenko.

Professional career

A martial arts enthusiast since his youth, Filipović started his professional career in 1996 as a kickboxer, following in the footsteps of his compatriot Branko Cikatić. Before turning pro Filipović was said to have accumulated an amateur boxing record of 40–5 (31 KO's). At the time, Filipović was working as a commando in the Croatian police anti-terrorist unit ''Alpha'' (stationed in LuÄ?ko near Zagreb), which earned him his nickname "Cro Cop". He also fought several times early in his career under the nickname "Tigar" (Croatian for "tiger"). His entrance theme song is The Wild Boys by Duran Duran.

K-1

In 1996, at the age of 22, Filipović entered the K-1 World Grand Prix elimination tournament. After defeating the previous year's finalist, Jérôme Le Banner, Filipović was stopped in the next round by Ernesto Hoost. He returned to K-1 three years later in 1999, knocking out British fighter Ricky "Tank" Nicholson, but subsequently dropped a decision against Swiss fighter, Xhavit Bajrami. Despite this, Filipović was given a wildcard into the world tournament where he shocked the kickboxing world by defeating highly regarded K-1 fighter Mike Bernardo. Filipović went on to knock out Japanese star Musashi and Australian karate fighter Sam Greco on the same night before being stopped again by Hoost. It was later revealed that Filipović actually entered the ring with a broken rib, a result of his previous fights.

Filipović continued to have successes in K-1, winning a number of matches against such top ranked opponents as Peter Aerts, Mark Hunt and Remy Bonjasky. He was the first fighter to beat then-undefeated giant, "The Beast" Bob Sapp in 86 seconds, breaking Sapp's zygomatic bone with a left punch. In 2000 he beat karate fighter Glaube Feitosa and boxer Hiromi Amada to reach the finals of the Nagoya Grand Prix, losing by first-round TKO to Mike Bernardo in a rematch. Once again, previously acquired injuries were the major factors in this loss. Filipović actually entered the ring limping on one leg due to injuries sustained in previous bouts. Bernardo repeatedly attacked Filipović's damaged leg and rendered him unable to continue due to injuries. Filipović, however, gained tremendous respect among Japanese fight enthusiasts for his courage and heart. As a finalist he progressed to the final eight for the 2000 Grand Prix, but once again dropped a decision to his nemesis Hoost.

In 2001 he was unexpectedly defeated by Canadian fighter Michael McDonald in the first round. Shortly thereafter, he began a transition to Pride, a Japanese mixed martial arts organization. He fought four more K-1 matches, however, winning each, most notably against Mark Hunt, Remy Bonjasky and Bob Sapp.

Pride FC

In 2001, Filipović began his switch to fighting in Pride, citing personal challenge as well as dissatisfaction with K-1 salaries. A year later, he also left his job at the anti-terrorist unit in order to focus fully on his martial arts career. Since then, Filipović maintained a comparably low kickboxing profile, but nevertheless scored some impressive K-1 victories, most notably against Mark Hunt in March 2002 (unanimous decision), Remy Bonjasky in July 2002 (second round TKO) and Bob Sapp in April 2003 (first round KO).

Following a TKO win over Kazuyuki Fujita in his MMA debut, Filipović made his Pride debut at Pride 17 against Nobuhiko Takada. The bout featured a special rule stating if it went to a decision it would be ruled a draw. Neither fighter was able to stop the other.

Filipović's next Pride fight was against then-middleweight (205 lb) champion Wanderlei Silva. This bout featured the same rules as the Takada fight and also ended in a draw. On August 28, 2002 Filipović faced Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba at ''Pride Shockwave''. Filipović won after fracturing Sakuraba's orbital bone.

His next fight was a rematch with Fujita at the ''Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002'' event where he picked up his fourth victory, this time by decision.

Filipović returned to Pride to face heavyweight contender Heath Herring at ''Pride 26'' (June 8, 2003). Filipović defeated Herring decisively, scoring a TKO victory with a left roundhouse body kick to Herring's liver at 3:17 into the fight. His next fight was against Ukrainian striker Igor Vovchanchyn at ''Pride Total Elimination 2003''. Following the powerful kicks of the Herring fight, this fight continued to showcase Filipović's kicking power as he knocked out Vovchanchyn with a head kick 1:29 into the fight. Filipović then defeated Mexican professional wrestler Dos Caras Jr. at ''Pride Bushido 1,'' also with a head kick knockout, in 46 seconds.

Filipović's string of Pride wins secured him a chance to fight for the interim heavyweight championship against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on November 9, 2003. Filipović's stand-up fighting proved effective in the first round, allowing him to control the fight from his feet while defending every takedown attempt Nogueira made, and landing a head-kick at the end of the round. Nogueira, however, prevailed in the second round after finally getting a successful takedown, forcing Filipović to submit to an armbar after being mounted. Filipović admitted to Bas Rutten in a later interview that he was overconfident against Nogueira.

In 2004 Filipović put his K-1 career on hold and recruited Fabricio Werdum (a former world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu) as his coach, working on improving his ground fighting skills. He went on to win his next two bouts by KO and TKO at a combined time of only 3:49, against Yoshihisa Yamamoto and 280 lb. Ron Waterman.

Filipović then participated in Pride's Heavyweight Grand Prix. In a upset, Filipović was knocked out in the first round by Kevin Randleman. Filipović later submitted Randleman in a rematch at the end of 2004.

Filipović repeatedly requested Pride to let him challenge the heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianenko. After winning seven straight matches since his loss to Randleman, including a head-kick knockout victory against Alexander Emelianenko (the 6'4", brother of the champion) and wins over Josh Barnett, Mark Coleman and Ibragim Magomedov, Filipović received a chance to fight Emelianenko for the title on August 28, 2005 at Pride Final Conflict 2005. After three rounds, Emelianenko won by unanimous decision and retained his title. Filipović later stated on Croatian national television that he came exhausted to the match, mostly because he was not used to the time difference in Japan and he had sleeping problems. He also said many times after the match that he fought too defensively and cautiously. The champion, likewise, was not in his top form. According to Emelianenko he "could not take full advantage of his right hand during the striking exchanges and had to try to close the distance", due to a previous hand injury.

On October 23, 2005, less than two months after the loss to Emelianenko, Filipović stepped back into the ring to rematch open-weight King of Pancrase Josh Barnett. After three rounds Filipović received a unanimous judges' decision victory.

On December 31, 2005, Filipović lost his match against Mark Hunt via split decision. Hunt was the more aggressive fighter, an important criterion in Pride judging. Unusually, Filipović wore shoes for this fight, something that had no precedent. This had led to speculation and statements from his camp about Filipović having sustained injuries to his feet before the fight. Filipović himself has never confirmed these speculations. Filipović also displayed considerable problems with his cardio during his fights with Emelianenko, Barnett and Hunt leading to the speculation that he was much too active and a resting period from the ring would work to his advantage.

Pride Openweight Grand Prix Champion

Filipović re-entered the Pride ring, competing in Pride's 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix on May 5, 2006. It was during this tournament that he came up with the quote, "Right leg, hospital; left leg, cemetery". His first match at the ''Pride Total Elimination Absolute'' event was against Ikuhisa Minowa, the lighter but highly acclaimed professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Filipović won by TKO 1:10 into the fight. On July 1, 2006 at ''Pride Critical Countdown Absolute'', Filipović defeated 1992 Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida by technical knockout (leg kicks) in the first round to move on to the semi-finals.

On September 10, 2006, Filipović won the Open-Weight Grand Prix at ''Pride Final Conflict Absolute''. In the semi-finals, Filipović knocked out then-Pride middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva with his trademark left high kick. In the final match, Filipović won a third victory over Josh Barnett, who submitted after sustaining an eye injury. With these two victories, Filipović became the Pride Openweight Grand Prix champion, the first widely recognized championship belt he has ever won. In a post-fight interview with Frank Trigg, Filipović stated if he had not won the tournament, it would have been his last night fighting. The night was also his birthday, and Filipović dedicated winning the tournament to his deceased father.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After his victory at the Open-Weight Grand Prix, a rematch between Filipović and Fedor Emelianenko failed to materialize and on December 12, 2006 Filipović pulled out of the New Year's Eve event, citing both a foot injury and Emelianenko's commitment to meet Mark Hunt at the card in question. Through his official website, Filipović revealed "I still can't kick like I want to. It's the best that we give more time to this injury to heal. I want to be in perfect shape for my next fights." Also in December 2006, rumors began to surface about Filipović entertaining offers from other mixed martial arts organizations; the Ultimate Fighting Championship was one of the promotions that Filipović confirmed came forward with an offer. Rumors continued to circulate about Filipović's future with the Pride FC organization and soon media websites were reporting that Filipović had chosen the UFC for his future.

UFC president Dana White and the UFC officially announced on December 30, 2006 during the post-''UFC 66'' press conference, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, that Filipović had signed a two-year, six-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promoter. It was also announced that Filipović would make his UFC debut on February 3, 2007 at ''UFC 67'' in Las Vegas against Eddie Sanchez, promoting him under the name Mirko "Cro Cop" alternatively with and without quotation marks. Filipović defeated Sanchez in the first round via TKO. Filipović entered the octagon under the Pride FC theme.

On April 21, 2007, Filipović faced Gabriel Gonzaga at ''UFC 70'' in Manchester, England. At 4:51 of round one, Gonzaga won with a head kick knockout. Filipović has stated since that the elbows on the ground confused and damaged him enough that he was disoriented after the stand up, contributing to the subsequent knock-out. During the fall to the canvas, Filipović suffered a minor injury to his ankle and a ligament was detached in his knee.

Filipović's next fight was on September 8, 2007 at ''UFC 75'' against French kickboxer Cheick Kongo where he lost via unanimous decision. In a post-fight interview upon his return home, Filipović stated that he cracked a rib during the fight and that the three illegal knees to the groin he received also cost him some strength. Filipović trained with Remy Bonjasky and Gilbert Yvel, and 2003 Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion grappler Dean Lister for this fight. Lister joined Filipović at his home town for a month to train for this upcoming bout. Filipović's coach was Vos Gym's main trainer and muay thai practitioner Ivan "Hydro" Hippolyte. According to his home page, Marijan Žižanović is the new head coach again, since October 1, 2007. Žižanović was his K-1 trainer.

Dream

On February 12, 2008, Filipović announced a visit to Japan on his blog. With the foundation of the new MMA event, 'Dream', co-established by FEG running K-1 Hero's and the former Yarennoka! organizing committee members which had managed Pride FC, Filipović officiates ending his career in UFC and the participation into the new event.

After much speculation and many possible rumoured opponents, (including Yoshihiro Nakao and Dong Sik Yoon), Fight Entertainment Group confirmed on March 11, 2008 that Filipović would face Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 1 on March 15, 2008 at Saitama Arena, in Japan.

When asked about the Croatian's current contract status with the UFC and whether it would interfere with his participation in 'Dream' events, Dream producer and front man Keiichi Sasahara said, "Though I can't share specific details about his contract, there will not be any foreseeable problems arising."

Filipović was vague in answering the question himself, qualifying his response by mentioning his intent to return to the UFC sometime in the future.

"Well, as you all know, I had a bad period in my last two fights, which I'd lost in the UFC," Filipović said. "I don't want anyone to think that I'm running away from the UFC, but I was thinking a lot about how to continue with my career, and I think in this moment, I think Dream is the right place for me."

"Another thing is that I never liked fighting in the cage. I always liked to fight in the ring. The second thing is that I liked fighting in Japan. Japan is like my second home—I feel like I'm home in Japan. All those reasons [have brought me] here, and I'm very happy that I'm going to fight here in Japan. But of course, one day, I don't know when, but definitely I'll be back in the UFC to show that it was just a bad period for me. Now I'm fully recovered, physically and mentally, most important mentally."

On March 15, 2008 he defeated Tatsuya Mizuno by TKO in the 1st round at Dream 1.

His next fight was scheduled to be against Jerome Le Banner at Dream 5, after being rescheduled once due to Filipović sustaining a minor leg injury. However, it was later announced by Filipović himself on his webpage that he would be unable to fight due to his elbow injury worsening and needing surgery. Filipović underwent successful arthroscopic elbow repair in early July.

Filipović's next fight was against Alistair Overeem at Dream 6 on September 23, 2008. After almost half of the first round saw Overeem takedown Filipović twice and the two fighters exchanging stand-up and ground strikes (with Filipović sustaining a cut) the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Overeem landing multiple knees to the groin of Filipović. Filipović stated after the match that he had wanted to continue to fight, as evident by his remaining in the ring, but the ringside doctor would not allow him to continue. Filipović's manager stated that the injury was not serious and that a rematch as soon as possible was sought. Filipović said that he was planning for a long fight and a KO towards the end. He expressed frustration and quoted "I'm angry it ended this way, it seemed as if he was the dominant one, however I wasn't in trouble for a second and was waiting for my opportunities. I prepared very well because I thought the match could last a while. I thought I would knock him down in the end."

Filipović defeated the 30 cm taller and 50 kg heavier opponent from Korea, Choi Hong-man, on December 31 at FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008. The winning leg kick was to the back side of his opponent's left knee and resulted in a TKO win for Filipović. After the fight, Filipović announced that he would have a medical procedure carried out on his injured knee.

Return to the UFC

On May 18 Filipović issued a press release on his official website and his MMAid account stating his scheduled return to the UFC. His first match upon returning was at UFC 99 in Germany against Mostapha Al-turk. During the bout, Filipović knocked down Al-Turk with punches within the first round, then allowed him to stand. The fight ended when Filipović finished Al-turk with a flurry of punches.

After the one-fight agreement with the UFC, it was announced Filipović was scheduled to return to Dream to face Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga on July 20 at ''Dream.10''. On July 3, 2009 however, it was reported that he might have re-signed with the UFC after getting an offer "he couldn't refuse" by UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta who personally flew to Filipović's residence in Zagreb. It was later confirmed at the UFC Fan Expo by Fertitta that Filipović had indeed signed a three fight contract with the UFC.

Filipović fought Up and coming striker Junior dos Santos at UFC 103. During the third round, Filipović sustained a punch to his left eye that caused him to wave his hand at the referee saying "I can't see". The fight was stopped due to submission, giving Dos Santos the win. After the fight, Filipović showed signs of frustration, stating, "I don't feel the hunger anymore. I started playing it safe, I'm not ready to take risks." A few days later, Filipović seemed more upbeat, and looked to continue his career, saying fighting is the only life he knows, and at least wants to honor the last two fights on his UFC contract. He was quoted as saying, "I did a few things wrong in training and in preparation for the Dos Santos fight, and will find the motivation and strength needed to come back".

Since then, Filipović has hired legendary former Muay Thai champion Ivan Hippolyte and revamped his whole training team. The source went on to say "After the defeat by Dos Santos, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic has announced drastic changes in the training methods and composition of Team CroCop. Marjan Zizanovic is no longer his boxing coach. Instead, Cro Cop is now working with the Dutch Muay Thai legend Ivan Hippolyte, who these days resides in Zagreb. Filipović will combine training at his own facility with visits to the Netherlands where he can train with top-notch sparring partners. Igor Pokrajac, Cro Cop’s long-time friend and sparring partner, is also no longer in Filipović's team. Pokrajac continues his career with the UFC, but is no longer training with Filipović although the pair remain on good terms."

Filipović has stated that he plans to fight at least three times in 2010.

Filipović was scheduled to face Ben Rothwell on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110. Just days before the fight, Rothwell was forced to withdraw from the event because of an illness. Australian fighter Anthony Perosh stepped in to replace Rothwell.

During the fight, Filipović dominated for two rounds before opening a cut on Perosh's forehead which forced a doctor stoppage before the third round and awarded the TKO win to Filipović. Filipović fought despite receiving a cut in training that required stitches.

Filipović next fought against fellow former Kickboxer Pat Barry at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada. After being knocked down twice to the canvas in the first round by Barry's strikes, he won the second round after utilizing his ground game. The third round saw Filipović open up with a head kick followed by an axe kick to Barry's head. He ended the fight with a strong flurry, dropping Barry against the cage where he continued his assault with numerous punches to the face. He then took his back and defeated Barry by rear naked choke (with no hooks in), earning him ''Submission of the Night'' honors which Mirko had joked to Dana White and the crowd earlier that he deserved it.

Prior to the Barry fight, Filipović was detained by Canadian officials, who threatened to deport him. He revealed that the Canadian officials had asked for details of his activities in the Lucko ATJ (anti-terrorist unit) that he had joined a few years after the Croatian War of Independence. Filipović was held for a total of six hours, across two days.

Filipović faced former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir on September 25, 2010 at UFC 119, replacing an injured Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. There was a brief scare the weekend before the fight when Cro Cop suffered an eye injury in Croatia during his final day of training, but upon arrival in the U.S., was medically cleared to compete. It was a largely uneventful fight in which both fighters stayed on their feet. Neither fighter managed to deliver any significant damage to the other until Filipović was defeated by Mir at 4:02 of the third round by knockout due to a knee strike to the head. Mirko Filipović was defeated by Ultimate Fighter alumni Brendan Schaub on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones by way of knockout at 3:44 of the third round. Shortly after the knockout loss to Schaub, Dana White stated that Filipović is most likely retiring. Since this time, Dana White has appeared to have had a change of heart. In a recent interview White said "This guy wants to fight again, and I owe him another fight." White also added "Do I think he should have retired? Yeah," White said. "But I don't think he's in one of these situations like Chuck Liddell, who needed to retire right then. He's a man, a grown man, and if he wants to continue to fight, that's his right."

Filipović is expected to face Roy Nelson on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137.

Personal life

Filipović was born in the village of Privlaka in Vinkovci, Croatia, the son of Žarko and Ana Filipović.

Filipović and his wife Klaudija have a son named Ivan. The couple had their second child, a son named Filip on November 22, 2010.

On his UFC profile, Filipović lists his father as his hero.

FIlm Career

Filipović starred in the 2005 action film Ultimate Force as Axon Rey

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Black Belt Magazine

2003 Full-Contact Fighter of the Year

PRIDE Fighting Championships

*2006 PRIDE World Grand Prix Open-Weight Champion

Sherdog

2006 Knockout of the Year vs Wanderlei Silva

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*Submission of the Night (One time)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

*Most Outstanding Fighter of the Year (2006)

Kickboxing

K-1

*K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Runner Up

*K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Runner Up

*K-1 Braves '99 3rd Place

IKBF

*IKBF World Heavyweight Full Contact Champion

Mixed martial arts record

|align=center| |align=center| | Roy Nelson |align=center| | UFC 137 | |align=center| |align=center| | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=center| |- | Loss |align=center| 27–9–2 (1) | Brendan Schaub | KO (punch) | UFC 128 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:44 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 27–8–2 (1) | Frank Mir | KO (knee) | UFC 119 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 4:02 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 27–7–2 (1) | Pat Barry | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 115 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 4:30 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |- | Win |align=center| 26–7–2 (1) | Anthony Perosh | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 110 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |- | Loss |align=center| 25–7–2 (1) | Junior dos Santos | Submission (injury) | UFC 103 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 25–6–2 (1) | Mostapha Al-turk | TKO (punches) | UFC 99 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:06 | Cologne, Germany | |- | Win |align=center| 24–6–2 (1) | Choi Hong-man | TKO (low kick) | Dynamite!! 2008 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 6:32 | Saitama, Japan | |- | NC |align=center| 23–6–2 (1) | Alistair Overeem | No Contest (groin strike) | Dream 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 6:09 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 23–6–2 | Tatsuya Mizuno | TKO (punches) | Dream 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:56 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–6–2 | Cheick Kongo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 75 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | London, England | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–5–2 | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (head kick) | UFC 70 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:51 | Manchester, England | |- | Win |align=center| 22–4–2 | Eddie Sanchez | TKO (punches) | UFC 67 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:33 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States | |- | Win |align=center| 21–4–2 | Josh Barnett | Submission (punches) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 7:32 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 20–4–2 | Wanderlei Silva | KO (head kick) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:22 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 19–4–2 | Hidehiko Yoshida | TKO (leg kicks) | Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 7:38 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 18–4–2 | Ikuhisa Minowa | TKO (punches) | Pride Total Elimination Absolute | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:10 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 17–4–2 | Mark Hunt | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2005 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 17–3–2 | Josh Barnett | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 30 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 16–3–2 | Fedor Emelianenko | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 16–2–2 | Ibragim Magomedov | KO (body kick) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:53 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 15–2–2 | Mark Coleman | KO (punches) | Pride 29 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:40 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 14–2–2 | Kevin Randleman | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Shockwave 2004 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:41 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 13–2–2 | Josh Barnett | Submission (injury) | Pride 28 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:46 | Saitama, Japan | Shoulder injury. |- | Win |align=center| 12–2–2 | Alexander Emelianenko | KO (head kick and punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2004 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:09 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 11–2–2 | Shungo Oyama | TKO (punches) | Pride Bushido 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 10–2–2 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 3 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 9–2–2 | Kevin Randleman | KO (punches) | Pride Total Elimination 2004 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:57 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 9–1–2 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | TKO (punches) | Pride Bushido 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:12 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 8–1–2 | Ron Waterman | TKO (soccer kicks) | Pride 27 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:37 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 7–1–2 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission (armbar) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 7–0–2 | Alberto Rodriguez | KO (head kick) | Pride Bushido 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:46 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 6–0–2 | Igor Vovchanchyn | KO (head kick) | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:29 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 5–0–2 | Heath Herring | TKO (body kick and punches) | Pride 26 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:17 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0–2 | Kazuyuki Fujita | Decision (unanimous) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0–2 | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (injury) | Pride Shockwave | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw |align=center| 2–0–2 | Wanderlei Silva | Draw | Pride 20 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 3:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0–1 | Yuji Nagata | TKO (head kick and strikes) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:21 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Draw |align=center| 1–0–1 | Nobuhiko Takada | Draw | Pride 17 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Kazuyuki Fujita | TKO (cut) | K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:39 | Saitama, Japan |

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record ''Legend'':

See also

List of current UFC fighters

List of K-1 events

List of kickboxing organizations

List of male kickboxers

List of male mixed martial artists

List of Pride events

List of UFC events

References

External links

Filipović's official website

Official UFC Profile

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Name	Dana White
Birth date	July 28, 1969
Birth place	Manchester, CT, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in
residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Known for	Managing The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Occupation	President
Spouse	Anne
Children	3
net worth	US$150 million (2010)
Nationality	American }}

Dana White (born July 28, 1969) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.

Biography

Born in Manchester, Connecticut on July 28, 1969, White grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and Levant, Maine. White is a passionate Boston Red Sox fan. During his youth, he bounced back and forth between Boston and Maine. He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but did not finish; however, while there he did launch a boxing program for inner-city youth.

White has a background as an aerobics instructor. In 1992, White established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas. He conducted aerobics classes at three gyms in the Las Vegas area and began managing MMA fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell.

While working as a manager, White learned that Semaphore Entertainment Group, the parent company of the UFC, was looking for a buyer for the UFC. White contacted childhood friend Lorenzo Fertitta, an executive at Station Casinos, and a former commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Within a month, Lorenzo and his older brother Frank bought the UFC, with White installed as its president. White currently owns 9% of Zuffa, LLC, the entity the Fertitta brothers created to own and manage the UFC.

White failed to comment on a potential network broadcast deal at the UFC 136 press conference. The next day it was confirmed that the UFC and Fox broadcast networks had met a multiple year deal.

Controversy

Loretta Hunt

On April 1, 2009, White was videotaped in a verbal tirade against Loretta Hunt, a sportswriter for Sherdog, in response to an article she wrote. In the video posted on his YouTube account, White used derogatory language in an obscenity-laced rant. The video was pulled from his official UFC YouTube page but has been widely republished across the internet and come under fire, including by GLAAD for his use of anti-gay slurs. White would later apologize for his slurs. He specifically did not include Hunt in the apology. Hunt responded by saying "I stand by the story. It's accurate."

Charity

In December 2010 White donated $50,000 for a life-saving surgery for the 7-month-old daughter of a popular Thai MMA trainer at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand. In a similar act of charity in 2010, White donated approximately $8,000 to help pay for the brain tumor treatment of two-year-old British girl, Ruby Owen. The young girl's family had described themselves as being "shocked and over the moon". Ruby Owen's uncle, being a UFC fan had contacted White via email and asked if he could help by donating to the Ruby Owen fund raising website. White and Owen have never officially met. In an act of compassion towards a fan, he gave $300 dollars to one man without hesitation who said that he "just received a speeding ticket while racing across town to meet him". Shortly after being named 2009 Nevada Sportsman of The Year, White added $100,000 from his pocket to the $250,000 total raised for the fund raising marathon sponsored by ESPN Radio 1100 for Las Vegas.

Feud with M-1 Global

After signing negotiations with M-1 Global Russian Heavyweight MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko fell through in 2009, White and the UFC became the subject of debate and criticism from fans and experts alike. On several occasions, White referred to Emelianenko as "a fake, a phony and a farce.

On June 26th, 2010 following Emelianenko's first legitimate defeat of his career to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Fabricio Werdum, White shared a simple ":)" via Twitter. The same symbol was expressed by White following Emelianenko's 2nd round doctor stoppage loss to Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in the opening round of the 2011 Strikeforce GP. White followed this with an insult to Fedor's manager and M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelstein. This began a war of words on the social networking site. M-1 Global’s director of operations, Evgeni Kogan, stood up for Finkelstein and invited White to repeat his words to Finkelstein in person. When fans attempted to reason with White, they were met with similar contempt and insults

There is controversy over whether Fedor Emelianenko and White have actually met. White has claimed to have met Emelianenko on a "crazy island in the middle of nowhere". In 2011, Emelianenko denied that this encounter ever took place.

Accomplishments

Nevada Sportsman of the Year (2009)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards

Promoter of the Year (2005–2010)

World MMA Awards

*Leading Man of the Year 2010

Armed Forces Foundation

Patriot Award

References

Won Sports Media Marketing’s Game Changer Award.

External links

UFC homepage

June/July Men's Fitness cover story

Official Twitter

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name	Chael Sonnen
birth name	Chael Patrick Sonnen
birth date	April 03, 1977
birth place	West Linn, Oregon, United States
residence	West Linn, Oregon, United States
nationality	American
height ft	6
height in	1
weight lb	185
weight class	Middleweight (185 lb) Light Heavyweight (205 lb)
reach in	74
style	Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Boxing
stance	Southpaw
fighting out of	Portland, Oregon
team	Team Quest
rank	''NCAA Division I Wrestling'' ''Olympic Alternate Greco-Roman Wrestling''
years active	1997, 2002–present (MMA)
mma win	25
mma kowin	7
mma subwin	3
mma decwin	15
mma loss	11
mma koloss	2
mma subloss	8
mma decloss	1
mma draw	1
occupation	Mixed martial artist, promoter and entrepreneur
university	University of Oregon
sherdog	4112
updated	April 20, 2010 }}

Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He was signed as a middleweight with the UFC. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at the 2000 Greco-Roman World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Sonnen is ranked as the #2 middleweight in the world by Sherdog. He holds notable wins over Yushin Okami, Nate Marquardt, Trevor Prangley, Jason Miller, Paulo Filho and Jason Lambert.

Mixed martial arts career

Chael Sonnen is a MMA fighter. He started his MMA career at the age of 19 in 1997 by defeating Ben Hailey in Vancouver, Washington. His second fight was against future ICON Sport Middleweight Champion and Strikeforce Middleweight contender Jason 'Mayhem' Miller. Sonnen went 6–0 in his first six fights, until his loss to Trevor Prangley, which he later avenged in 2006 at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4. He also fought The Ultimate Fighter winner and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin. Sonnen went 13–6–1 in his first twenty MMA fights. Sonnen uses a 3XL size glove. Asked why he uses a bigger glove, he answered, "I find it easier to grab legs for takedowns."

UFC

After going 14–6–1 in twenty one fights, Sonnen made his UFC debut and faced former IFC and Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral at UFC 55, where Sonnen fought for his first time at Light Heavyweight. After dominating the first round with both superior stand-up and relentless takedowns, Sonnen lost via triangle choke. Afterwards he avenged his first ever MMA defeat by defeating Trevor Prangley at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 by unanimous decision. Then for a third time he fought Jeremy Horn at UFC 60 and lost via Armbar. Having gone 1–2 in the octagon, Sonnen was cut from the UFC.

Bodog Fight

After leaving the UFC, Sonnen was signed by Bodog Fight. He earned his first victory in Bodog Fight by defeating Tim Credeur via TKO. After that he fought Alexey Oleinik to a unanimous decision victory, and defeated Tim McKenzie via Brabo Choke within the first 15 seconds of the opening round. After quickly dismantling McKenzie, Sonnen fought UFC and Pride veteran Amar Suloev and won via TKO. After Bodog, Sonnen defeated future ''Ultimate Fighter'' member Kyacey Uscola at SuperFight 20: Homecoming.

World Extreme Cagefighting

In December 2007, Sonnen fought Paulo Filho for the WEC middleweight championship. Sonnen lost via submission at 4:55 of the second round. There was controversy stemming from the fight stoppage, however. Sonnen did not tap out but yelled out, and the referee took that as a verbal submission and stopped the fight. In his post-fight interview Sonnen said that he told the referee not to stop the fight, and continually said "No" when the referee asked if he wanted to submit. He eventually admitted that the stoppage was justified.

A rematch between the two was scheduled for March 26, 2008, but was cancelled due to Paulo Filho checking himself into a rehabilitation clinic for an unknown substance abuse problem. Sonnen instead faced undefeated WEC middleweight contender Bryan Baker and dominated him for three rounds, winning a unanimous decision. Sonnen and Filho eventually met again on November 5, 2008, where Sonnen soundly defeated Filho by unanimous decision. Prior to the fight, Filho did not make weight, weighing in at close to seven pounds over 185, thus making the bout a non-title match and taking away the chance for Sonnen to rematch for the WEC title. After Filho lost, he announced he would ship Sonnen the championship belt.

Return to UFC

Following the dissolution of the WEC's middleweight division Sonnen was moved back over to the UFC, in his first fight in the promotion since UFC 60, he lost via triangle choke to Demian Maia at UFC 95.

Sonnen defeated Dan Miller at UFC 98 on May 23 via unanimous decision. Sonnen showed his willingness and toughness as a fighter and came in as a late replacement for Yushin Okami when Okami sustained a torn ligament in training. Sonnen took the fight on 22 days notice and lost 36 pounds to compete. Incidentally in his next fight, Sonnen out-wrestled Okami at UFC 104 to a unanimous decision victory. The weeks proceeding the fight, Okami ask and trained with Chael Sonnen and his camp for a number of weeks. Chael Sonnen commented on Okami's size, strength and skill set as well as his relationship with Okami as something close to a brother.

Sonnen was expected to face Nate Marquardt on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, but the fight was moved up and the two fought at UFC 109 on February 6, with Sonnen winning via unanimous decision after out-wrestling the heavily favored Marquardt for three rounds. Marquardt caught Sonnen in two very deep Guillotine Chokes in the first and third rounds; however, Sonnen managed to get free. With the victory, Sonnen solidified his position as the next fighter in line to challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Middleweight Championship Bout

Sonnen fought Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship on August 7, 2010 at UFC 117. Sonnen trash talked during the build up to the fight, which caused some controversy, as he stated that he was going to retire Silva. Sonnen dominated Silva in all aspects of the fight, ending up in the top position in all 5 rounds. Sonnen won each of the first four rounds on all of the judges' scorecards, with the score heading into the fifth round being 40–34, 40–35, and 40–36. However in the final round Sonnen found himself caught in a triangle attempt by the champion, Sonnen managed to pull his head out of the choke, but fell into a triangle armbar by Silva, Sonnen tapped and lost the fight by triangle armbar at 3:10 in the fifth round. Silva became the third man in the UFC's history to finish a fight in the fifth round and the second via submission.

Aftermath

Sonnen stated he wanted another shot at Silva but did not want to wait around for a rematch while Silva recovered from a rib injury which Silva carried into the Sonnen bout. The much anticipated rematch was expected to take place sometime in early 2011. However, post-fight drug tests showed Sonnen had an elevated testosterone level which fell far outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Anderson Silva. According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer George Dodd, Chael Sonnen has been notified that he failed post-fight drug screening following his loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117. Sonnen was fined $2,500 and suspended until September 2, 2011. Sonnen appealed on December 2, 2010. He was scheduled to rematch Silva on Feb. 5 in Las Vegas, but that fight was ultimately scrapped in light of the ruling. Vitor Belfort instead got the nod against Silva.

Sonnen appealed his suspension on the grounds he had a medical reason for the elevated testosterone. He was allegedly diagnosed with hypogonadism in 2008, and takes synthetic testosterone injections twice a week due to this condition. The California State Athletic Commission decided to reduce his suspension to six months because he failed to properly disclose this before his fight. His suspension ended on March 2, 2011.

Sonnen was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama on March 19, 2011, at UFC 128, but the fight is now on hold after the UFC put Sonnen's contract on hold following a money laundering conviction. During this controversy Chael has still been training and helped Jake Shields in his recent fight with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129.

Sonnen planned to go before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 27, 2011, to clear up some unresolved issues with the commission and to re-apply for a fighter's license in the state, but his status as a convicted felon has interfered with that. There is a motorcycle rally held in Clark County, where the commission hearing is held, during that time and a mandate forbids convicted felons from entering the county during that time. Sonnen instead planned to meet with the commission sometime in May 2011.

Following his felony conviction, however, and citing possible false testimony, California State Executive Director George Dodd on May 10, 2011, released a statement that Sonnen had been placed on an indefinite administrative suspension in California, and would have to appear before the California State Athletic Commission to appeal the decision. Dodd added that it was his understanding that the Nevada State Athletic Commission would be honoring California's suspension of Sonnen.

On May 18, 2011, Sonnen appeared before the California State Athletic Commission to appeal from his indefinite administrative suspension. The commission, however, questioned the sincerity of Sonnen's response to questions about what the Commission considered were Sonnen's "inconsistent statements." The Commission panel voted 4–1 to uphold Sonnen's indefinite suspension, and later indicated that Sonnen was suspended until his current license ran out (i.e., June 29, 2011), and could not re-apply for a license in California until one year from the date of Commission's decision (i.e., May 18, 2012). However, less than 48 hours later on May 20, 2011 the Commission altered its position, acknowledging that it had misinterpreted California Code of Regulations Title 4 Rule 399, and clarifying that Sonnen was able to apply for a fight license in the state any time after his current license expires (i.e., June 29, 2011). In the event Sonnen attempts such an application, he would have to appear again before the Commission panel, and it would remain within the Commission's discretion to deny Sonnen's application.

Chael Sonnen will face Brian Stann on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136 with the winner potentially getting a shot at Anderson Silva.

Money laundering controversy

Sonnen pled guilty to charges of money laundering in connection with mortgage fraud on January 3, 2011. The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine, but as a result of his plea and agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into a ring of mortgage fraud, Sonnen is expected to receive two years probation, a $10,000 fine, and the revocation of his realtor license. Sonnen, a licensed realtor in the State of Oregon, admitted that a financial transaction he conducted was designed to conceal or disguise the ownership and control of the proceeds of wire fraud.

As the agent for a home sale, Sonnen told the title company to pay a plumbing company owned by Sonnen's mother for repairs, even though he knew that they would not be carried out. After the mortgage company agreed to the loan, the plumbing company was paid $69,000, and then the plumbing company, at Sonnen's direction, paid the home buyer $65,000.

As expected, Sonnen was fined $10,000 and sentenced to two years of probation.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*Fight of the Night (Two times)

World MMA Awards

*Fight of the Year (2010) – Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Best on Interviews (2010)

Amateur wrestling

National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA Division I 190 lb – 8th place out of University of Oregon (1998)

Pac-10 Conference 190 lb – 5th place out of University of Oregon (1997)

National Junior College Athletic Association

NJCAA Greco-Roman 190 1b – Runner-up out of University of Oregon (199?)

NJCAA Greco-Roman 190 1b – Runner-up out of University of Oregon (199?)

NJCAA Greco-Roman All-American out of University of Oregon

Oregon Wrestling Classic

Oregon Wrestling Classic 190 1b – 5th place (1997)

University National Greco-Roman Championships

University National Greco-Roman Championships 190 1b – 3rd place out of University of Oregon (1997)

Mixed martial arts record

|- | | | Brian Stann | | UFC 136 | | | | Houston, Texas, United States | UFC Middleweight title eliminator |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 25–11–1 | Anderson Silva | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 117 | |style="text-align:center;"| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| 3:10 |Oakland CA, USA | For UFC Middleweight Championship, Fight of the Night, Sonnen tested positive for elevated testosterone. |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 25–10–1 | Nate Marquardt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 109 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | UFC Middleweight title eliminator Fight of the Night |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 24–10–1 | Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 104 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Los Angeles CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 23–10–1 | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 98 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 22–10–1 | Demian Maia | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 95 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:27 | London England | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 22–9–1 | Paulo Filho | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 36 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Hollywood FL, USA | Non-title bout; Filho weighed in at 189 lb |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 21–9–1 | Bryan Baker | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 33 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 20–9–1 | Paulo Filho | Submission (armbar) | WEC 31 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:15 | Las Vegas NV, USA | For WEC Middleweight Title |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 20–8–1 | Kyacey Uscola | TKO (punches) | SportFight 20: Homecoming | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| N/A |Portland OR, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–8–1 | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Alvarez vs. Lee | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:33 | Trenton NJ, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–8–1 | Tim McKenzie | Submission (brabo choke) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:13 |Costa Rica | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–8–1 | Alexey Oleinik | Decision (unanimous) | Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 |Vancouver BC, Canada | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–8–1 | Tim Credeur | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:18 |Costa Rica | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 15–8–1 | Jeremy Horn | Submission (armbar) | UFC 60 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:17 | Los Angeles CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–7–1 | Trevor Prangley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | Return to Middleweight |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 14–7–1 | Renato Sobral | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 55 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:20 | Uncasville CT, USA | Light Heavyweight bout |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–6–1 | Tim Williams | TKO (punches) | SF 12: Rumble at The Rose Garden | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:59 | Portland OR, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–6–1 | Adam Ryan | TKO (punches) | Euphoria: USA vs. World | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:49 | Atlantic City NJ, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 12–6–1 | Terry Martin | TKO (corner stoppage) | XFO 4 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | McHenry IL, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–5–1 | Alex Stiebling | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 12 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Lemoore CA, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–5–1 | Jeremy Horn | Submission (guillotine choke) | SF 6: Battleground in Reno | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:35 | Reno NV, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–4–1 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: 2004 NeoBlood Tournament Final | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 11–3–1 | Jeremy Horn | TKO (cut) | EC 57 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:44 | Council Bluffs IA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–2–1 | Justin Bailey | KO (flying knee) | ROTR: Rage on The River | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:54 | Redding CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–2–1 | Arman Gambaryan | Decision (unanimous) | Euphoria: Russia vs. USA | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Atlantic City NJ, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–2–1 | Homer Moore | Decision (unanimous) | ROTR 4.5: Proving Ground | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Hilo HI, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–2–1 | Greg Curnut | Submission (punches) | FCFF: Rumble at Roseland 10 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:07 | Portland OR, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–2–1 | Jason Lambert | Decision (Unanimous) | Gladiator Challenge 20 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Colusa CA, USA | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 6–2–1 | Forrest Griffin | Submission (triangle choke) | IFC: Global Domination | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:25 | Denver CO, USA | |- | Draw | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1–1 | Akihiro Gono | Draw (?) | Pancrase: Hybrid 2 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Osaka Japan | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 | Trevor Prangley | Technical Submission (armbar) | XFA 5: Redemption | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:49 | West Palm Beach FL, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | Justin Hawes | KO (punches) | UFCF: Rumble in Rochester | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:37 | Rochester WA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | Jesse Ault | Decision (unanimous) | RFC 1: The Beginning | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Las Vegas NV, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Scott Shipman | Submission (forearm choke) | Dangerzone: Caged Heat | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 7:08 | New Town ND, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Jesse Ault | Decision (unanimous) | Dangerzone: Caged Heat | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | New Town ND, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) | HFP 1: Rumble on The Reservation | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Anza CA, USA | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Ben Hailey | Decision (unanimous) | Battle of Fort Vancouver | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | Vancouver WA, USA |

See also

List of male mixed martial artists

List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

Chael Sonnen profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Official UFC Profile

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name	Matt Serra
other names	The Terror
birth name	Matthew John Serra
birth date	June 02, 1974
birth place	East Meadow, New York, United States
nationality	American
height
weight
weight class	Welterweight Lightweight
reach
style	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing
fighting out of	East Meadow, New York
team	Serra Jiu-Jitsu
rank	''2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu''
years active	1999–present
mma win	11
mma kowin	2
mma subwin	5
mma decwin	4
mma loss	7
mma koloss	2
mma decloss	5
relatives	Nick Serra, ''brother''
sherdog	1305
updated	September 26,2010 }}

Matthew John Serra (born June 2, 1974) is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship silver medalist. He began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying kung fu. In the 1990s, he began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie and on May 23, 2000 was awarded his black belt, the first American to do so under Gracie. He is one of only two people in MMA to defeat Georges St-Pierre, the other being Matt Hughes.

Biography

Early career

Serra won first place at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan American games in 1999 and won third place at the 1999 World Championships in Brazil as a brown belt. Continuing his Martial Arts career, he competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship choking out Takanori Gomi, winning a decision over Jean-Jacques Machado, and placing 2nd in the 66–76 kg division. Serra was invited to compete in Pride 9 against Johil de Oliveira but the bout was called off at the last minute when Oliveira was burned in a pyrotechnics accident backstage. Soon after, Matt began to compete in the UFC organization where he built up a record of four wins and four losses.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

Matt later became a participant in ''The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback'' on SpikeTV. On the show, Serra defeated Pete Spratt and Shonie Carter to reach the finals, his win against Carter avenging his infamous highlight-reel KO loss to Carter at UFC 31. On November 11, 2006, Serra defeated Chris Lytle by split decision to become the Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight Tournament Champion.

His win earned him a guaranteed title shot against Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship, as well as a $100,000 contract and $100,000 sponsorship with Xyience.

Winning the title

Serra fought St-Pierre on April 7, 2007 at UFC 69, and won the UFC Welterweight title via TKO at 3:25 of the first round. Prior to the fight Serra was considered a substantial underdog and consequently the fight is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.

''The Ultimate Fighter'' coach

Serra coached season 6 of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' reality show with Matt Hughes. Team Serra finished 6–2 in the first round of fights, winning six consecutive times which gave Serra the right to pick the fights in the second round. However, from then on Serra did not corner a single fighter to victory and saw all his trainees eventually lose out. The finale saw Team Hughes fighters Tommy Speer and Mac Danzig face each other for the title of Ultimate Fighter.

Serra said in season 6 of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' reality show that Joe Scarola lost his job at Serra's jiu-jitsu school for quitting ''The Ultimate Fighter'' within the first week of the show. In exchange, Scarola opened his own academy which has created a feud among the two former friends. Relieving Scarola from his duties was difficult for Serra as the two were close friends, with Scarola serving as best man at Serra's wedding.

The two coaches were scheduled to face off for the UFC welterweight title at the conclusion of the series on UFC 79. Serra, however, was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a herniated disc in his lower back. The injury became evident when Serra was demonstrating a move to his student and fell to the floor in excruciating pain. In Serra's place, Georges St-Pierre fought and defeated Matt Hughes for what was then the interim UFC welterweight title. This led to Serra holding the welterweight title while St-Pierre held the interim title.

After St-Pierre vs Hughes at UFC 79, Serra confirmed to NBC Sports that his back was rapidly improving. He announced that he was scheduled to fight Georges St-Pierre at the first event to take place in Canada, UFC 83. This match would unify the interim and regular welterweight belts.

Rematch with St-Pierre and fight with Matt Hughes

At UFC 83 on April 19, 2008, Serra fought Georges St-Pierre in a match to determine the undisputed welterweight championship during the UFC's first-ever event in Canada, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Instead of striking, St-Pierre pressed the action early with a takedown and kept mixing up his attack, never allowing Serra the chance to mount a significant offense. In the second round, St-Pierre continued his previous actions, forcing Serra into the turtle position and delivering repeated knees to Serra's midsection. When Serra was unable to improve his position or defend against the strikes, referee Yves Lavigne stopped the fight.

Serra suffered a unanimous decision loss to Matt Hughes at UFC 98. Serra hurt Hughes early on in the fight with an inadvertent head-butt and a follow-up flurry of hooks. However, Hughes recovered and went on to win a close decision. After the fight Hughes and Serra embraced each other and ended their feud.

At UFC 109, Serra defeated Frank Trigg via KO (punches) at 2:23 of the first round, awarding him Knockout of the Night Honors. Serra was rumored to be headlining UFC Fight Night 22 on April 17, 2010, versus Mike Swick, but the fight was turned down by Swick due to an arm injury.

At UFC 119 Serra fought Chris Lytle on September 25, 2010. Serra lost the fight via unanimous decision.

In an interview with Ariel Helwani at UFC 131 following Chris Weidman's standing guillotine victory over Jesse Bongfeldt, Serra put over his prominent student, and addressed when or if he would be fighting in the UFC in the forseeable future. Between the birth of his second child and the rigors of training (Serra himself confirmed that he weighed somewhere around 200 lbs. at interview time), he likened his current situation to that of Rocky Balboa in the sixth film of the series, saying that he still "had some stuff in the basement". While not naming a specific opponent, the former champion said he'd like to be back in the Octagon sometime in the fall, and just wants an exciting fight.

Personal life

Serra was born to an Italian-American family and currently resides in East Meadow, New York. Matt and his wife Ann were married on May 26, 2007. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Angelina, on February 11, 2009. The couple had their second child, a girl in April 2011.

Serra and his brother Nick run two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools at local strip malls in East Meadow, New York and Huntington, New York. Serra currently trains with Ray Longo and trains fighters such as Pete Sell and Luke Cummo.They fight under the Serra/Longo Competition Team.

Championships and achievements

Grappling credentials

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships

ADCC 2001

66–76 kg: 2nd place

Record of opponents:

Won: Takanori Gomi (sub), Jean Jacques Machado (pts), Leonardo Silva Dos Santos (sub)

Lost: Marcio Feitosa Souza (Conceded victory.)

CBJJ World Championships

1999 Brown Belt Medio: Shared 1st Place

Pan-American Championships

1999 Purple Belt Medio: 1st place. ῼ

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Welterweight Championship (One time)

*The Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight Tournament Winner

*Fight of the Night (One time)

*Knockout of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss |align=center| 11–7 | Chris Lytle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 119 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | |- | Win |align=center| 11–6 | Frank Trigg | KO (punches) | UFC 109 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 10–6 | Matt Hughes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 98 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |- | Loss |align=center| 10–5 | Georges St. Pierre | TKO (knees to body) | UFC 83 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:45 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Lost UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win |align=center| 10–4 | Georges St. Pierre | TKO (punches) | UFC 69 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:25 | Houston, Texas, United States | Won UFC Welterweight Championship |- | Win |align=center| 9–4 | Chris Lytle | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter 4 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won TUF 4 Welterweight division |- | Loss |align=center| 8–4 | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 53 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Return to Welterweight division. |- | Win |align=center| 8–3 | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 48 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 7–3 | Jeff Curran | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 46 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 6–3 | Din Thomas | Decision (split) | UFC 41 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 6–2 | B.J. Penn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 39 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 6–1 | Kelly Dullanty | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 36 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:58 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 5–1 | Yves Edwards | Decision (majority) | UFC 33 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 4–1 | Shonie Carter | KO (spinning back fist) | UFC 31 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 4:51 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Greg Melisi | Submission (armbar) | Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 11 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:46 | Plainview, New York, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Jeff Telvi | Submission (guillotine choke) | Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 7 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:30 | Plainview, New York, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Graham Lewis | Submission (armbar) | Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:04 | Plainview, New York, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Khamzat Vitaev | Submission (rear naked choke) | Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 3 | |align=center| N/A |align=center| N/A | Plainview, New York, United States |

Note: His record does not include his two wins while on the ''Ultimate Fighter'' as they are classified as exhibition bouts.

References

External links

Matt Serra MySpace

Official UFC Profile

Matt Serra profile

Official site

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