name | Tim McKenzie |
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other names | Wrecking Machine |
birth place | Santa Clara, California, United States |
nationality | American |
height | |
weight | |
weight class | Middleweight |
style | Wrestling |
fighting out of | Stockton, California |
mma kowin | 8 |
mma subwin | 4 |
mma decwin | 1 |
mma koloss | 4 |
mma subloss | 4 |
sherdog | 3089 |
updated | }} |
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name | Seth Baczynski |
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other names | Polish Pistola |
birth name | Seth Baczynski |
birth date | November 26, 1981 |
birth place | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
nationality | American |
height | |
weight | |
weight class | Middleweight, Welterweight |
reach | |
fighting out of | Apache Junction, Arizona |
team | Power MMA and Fitness |
years active | 2006–present |
mma kowin | 5 |
mma subwin | 8 |
mma koloss | 1 |
mma subloss | 3 |
mma decloss | 2 |
sherdog | 13827 |
updated | }} |
Seth Baczynski (born October 26, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz''. Baczynski formerly trained with Southwest MMA alongside Efrain Escudero and Santino DeFranco. Now he resides in Tempe, Arizona, training at Power MMA with Ryan Bader, C.B. Dollaway, Aaron Simpson, and Robbie Lawler.
After a fighter was injured and forced out of the competition, Baczynski was given the injured fighter's spot. In his first fight back he fought Team Liddell's last pick, Joseph Henle. Baczynski won the fight via three round unanimous decision and moved onto the quarter-final round.
In the quarter-final round, Baczynski faced rival team member and friend Brad Tavares. As the first round ended, Baczynski threw an illegal soccer kick to the head of Tavares. Baczynski immediately apologised, knowing he could have seriously hurt Tavares, who went to his corner and slumped. After discussing the matter with the doctors, Herb Dean stopped the fight and Tavares was declared the winner by disqualification, advancing him to the semi-finals.
Though the fight was close, the loss resulted in a termination of Bacznyski's contract and his profile was removed from the UFC webpage.
He then fought UFC and WEC veteran, Tim McKenzie, at Tachi Palace Fights 7. The fight was ended after Baczynski escaped from a near fight ending armbar submission hold, which ended up breaking his arm, and knocked McKenzie out with elbows. McKenzie is appealing the result to the CSAC. Video footage shows that Baczynski tapped out and once he was released proceeded to strike McKenzie until the stoppage for the win.
On April 9, 2011, Baczynski will fight for the interim Ringside MMA welterweight title against Alex Garcia. The fight will take place at Ringside MMA 10.
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name | Chael Sonnen |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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name | Bill Mahood |
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other names | The Butcher |
birth date | February 01, 1967 |
birth place | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
nationality | Canadian |
height | |
weight | |
weight class | Light Heavyweight |
style | Freestyle Fighting |
team | Epic Management |
rank | ''3rd degree black belt in Hapkido'' ''black belt in Taekwondo'' |
mma kowin | 14 |
mma subwin | 5 |
mma decwin | 1 |
mma koloss | 2 |
mma subloss | 5 |
mma draw | 1 |
mma nc | 1 |
sherdog | 4388 |
updated | }} |
Bill "The Butcher" Mahood (born February 1, 1967) is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He won his last fight against Journeyman Chester Post on May 29, 2010.
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