Carey D. Vanier Sr. is a Guyanese-American

Guyanese American

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 mixed martial arts

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 fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

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 in the lightweight

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 division. He also took part in the season two tournament held by Bellator.

MMA career

He began wrestling at an early age and as a senior in high school, he finished sixth at the state wrestling finals. He enrolled at Ridgewater College where he was eventually named an All-American.

After obtaining an 8-2 record, Carey was signed onto the Bellator brand and will enter their second season lightweight tournament that started in April. Carey won his first fight against Joe Duarte

Joe Duarte

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 via TKO in the third round. The win moved him onto the semi-final round where he lost to Toby Imada

Toby Imada

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.

He fought and defeated UFC veteran, Rich Clementi

Rich Clementi

Richard Thomas Clementi is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Terry Etim, Sam Stout, Fabio Holanda, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson.-Mixed martial arts career:...

, in a closely contested match, at Bellator 28. At one point in the second round, Vanier grabbed a hold of the fence to defend a takedown. In the third round he landed two illegal knee strikes to Clementi's face, however, the referee did not deduct a point for them. The win earned Vanier a spot in the fourth season lightweight tournament.

In October, Vanier moved to New Mexico and began training with Greg Jackson's team. His first fight as a part of his new team came at Bellator 36 against Lloyd Woodard. Vanier was defeated in the second round via TKO. The fight was a quarter-final fight in Bellator's season four lightweight tournament.

Personal life

Vanier was born in Hopetown Village, Guyana and moved to Minnesota at age 3 where he has lived ever since. After graduating from Ridgewater, he held off on fighting in order to support his young son, Carey Jr. He took a job at the local Best Buy and worked his way up the ranks until he was named store manager.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
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|  Lloyd Woodard
|TKO (Strikes)
|Bellator 36
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|align='center'|0:46
|Shreveport, Louisiana

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, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|10-3
|  Rich Clementi

Rich Clementi

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|Decision (Split)
|Bellator 28
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|align='center'|3
|align='center'|5:00
|New Orleans, Louisiana

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, United States

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|For spot in season 4 Lightweight Tournament
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|Loss
|align='center'|9-3
|  Toby Imada

Toby Imada

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|Submission (Armbar)
|Bellator 17
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|3:33
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|9-2
|  Joe Duarte

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|TKO (Punches)
|Bellator 13
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|align='center'|3
|align='center'|4:14
|Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

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, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|8-2
|  Paul Mann
|TKO (Punches)
|Shogun Fights 1
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|2:09
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|7-2
|  Peter Grimes
|Decision (Split)
|Cage Conflict Championships
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|align='center'|5
|align='center'|5:00
|Appleton, Wisconsin

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, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|6-2
|  Derek Abram
|Submission (Armbar)
|Seconds Out
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|1:26
|Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

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, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|5-2
|  Sam Keigley
|Submission (Punches)
|Minnesota Combat Sports
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|N/A
|St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|4-2
|  Jesse Anderson
|TKO (Punches)
|Brutaal - Fight Night
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|2:11
|St. Cloud, Minnesota

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, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|3-2
|  Seko Tongiola
|TKO (Punches)
|Brutaal - Fight Night
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|0:57
|Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,947 people, 13,758 households, and 9,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,017.5 people per square mile . There were 14,004 housing units at an average density of 808.5 per square mile...

, United States

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|Loss
|align='center'|2-2
|  Marshall Martin
|Submission (Triangle Choke)
|Max Fights 2
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|0:59
|Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota

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|Win
|align='center'|2-1
|  Wes Ronchi
|Submission (Choke)
|UCS - Battle on the Bay 9
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|N/A
|Superior, Wisconsin

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, United States

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|Win
|align='center'|1-1
|  Logan Beckman
|TKO (Punches)
|Twin Cities Throwdown 3
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|align='center'|2
|align='center'|N/A
|Burnsville, Minnesota

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, United States

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|Loss
|align='center'|0-1
|  Nik Lentz

Nik Lentz

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|TKO (Punches)
|Extreme Fighting Xtreme
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|align='center'|1
|align='center'|N/A
|Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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