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Caros Fodor is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He competes in the lightweight division and is currently signed with Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. He is trained by Matt Hume

Matt Hume

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at AMC Pankration.

MMA career

After an extensive, successful amateur career in which he was the Genesis Fights MMA and Muay Thai champion and Revolution submission champion. Fodor turned professional in 2008 when he went on a 2 fight winning streak with all wins coming by Guillotine Choke. He then lost against Nate Hannah via armbar. The loss was controversial, as Fodor tapped after the round ended. However, both the referee and the promoter consider it a win for Hannah, and a loss for Fodor.

Strikeforce

Fodor made his debut for Strikeforce in July 2010 on the main card of Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe

Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe

Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The ninth Challengers episode took place on July 23, 2010, at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington. The event drew an estimated 197,000 viewers, with a peak at 254,000 on...

, beating Ousmane Thomas Diagne

Ousmane Thomas Diagne

Ousmane Thomas Diagne is a French lightweight mixed martial artist currently fighting in Strikeforce on the ShoMMA cards. He is a longtime practitioner of Sanshou, the Chinese form of kickboxing that embraces throwing techniques in addition to striking. He is a six-time Sanshou titlist...

by Unanimous Decision.

He returned to the organization on their Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

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card. He defeated Derek Getzel via Submission due to a D'arce Choke.

He faced off against David Douglas

David Douglas (fighter)

David Douglas is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the lightweight division and is currently signed with Strikeforce.-MMA Career:...

at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The fifteenth Challengers episode took place on April 1, 2011 at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.-Background:...

on April 1. After an impressive first two rounds he stopped Douglas in the third by TKO due to multiple knee strikes.

Fodor's next fight was against James Terry

James Terry (fighter)

James Terry is an American mixed martial artist from San Jose, California.. James has an extension college wrestling background. He moved to Northern California in 2005 when he began to sharpen his kickboxing under the guidance of Cung Le. James now trains in MMA and work as an instructor and...

in the main event at Strikeforce Challengers 16. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Fodor will next fight December 17th 2011, against Justin Wilcox

Justin Wilcox

.Justin Wilcox is an American mixed martial artist from San Jose, California.He is a former professional bodybuilder and a former NCAA Division I wrestler who first began competing as a welterweight...

Personal life

Outside the cage, Fodor, who once had his sights set on becoming a homicide detective, is a trainer at a health club and works with children with disabilities.

Fodor wrestled in high school but entered the Marines six days after graduation. While he was in boot camp, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 occurred and he was sent to Kuwait for the Iraq invasion. He returned home in 2003 after one tour.

Caros' brother Ben Fodor is Seattle's self-styled superhero Phoenix Jones

Phoenix Jones

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Mixed martial arts record

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James Terry

James Terry (fighter)

Kent, Washington

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, United States

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David Douglas

David Douglas (fighter)

David Douglas is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the lightweight division and is currently signed with Strikeforce.-MMA Career:...

| TKO (knees)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

Stockton, California

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, United States

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Derek Getzel
| Submission (brabo choke)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

Jackson, Mississippi

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, United States

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Ousmane Thomas Diagne

| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe

Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe

Everett, Washington

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, United States

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Anchorage, Alaska

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, United States

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Spokane, Washington

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, United States

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Everett, Washington

, United States

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