Gary Goodridge - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Gary Goodridge nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian

Canada

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former super heavyweight

Super heavyweight

In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...

kickboxer

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

and heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

mixed martial artist

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...

fighting out of Barrie, Ontario

Barrie, Ontario

Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...

. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of professional arm wrestling

Arm wrestling

Arm wrestling is a sport with two participants. Each participant places one arm on a surface with their elbows bent and touching the surface, and they grip each other's hand...

Early life

Goodridge was born in Saint James

Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago

St. James is a suburb of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It is known as "the city that never sleeps" because of 24 hour activities there. The main road is the Western Main Road. It runs from Woodbrook to Cocorite...

, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

before moving to Barrie, Ontario

Barrie, Ontario

, Canada

Canada

. Prior to his career in combat sports, he worked as a welder

Welder

A welder is a tradesman who specializes in welding materials together. The materials to be joined can be metals or varieties of plastic or polymer...

at the Honda

Honda

is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

factory in Alliston, Ontario

Alliston, Ontario

Alliston is a settlement in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is part of the Town of New Tecumseth since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of Beeton, Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth...

.

He was a world champion in arm wrestling

Arm wrestling

Arm wrestling is a sport with two participants. Each participant places one arm on a surface with their elbows bent and touching the surface, and they grip each other's hand...

, and was able to defeat the likes of greats Sharon Remez and John Brzenk

John Brzenk

John Brzenk is a professional armwrestler from the United States. He competes in the Professional Armwrestling League, and as of 2009 is the number-one armwrestler in the world...

in 1991 and again in 1994. He was also the super heavyweight

Super heavyweight

amateur boxing

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

champion of Canada.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In 1996, he was offered status of 4th degree black belt

Black belt (martial arts)

In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...

in kuk sool won

Kuk Sool Won

Kuk Sool Won is a Korean martial arts system founded by Suh In-Hyuk |Grandmaster]]) in 1958. The name Kuk Sool Won translates to "National Martial Art Association" and despite often being shortened to 'Kuk Sool,' the name kuk sool is a non-trade marked name used to denote similar Korean martial...

, and a free gi
Keikogi
or dōgi is a uniform for training, used in martial arts derived from Japan, or budō. . The prototype for the modern keikogi emerged in the late 19th century. The keikogi was developed by judo founder Kano Jigoro...

, if he would represent their school at the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

. He took two classes in kuk sool won before making his MMA debut in the eight-man tournament at UFC 8: David vs. Goliath
UFC 8
UFC 8: David vs. Goliath was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 1996, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico...

in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

. In the quarter-finals, he faced wrestler

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

Paul Herrera (whom Goodridge outweighed by nearly 80 lbs) and won in violent fashion by using a "goose neck", the only submission hold he had learned before the event. However, instead of submitting Herrera, Goodridge dropped 8 elbows on Herrera and knocked him out in 13 seconds. After Herrera attempted a fireman's carry

Fireman's carry

A fireman's carry or fireman's lift is a technique allowing one person to carry another person without assistance, by placing the carried person across the shoulders of the carrier....

, Goodridge trapped both of his arms in a crucifix hold and proceeded to deliver multiple elbow blows to the helpless Herrera's head, ending the bout in 13 seconds. The second elbow strike knocked Herrera unconscious, but the fight was not stopped until after Goodridge landed six more strikes. He then went on to faced Jerry Bohlander

Jerry Bohlander

Jerry Bohlander is an American former mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his UFC appearances and was a former UFC champion, winning the first lightweight tournament at UFC 12. He was a member of the legendary fight team the Lion's Den alongside other notable fighters such as Ken...

in the semis, and again won by knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

. In the finals, he took on future legend Don Frye

Don Frye

Donald Frye is a retired American mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Frye rose to fame fighting in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments...

who was trained in boxing, judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

and wrestling. After Frye gained dominant position two minutes into the match, Goodridge submitted.

Goodridge returned at UFC 9: Motor City Madness
UFC 9
UFC 9: Motor City Madness was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 17, 1996, at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan...

in a non-tournament bout against Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz and lost via technical knockout due to a cut after twelve minutes. On July 12, 1996 at UFC 10: The Tournament
UFC 10
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, he reached the semi-finals where he submitted to Mark Coleman

Mark Coleman

Mark Coleman is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. In MMA, he was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, and the Pride Fighting...

due to exhaustion after KOing John Campatella in the quarter-finals. His final UFC match came on December 7, 1996 when he lost to Don Frye for a second time at Ultimate Ultimate 1996.

Following this, he travelled to Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

to compete in vale tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...

. On July 6, 1997, he defeated Augusto Menezes Santos, Cal Worsham

Cal Worsham

Cal Worsham is an American mixed martial arts fighter and former corrections officer. He is an early pioneer of mixed martial arts having competed in one of the earliest modern events...

and Pedro Otavio in the one evening to win the first International Vale Tudo Championship

International Vale Tudo Championship

The International Vale Tudo Championship was a series of no holds barred-style MMA fighting promotion based in Brazil starting in 1997. It was inspired by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and gained an international reputation for its hardcore nature. Head butts and groin strikes were not...

. The final match against Otavio was particularly brutal, as Goodridge defeated him with a combination of strikes and groin

Groin

In human anatomy, the groin areas are the two creases at the junction of the torso with the legs, on either side of the pubic area. This is also known as the medial compartment of the thigh. A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a painful injury sustained by straining the hip adductor muscles...

squeezes.

PRIDE Fighting Championships

In late 1997, Goodridge was recruited to compete in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He made his promotional debut against Russian grappler

Grappling

Grappling refers to techniques, maneuvers, and counters applied to an opponent in order to gain a physical advantage, such as improving relative position, escaping, submitting, or injury to the opponent. Grappling is a general term that covers techniques used in many disciplines, styles and martial...

Oleg Taktarov

Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and actor. He is a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. Taktarov was the UFC 6 tournament champion and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas and David...

at PRIDE1
PRIDE 1
Pride 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on October 11, 1997 and attracted a crowd of 47,860 spectators....

on October 11, 1997 and knocked his opponent out almost five minutes into the match. He returned at PRIDE 2
PRIDE 2
Pride 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1998. Kazushi Sakuraba, Mark Kerr, Vernon White, and Marco Ruas all made their Pride debuts at this event. In addition to the MMA events, there were also two kickboxing events...

on March 15, 1998, where he lost to Brazilian vale tudo fighter Marco Ruas

Marco Ruas

Marco Antônio de Lima Ruas is a retired mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. Most notably, he was the UFC 7 Tournament Champion and is considered one of the earliest examples of the complete mixed martial artist, highly skilled in both striking and grappling.-Biography:Ruas is famous for...

. He then recorded a knockout win over Amir Rahnavardi at PRIDE 3
PRIDE 3
Pride 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride on June 24, 1998 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten....

, and a KO loss to Igor Vovchanchyn

Igor Vovchanchyn

Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He won seven mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a 37 fight unbeaten streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000....

at PRIDE 4
PRIDE 4
Pride 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on October 11, 1998...

respectively.

Following a brief return to the UFC in 1999 when he submitted Andre Roberts at UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns
UFC 19
UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 5, 1999 at the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi...

, Goodridge met Olympic judo

Judo

ka Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist...

at PRIDE 6
PRIDE 6
Pride 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on July 4, 1999. The first four matches were all won by judges decision. The event also featured a karate match between Hiroki Kurosawa and Nobuaki Kakuda...

and lost when his opponent was able to put him in a Kimura lock in the second round.

On January 20, 2000, Goodridge took part in the sixteen-man, open weight tournament at the PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
The Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 30, 2000. The event began the Pride Openweight tournament of 2000.-Results:...

. He submitted Osamu Tachihikari with a choke in under a minute and advanced to the quarter-finals which took place at the PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals
The Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on May 1, 2000. The event concluded the Pride open-weight tournament of 2000. It is famous for containing one of the most anticipated matches...

on May 1, 2000. There, he faced Ukrainian kickboxer

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

Igor Vovchanchyn for the second time in his career, and was knocked out by him once again. He also went on to lose his next two matches after this, a decision to Ricco Rodriguez

Ricco Rodriguez

Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...

at PRIDE 9: New Blood
PRIDE 9
Pride 9: New Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on June 4, 2000. Matt Serra was to fight on this card, but his opponent, Johil de Oliveira, was injured by a pyrotechnics explosion at the...

and a violent high kick knockout to Dutch Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

fighter Gilbert Yvel

Gilbert Yvel

Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...

at PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors
PRIDE 10
Pride 10: Return of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, on August 27, 2000...

.

Over the next two years, Goodridge became PRIDE's heavyweight gatekeeper

Gatekeeper (boxing)

In boxing, a gatekeeper is a skilful and well-regarded fighter, but who does not have the popularity or brilliance of a contender. They are considered to be a cut above most journeymen.-Characteristics:Gatekeepers often have the following characteristics:...

, taking wins over Yoshiaki Yatsu

Yoshiaki Yatsu

Yoshiaki Yatsu is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist.-1976 Summer Olympics:...

, Valentijn Overeem

Valentijn Overeem

Valentijn Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight. He has previously competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS and Strikeforce...

, Achmed Labasanov

Achmed Labasanov

Achmed Labasanov is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division and has fought the majority of his fights for RINGS and IAFC...

, Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd "The Tornado" van Dams is a Dutch–Surinamese super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former Dutch, European and World Muay Thai champion. In 2006 Lloyd opened his own gym, Fight Club Van Dams in Utrecht, Netherlands...

and Dan Bobish

Dan Bobish

Daniel "The Bull" Bobish is a retired American mixed martial artist. He was competing in the Super Heavyweight division. He is a former King of the Cage Super - Heavyweight Champion. He lost his last fight at HCF - Title Wave against Alexander Emelianenko on October 19, 2007...

, as well as losses to Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFCInterim Heavyweight Champion...

and Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

. He won his rubber match vs. Don Frye

Don Frye

at PRIDE Shockwave 2003
PRIDE Shockwave 2003
Pride Shockwave 2003 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. Gary Goodridge announced he would retire from Pride. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2003.- Quinton Jackson vs. Ikuhisa Minowa:Jackson defeated Minowa by TKO ...

, dropping his rival with a head kick at 0:39 of round 1.

HERO'S

In 2004, Goodridge began competing for the K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

promotion's HERO'S

HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...

series. In his promotional debut, he knocked out pro wrestler

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

Sylvester Terkay

Sylvester Terkay is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment ....

in round 1 at K-1 MMA ROMANEX. On March 26, 2005 at HERO'S 1, Goodridge defeated Russian sumo

Sumo

is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...

wrestler Alan Karaev

Alan Karaev

Alan Karaev is a Russian sumo wrestler and former mixed martial artist.-Biography:Karaev was born in Digora, North Ossetia and graduated from North Ossetian State University. He became the amateur sumo world champion in 2002 and Russian national champion in 2003...

by submission.

Following this, he lost to fellow PRIDE veteran Heath Herring

Heath Herring

Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

at HERO'S 4
Hero's 4
Hero's 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 15, 2006 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.Muay Thai kickboxer Ole Laursen made his debut in MMA at the event against Genki Sudo.-Results:...

by knckout on March 15, 2006. At HERO'S 8
Hero's 8
Hero's 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 12, 2007 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.-Results:...

on March 12, 2007, Goodridge beat South african giant Jan Nortje

Jan Nortje

Johannes "Jan" Nortje is a South African kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and undefeated pro boxer who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, and New Japan Pro Wrestling....

via TKO. This would be his last professional victory despite going on to compete for a further three years.

Kickboxing career

Goodridge made his kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

debut in 1999 at K-1 Revenge, against Musashi

Musashi (kickboxer)

is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...

and lost the fight by disqualification. His first win in K-1 came against Mike Bernardo

Mike Bernardo

Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994...

by technical knockout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas in 2002. Following this, he took part in the opening round of the 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix

K-1 World Grand Prix

K-1 World Grand Prix, also known as the K-1 World GP, is an elimination kickboxing tournament that has been held annually since 1993 by the K-1 organization. Each year, K-1 holds various 16-men, 8-match grand prix style tournaments throughout the world to determine which 16 fighters will compete in...

against Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

and was knocked out 42 seconds into the match.

In 2005, Goodridge participated in two K-1 World GP tournaments held in United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. On April 30 in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...

he knocked out

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

Sean O'Haire

Sean Christopher Haire is an American mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sean O'Haire.-World Championship Wrestling:...

and Scott Lighty

Scott Lighty

Scott Lighty is an American super heavyweight kickboxer and light heavyweight mixed martial artist, from San Luis Obispo, California. He currently trains at The Pit alongside UFC veterans, Chuck Liddell and Glover Teixeira...

to reach the finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas, where he was stopped by Glaube Feitosa

Glaube Feitosa

Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa is a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 finalist...

with a high kick KO. Three months later, on July 30, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

he scored three KO wins over Wesley Correira

Wesley Correira

Wesley "Cabbage" Correira is an American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.-Biography:...

, Carter Williams

Carter Williams

Carter Lee Williams is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, who fights out of Modesto Power in Modesto, California. He is a former North American Muay Thai champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas tournament champion....

and Yusuke Fujimoto

Yusuke Fujimoto

Yusuke Fujimoto is a Japanese former heavyweight kickboxer who competed in K-1 and was the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong tournament champion. He is called "Bun Bun Maru" because he takes big swings when he throws punches.-Retirement:...

, respectively, to win the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii. He was again given the chance to qualify for the World GP in 2005 but was knocked out by Jérôme Le Banner once again.

In 2006, he returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas where he defeated Kengo and Scott Lighty before losing to Chalid Arrab

Chalid Arrab

Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab is a German kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Moroccan descent. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.-Biography and career:...

by knockout in the final.

Personal life

Following 85 fights in his martial arts career, in which he was knocked out 24 times, Goodridge now suffers from brain damage

Brain damage

"Brain damage" or "brain injury" is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors...

Controversy

Goodridge stated in an interview that it was not uncommon for fighters in Pride FC to take bribes to determine the outcomes of fights. He says that people contacted him before his fight with Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist...

at Pride 6

PRIDE 6

Pride 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on July 4, 1999. The first four matches were all won by judges decision. The event also featured a karate match between Hiroki Kurosawa and Nobuaki Kakuda...

and offered him a bribe to lose the match. He claims that he turned it down as the cash bribe was not enough, and he lost the fight legitimately.

Kickboxing

K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
- 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii champion
- 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up
- 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up

Mixed martial arts

International Vale Tudo Championship
International Vale Tudo Championship
The International Vale Tudo Championship was a series of no holds barred-style MMA fighting promotion based in Brazil starting in 1997. It was inspired by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and gained an international reputation for its hardcore nature. Head butts and groin strikes were not...
- 1st I.V.C Tournament champion

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- UFC 8 Tournament Runner-Up
- UFC 10 Tournament Semi-Finalist

Mixed martial arts record

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Lyubomir Simeonov

Lyubomir Simeonov, The Hammer or The Rower is a Bulgarian mixed martial artist. Lyubo became popular due to his extraordinary power and huge street fighting experience...

Pedro Rizzo

Pedro Augusto Rizzo is an Brazilian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 19–9–0 as of July 17, 2010. He holds notable victories over former UFC Champions Mark Coleman, Dan Severn, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.-Mixed...

Washington, D.C.

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Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...

| TKO (punches)
| Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! 2009 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing events promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2009. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX banners...

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Gabor Nemeth

Gábor Németh

Gábor Németh is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Vasas SC.-Szombathelyi Haladás:Ha made his debut of the 4th September 1996 against BVSC Budapest in a match that ended 2–1.-Vasas SC:...

Alistair Overeem

Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

Paul Buentello

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Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...

Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|23-17-1
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Mu Bae Choi

Choi Mu Bae

Choi Mu-Bae , often anglicised to Mu-Bae Choi, is a South Korean former heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and now mixed martial artist, who is associated with Team Tackle and KPW Korea.-Mixed martial arts:...

| KO (punch)
| The Khan 1
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:40
|Seoul, South Korea
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|Win
|align=center|23-15-1
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Jan Nortje

| TKO (punches)
| Hero's 8

Hero's 8

Hero's 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 12, 2007 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.-Results:...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:00
|Nagoya, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|22-15-1
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Tadas Rimkevicius
| TKO (punches)
| Hero's Lithuania 2006

Hero's Lithuania 2006

Hero's Lithuania 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on November 11, 2006 at the Simens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania.It was the follow-up event to Hero's Lithuania 2005.-Results:...

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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|Loss
|align=center|21-15-1
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Heath Herring

| TKO (punches)
| Hero's 4

Hero's 4

Hero's 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on March 15, 2006 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.Muay Thai kickboxer Ole Laursen made his debut in MMA at the event against Genki Sudo.-Results:...

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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:55
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|21-14-1
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Alan Karaev

| Submission (forearm choke)
| Hero's 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:58
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|20-14-1
|

Sylvester Terkay

Sylvester Terkay is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment ....

| TKO (punches)
| K-1 MMA ROMANEX
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:22
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|19-14-1
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Don Frye

| KO (head kick)
| PRIDE Shockwave 2003

PRIDE Shockwave 2003

Pride Shockwave 2003 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. Gary Goodridge announced he would retire from Pride. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2003.- Quinton Jackson vs. Ikuhisa Minowa:Jackson defeated Minowa by TKO ...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:39
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|18-14-1
|

Dan Bobish

| TKO (punches)
| PRIDE Final Conflict 2003

PRIDE Final Conflict 2003

Pride Final Conflict 2003 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 9, 2003 and had over 67,450 people in the audience. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:18
|Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|17-14-1
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Fedor Emelianenko

| TKO (soccer kicks and punches)
| PRIDE Total Elimination 2003

PRIDE Total Elimination 2003

PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on August 10, 2003. This event was host to the quarterfinals of the 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix tournament...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:09
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|17-13-1
| Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd van Dams

| TKO (punches)
| PRIDE Shockwave

PRIDE Shockwave

PRIDE Shockwave was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 promotions on August 28, 2002. It was held at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. This event holds the Pride FC attendance record with 91,107 spectators...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:39
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|16-13-1
|

Achmed Labasanov

Achmed Labasanov is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division and has fought the majority of his fights for RINGS and IAFC...

| Decision (split)
| PRIDE 21: Demolition

PRIDE 21

Pride 21: Demolition was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on June 23, 2002.-Results:...

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|15-13-1
|

Ebenezer Fontes Braga

Ebenezer "Pitbull" Fontes Braga is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division...

| Draw
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001: K-1 vs. Inoki was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Antonio Inoki on December 31, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan....

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|align=center|5
|align=center|3:00
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|15-13
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Yoshiaki Yatsu

Yoshiaki Yatsu is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist.-1976 Summer Olympics:...

| TKO (corner stoppage)
| PRIDE 16: Beasts From the East

PRIDE 16

Pride 16: Beasts From the East was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships on September 24, 2001 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Japan. The fight card featured 7 fights that night, including the return of Don Frye to MMA...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:03
|Osaka, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14-13
|

Jan Nortje

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

| Submission (triangle choke)
| PRIDE 15: Raging Rumble

PRIDE 15

Pride 15: Raging Rumble was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 29, 2001.-Results:...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:37
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13-12
| Valentijn Overeem

Valentijn Overeem

Valentijn Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight. He has previously competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS and Strikeforce...

| Submission (knee)
| PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans

PRIDE 14

PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on May 27, 2001.-Results:...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:39
|Yokohama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12-12
| Bob Schrijber
| Submission (kneebar)
| 2 Hot 2 Handle 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:32
|Rotterdam, Holland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-12
|

Yoshiaki Yatsu

Yoshiaki Yatsu is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist.-1976 Summer Olympics:...

| TKO (punches)
| PRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun

PRIDE 11

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan on October 31, 2000.-Results:...

Gilbert Yvel

| KO (head kick)
| PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors

PRIDE 10

Pride 10: Return of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, on August 27, 2000...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:28
|Saitama, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|10-11
|

Ricco Rodriguez

| Decision (unanimous)
| PRIDE 9: New Blood

PRIDE 9

Pride 9: New Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on June 4, 2000. Matt Serra was to fight on this card, but his opponent, Johil de Oliveira, was injured by a pyrotechnics explosion at the...

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|align=center|2
|align=center|10:00
|Nagoya, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-10
|

Igor Vovchanchyn

| TKO (punches)
| PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals

PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals

The Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on May 1, 2000. The event concluded the Pride open-weight tournament of 2000. It is famous for containing one of the most anticipated matches...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|10:14
|Tokyo, Japan
| PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 quarter-final.
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|Win
|align=center|10-9
|

Osamu Kawahara
| Submission (forearm choke)
| PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round

PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round

The Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 30, 2000. The event began the Pride Openweight tournament of 2000.-Results:...

Tom Erikson

Tom Erikson is an American wrestling coach and former mixed martial artist. Erikson is an assistant wrestling coach at Purdue University, where he has been coaching since 1997. He has also had fights in K-1 under K-1 kickboxing rules...

| Decision (unanimous)
| PRIDE 8

PRIDE 8

Pride 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place on November 21, 1999, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.-Results:...

|
|align=center|2
|align=center|10:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|9-8
|

Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist...

| Submission (keylock)
| PRIDE 6

PRIDE 6

|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:36
|Yokohama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-7
|

Andre Roberts
| Submission (punch)
| UFC 19

UFC 19

UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 5, 1999 at the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi...

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,209. It is the county seat of Hancock County...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|8-7
|

Igor Vovchanchyn

| TKO (punches)
| PRIDE 4

PRIDE 4

Pride 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on October 11, 1998...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:40
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8-6
|

Amir Rahnavardi
| KO (punches)
| PRIDE 3

PRIDE 3

Pride 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride on June 24, 1998 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten....

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|7:22
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|7-6
|

Marco Ruas

| Submission (heel hook)
| PRIDE 2

PRIDE 2

Pride 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1998. Kazushi Sakuraba, Mark Kerr, Vernon White, and Marco Ruas all made their Pride debuts at this event. In addition to the MMA events, there were also two kickboxing events...

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|9:09
|Yokohama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-5
|

Oleg Taktarov

| KO (punch)
| PRIDE 1

PRIDE 1

Pride 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on October 11, 1997 and attracted a crowd of 47,860 spectators....

|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:57
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-5
|

Brazil

| IVC

International Vale Tudo Championship

1 Tournament final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-5
|

Cal Worsham

Cal Worsham is an American mixed martial arts fighter and former corrections officer. He is an early pioneer of mixed martial arts having competed in one of the earliest modern events...

Brazil

| IVC

International Vale Tudo Championship

1 Tournament semi-final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-5
|

Brazil

| IVC

International Vale Tudo Championship

Mario Neto

Mario Neto is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a record of 12-5. He is now in his 15th year as a mixed martial artist with a victory over UFC veteran Seth Petruzelli...

Brazil

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|Loss
|align=center|3-4
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Don Frye

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|3-3
|

Mark Coleman

| Submission (exhaustion)
| UFC 10: The Tournament

UFC 10

-External links:***...

Birmingham, Alabama

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

| UFC 10 semi-final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-2
|

John Campatella
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 10: The Tournament

UFC 10

-External links:***...

Birmingham, Alabama

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mark Schultz

Mark Schultz (amateur wrestler)

Mark Philip Schultz is an Olympic and 2-time World champion freestyle wrestler and a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.-Biography:...

| TKO (cut)
| UFC 9: Motor City Madness

UFC 9

UFC 9: Motor City Madness was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 17, 1996, at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan...

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|

Don Frye

| Submission (position)
| UFC 8: David vs. Goliath

UFC 8

UFC 8: David vs. Goliath was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 1996, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico...

San Juan, Puerto Rico

| UFC 8 final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|

Jerry Bohlander

| KO (punches)
| UFC 8: David vs. Goliath

UFC 8

UFC 8: David vs. Goliath was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 1996, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico...

San Juan, Puerto Rico

| UFC 8 semi-final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|

Paul Herrera
| KO (elbows)
| UFC 8: David vs. Goliath

UFC 8

UFC 8: David vs. Goliath was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 1996, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico...

San Juan, Puerto Rico

| UFC 8 quarter-final.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
*Legend*:

External links

Profile at K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1417th9y0ZIArm wrestle match vs John Brzenk
John Brzenk
John Brzenk is a professional armwrestler from the United States. He competes in the Professional Armwrestling League, and as of 2009 is the number-one armwrestler in the world...

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Early life

Ultimate Fighting Championship

PRIDE Fighting Championships

HERO'S

Kickboxing career

Personal life

Controversy

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record

See also

External links