Mark Adams is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 professional 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...

 who competes in the featherweight

Featherweight (MMA)

The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...

 division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Adams has mostly fought in England, winning the BAMMA

BAMMA

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...

 Featherweight title.

Background

Adams trains with the quickly growing Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon formerly known as Fighters and Fitness is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. The team is known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organisation - as well as...

 training camp. Adams compiled a 10-0-1 record as an amateur before turning professional.

After leaving school, Adams joined the Parachute Regiment where he served for 5 years. After expressing an interest in Mixed Martial Arts, Adams joined the South Coast Submissions MMA Gym. Adams would later join Wolfslair MMA Academy

Wolfslair MMA Academy

The Wolfslair MMA Academy is a fight team and training camp for mixed martial artists, and kickboxers headquartered in Widnes, United Kingdom...

, but would later leave as part of the mass exodus that included Terry Etim

Terry Etim

Terence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...

, Paul Kelly and Martin Stapleton, all of whom joined Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon formerly known as Fighters and Fitness is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. The team is known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organisation - as well as...

.

Early career

After going 4-0, Adams faced Simon Gill at Ultimate Challenge UK - Mayhem. Adams defeated Gill via guillotine choke in the second round.

BAMMA

Adams then joined BAMMA

BAMMA

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...

 and faced the new featherweight champion Alan Omer for the title. After five rounds, Adams was declared the winner via unanimous decision and became the new BAMMA Featherweight champion.

Adams' first defence was scedueled to be against Robbie Olivier

Robbie Olivier

Robbie Olivier is an English professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Oliver has spent almost his entire career in England, most notably for Cage Rage and BAMMA....

 at BAMMA 5

BAMMA 5

BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shira was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 26 February 2011 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.-Background:BAMMA 5 was the first BAMMA event held outside of Birmingham or London...

 However due to snowstorms in the UK the event was cancelled.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|6-0
|  Alan Omer
|Decision (unanimous)
|BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3: WATSON vs. HORWICH was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on May 15, 2010 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. It featured three title fights, and was headlined by Matt Horwich and Tom Watson...

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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Birmingham, England
|Won the BAMMA Featherweight title
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|  Simon Gill
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Ultimate Challenge UK - Mayhem
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:51
|London, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|  Tommy Greaves
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Strike and Submit 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:24
|Gateshead, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|  Brad Wheeler
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ultimate Challenge UK - Unstoppable
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  Will Russell
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Full Contact Fight Night 9
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Portsmouth, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Davin Byfield
|TKO
|Full Contact Fight Night 6
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:45
|Portsmouth, England
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