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Shad Lierley 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 fought for the Seattle Tiger Sharks

Seattle Tiger Sharks

The Seattle Tigersharks are an International Fight League team based in Seattle, Washington. Coached by former kickboxing World Champion and Ultimate Fighting Championship 14 & 15 Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith, the Tigersharks were one of four teams competing in the IFL's inaugural...

of the now defunct International Fight League

International Fight League

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Bio

Lierley was born in Utah but grew up in Alaska

Alaska

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, where he ran cross country

Cross country running

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and competed in track & field in high school, before concentrating on wrestling

Wrestling

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. After high school he was an international politics and economics

Economics

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major at his alma mater, New York University

New York University

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.

While at NYU he was one of the nation’s top Division III wrestlers, winning a University Athletic Association championship in the 141 weight class.

To prepare him for his leap into mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

, Lierley trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

and 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....

. As a lifelong MMA fan, Lierley identifies Dan Gable

Dan Gable

Dan Gable is an American amateur wrestler. He is famous for having only lost one match in his entire Iowa State University collegiate career—his last, and winning gold at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany while not giving up a single point...

as his hero. He has four brothers and four sisters; his brother Devon is a United States Marine and is currently serving in Rabiah, Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Mixed martial arts record

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Wilson Reis

Wilson Reis is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt. Reis received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from instructor Roberto Godoi. As a brown belt he won the 2004 Jiu Jitsu World Championships...

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Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...

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Kent, Washington

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Shelton, Washington

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Wagnney Fabiano

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East Rutherford, New Jersey

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Chris Horodecki

Christopher Horodecki is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He is best known for his fights in the WEC and the IFL.-Mixed martial arts career:Horodecki was born in Poland and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada...

Everett, Washington

Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...

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Mike Corey

Mike Corey is an American mixed martial artist. He is formerly fought as a Featherweight for the MidWest Combat in the now defunct International Fight League .-Biography:...

Moline, Illinois

Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...

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Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

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External links

Shad Lierley IFL Page
International Fight League

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