Tamdan McCrory - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Tamdan Wade McCrory is an American 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 has fought as a welterweight and has recently moved up to the middleweight division. He is best known for his six fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC).

Fighting out of Central New York, he trains at CNY MMA in Cortland, NY, where he is a co-owner along with Erik Charles.

Biography

He has a twin sister named Tegan who is a model. He graduated from Ithaca High School Class of 2004. In May 2008, McCrory graduated from State University of New York College at Cortland with a Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

degree in Kinesiology

Kinesiology

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Mixed martial arts career

He began fighting mixed martial arts in 2006, after meeting soon to be coach and mentor, Erik Charles, through Myspace.com. He became one of the youngest NABC Champions at the age of 19. In May 2007, he signed a contract with the UFC.

He also made an appearance in the BET show

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The Iron Ring as a contestant in the middle weight category.

UFC career

McCrory made his debut defeating TUF 4 alumni, Pete Spratt

Pete Spratt

Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...

. Five months after the win, McCrory took his first professional defeat to Akihiro Gono

Akihiro Gono

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight. He is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. His fighting style is characterized by skillfully avoiding strikes, using fast counter punches and generally getting the...

at UFC 78

UFC 78

UFC 78: Validation was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on November 17, 2007 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey...

. He quickly bounced back with a win defeating TUF 2 runner up, Luke Cummo

Luke Cummo

Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...

. At UFC 91

UFC 91

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 15, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured the return of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture versus Brock Lesnar in a title...

, McCrory lost his second fight to another up and coming welterweight Dustin Hazelett

Dustin Hazelett

Dustin Tyler Hazelett is a American mixed martial artist. He is best known for his fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Martial arts background:Dustin Hazelett was born in Louisa, Kentucky, USA...

. Tamdan was then a late call-up to fight Ryan Madigan

Ryan Madigan

Ryan Madigan is an American mixed martial artist. Madigan currently trains under Chris Chard & Lorenzo Scott, while teaching at Jungle Fight Team in Northfield, OH and the new Evolve Training Center in Medina, OH....

at UFC 96

UFC 96

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena.-Preliminary card:...

. Tamdan lost to John Howard

John Howard (fighter)

John J. Howard is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing welterweight division.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:He made his first UFC debut on January 31, 2009 against Chris Wilson at UFC 94 winning by split decision....

at UFC 101

UFC 101

UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

on the preliminary card. Following the loss, McCrory was dropped from the UFC.

Post UFC

McCrory stated his intentions to move into the middleweight division. He was looking to gain a spot in the second season of Bellator's middleweight tournament, but his management's offer was declined.

Mixed martial arts record

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John Howard

John Howard (fighter)

|Decision (split)
|UFC 101

UFC 101

UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, USA
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Ryan Madigan

|Submission (punches)
|UFC 96

UFC 96

UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena.-Preliminary card:...

Columbus, Ohio

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, USA
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Dustin Hazelett

|Submission (reverse armbar)
|UFC 91

UFC 91

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, USA
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Luke Cummo

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 87

UFC 87

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Background:...

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, USA
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Akihiro Gono

|Submission (armbar)
|UFC 78

UFC 78

UFC 78: Validation was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on November 17, 2007 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, USA
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Pete Spratt

|Submission (triangle choke)
|UFC Fight Night 10

UFC Fight Night 10

UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 10 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida...

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, USA
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Atlantic City, New Jersey

, USA
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Atlantic City, New Jersey

, USA
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Atlantic City, New Jersey

, USA
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Revere, Massachusetts

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, USA
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Revere, Massachusetts

, USA
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Brendan Hoxie
|TKO (body kick)
|CZ 17 - Take Control
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|Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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|Win
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Mansfield, Massachusetts

Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island....

, USA
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Revere, Massachusetts

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