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Abdul Mohamed is an Afghan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

-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 lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

and welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Mohamed has starred in the domestic organisations, winning the Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship, as well as competing for the Cage Rage World Lightweight Championship and the Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship. He was born in north eastern province of Panjshir

Panjshir Province

Panjshir is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Containing the Panjshir Valley, in April 2004 it was created from parts of Parwan Province, which now lies along its southwestern border. Panjshir's population is about 139,000 and covers an area of 3,610 square kilometers...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Early career

Mohamed began practising mixed martial arts in 2000, making his professional debut in 2003. He began his career with a 6-3-1 record, including 2 appearances in Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...

and one in Cage Rage

Cage Rage

Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...

Cage Rage and Cage Warriors

Mohamed faced Paul Daley

Paul Daley

Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

for the Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

Welterweight Championship. However, after 5 rounds, the judges declared the fight a draw, meaning that neither man walked away with the title.

Mohamed then went 3-0, earning himself a shot at the new Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship against Alexandre Izidro

Alexandre Izidro

Alexandre "Xandinho" Izidro is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He started to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at age 14 and got his black belt at 20. He is a member of Brazilian Top Team and competes in the Lightweight division...

. Mohamed defeated Izidro via unanimous decision to take the title. Mohamed then rematched Izidro in another promotion and defeated him once again via unanimous decision.

Mohamed then faced former Cage Rage Lightweight Champion, Jean Silva

Jean Silva

Jean "White Bear" Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He held the Cage Rage lightweight title until he lost it to Vitor Ribeiro via arm triangle choke at Cage Rage 13...

and defeated him via majority decision.

He then faced Vitor Ribeiro for the Cage Rage World Lightweight Championship. However, Mohamed lost via submission (kimura) in the first round.

Mohamed was later offered a deal with 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...

. However, he declined the offer and instead took a fight with Cage Rage against Ross Pointon

Ross Pointon

Ross Pointon is an English mixed martial artist who holds a record of 6 wins and 12 losses. He was a competitor in season three of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting in the Light Heavyweight division after premiering in the Middleweight division under Ken Shamrock...

.

Mohamed defended his British title against Ross Pointon

Ross Pointon

after defeating him via knockout (spinning back fist).

After going 1-1 outside of Cage Rage, Mohamed returned and defeated Robbie Olivier to once again defend his British title. After this, Cage Rage folded, leaving Mohamed as the last ever British Lightweight Champion.

Post Cage Rage

Mohamed then fought three times in 2008. The first fight was against Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion. Azevedo has fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and Shooto, and is noted as being the first and only man to defeat Ultimate Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion...

, which Mohamed lost via submission (triangle choke) in the first round.

Mohamed then faced future The Ultimate Fighter 9 runner-up Andre Winner

Andre Winner

Andre Winner is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom, reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough House. He holds notable wins over Jeff Lawson, Rolando Delgado and Rafaello...

. After three rounds, the judges declared the fight a draw, giving Mohamed his third career draw.

Mohamed's final fight in 2008 was interestingly against the man who would go on to defeat Winner in the TUF 9 final, Ross Pearson

Ross Pearson

Ross Pearson is an English professional mixed martial artist from Sunderland. He is the lightweight division winner of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:...

. Mohamed defeated Pearson via unanimous decision.

Mohamed then apparently signed with 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...

and was due to make his debut at UFC 93

UFC 93

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....

.

However, for unknown reasons, this debut never materialised.

Mohamed followed this up with two successive losses, before defeating Rasmus Bendtsen at 10th Legion Championship Fighting III

10th Legion Championship Fighting

10th Legion Championship Fighting or 10th Legion is a UK-based Mixed Martial Arts promotion. The company was founded in 2008 by Martial Arts teacher and Wing Chun Master Alan Orr and held its first event in April 2009 in Hull...

to take the Lightweight title.

In September 2010, Mohamed debuted for the KUMMA organisation, defeating veteran Ian Jones via guillotine choke. This was Mohamed's first ever submission victory.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|19-8-3
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Ian Jones
||Submission (guillotine choke)
|KUMMA - Kings of the North
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:40
|Bolton, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|17-8-3
|

Jason Young

Jason Young (fighter)

Jason "Shotgun" Young is a professional English mixed martial artist currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in their Featherweight division. He currently trains at Team Titan and Semtex gym and he has trained with Brad Pickett.-Biography:...

Tim Radcliffe

Tim Radcliffe is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the lightweight division. He is currently the UCMMA Lightweight Champion...

|Decision (unanimous)
|BAMMA 1

BAMMA 1

BAMMA 1: WATSON vs. MAGUIRE was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on June 27, 2009 at the Room by the River in London, England. The event was televised on Bravo in the United Kingdom....

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|16-6-3
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Ross Pearson

Andre Winner

Luciano Azevedo

|Submission (triangle choke)
|Cage Gladiators 7
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:21
|Liverpool, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|15-5-2
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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....

|Decision (majority)
|Cage Rage 24

Cage Rage 24

out dated: see http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316996_2473542808109_1538580287_32616791_798713040_n.jpgCage Rage 24: Feel the Pain was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 1, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...

David Baron
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|Ultimate Force 7
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:22
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14-4-2
|

Jason Ball

Jason Ball (martial artist)

Jason Ball is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. He began his professional MMA career in January 2005 as a welterweight, and has held the welterweight belt for the UK based organization Ultimate Force before surrendering the belt after making a...

|Decision
|Ultimate Force 6
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13-4-2
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Ross Pointon

|KO (spinning back fist)
|Cage Rage 21

Cage Rage 21

Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 21, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ion Television in the United States....

Vitor Ribeiro
|Submission (kimura)
|Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18: Battleground was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 30, 2006 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:27
|London, England
|For Cage Rage World Lightweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-3-2
|

Jean Silva

Jean "White Bear" Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He held the Cage Rage lightweight title until he lost it to Vitor Ribeiro via arm triangle choke at Cage Rage 13...

|Decision (majority)
|Cage Rage 17

Cage Rage 17

Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 1, 2006 at the Wembley Arena in London, England....

|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-3-2
|

Alexandre Izidro

|Decision (unanimous)
|FX3: Battle of Britain
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-3-2
|

Alexandre Izidro

|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Rage 13

Cage Rage 13

Cage Rage 13: No Fear was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 10, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.The card was headlined by a title fight between Vitor Ribeiro and Jean Silva...

: No Fear
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
|Won Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3-2
|

Alex Sandro
|TKO
|FX3: Xplosion
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:10
|Reading, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3-2
|

Sami Berik

Sami Berik is a Turkish professional mixed martial artist who is a Cage Rage veteran, and has competed in the Cage Rage Contenders series. Berik has fought current Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Dan Hardy, Terry Etim, and Ross Pearson...

|TKO
|FC UK 2: Battle of the Gladiators
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:35
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3-2
|

Jess Liaudin

Jess Liaudin is a French mixed martial artist who currently fights out of London, England. Jess trained in martial arts from eight years old; in karate initially and then moving on to kickboxing....

|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|Cage Rage 11

Cage Rage 11

Cage Rage 11: Face Off was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 30, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.-Results:*Light Heavyweight bout: Richard Bowkett vs. Atilla Kubilay...

Paul Daley

|Draw
|Cage Warriors 9
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Sheffield, England
|For Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-3-1
|

Sami Berik

|TKO (cut)
|Cage Rage 9

Cage Rage 9

Cage Rage 9: No Mercy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on November 27, 2004 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.-Results:*Featherweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Stuart Grant...

Daniel Weichel

Daniel Weichel is a German professional mixed martial artist who has fought for BAMMA, M-1 Global, Shooto, King of the Cage, and Cage Warriors...

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|5-1-1
|

Eldon Square

Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was officially opened in 1977. Eldon Square was also the name applied to a terrace development on the same site, designed by John Dobson in about 1824 and demolished in the 1960s....

, England

England

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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0-1
|

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0-1
|

Paul Jenkins
|TKO
|CWFC 6: Elimination
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:18
|Barnsley, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0-1
|

Jean Frederic Dutriat
|Draw
|XFC 2: The Perfect Storm
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Cornwall, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|

South Shields

South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...

, England

England

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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|

Ferryhill

Ferryhill is a town in south-central County Durham, England with a population of around 11,651 people, making it the 8th biggest town in the County. It is in the Durham County Unitary area...

, England

England

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