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Jake Hecht 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...

who competes in the welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

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division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Hecht fought mostly in regional promotions across the midwestern and southeastern United States before signing with the UFC in 2011.

Background

After finishing at the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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in 2006, Hecht began his mixed martial arts career in regional promotions, before going on the international scene in 2010. Competing at middleweight and welterweight, Hecht had a notable victory over The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

veteran Charlie Rader and lost a unanimous decision to fellow UFC fighter Che Mills

Che Mills

Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...

.

Hecht is currently based in Cork

Cork

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, Ireland

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where he is head MMA coach at the Boxing/MMA Clinic.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hecht will make his promotional debut against Rich Attonito

Rich Attonito

Rich Attonito is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. Attonito currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and is best known for his stint on the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter. He was a Division 1 wrestler at...

on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140

UFC 140

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Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|10-2
| Michele Verginelli
|Decision (unanimous)
|CWFC - Fight Night 1
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
| Amman, Jordan
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|Win
|align=center|9-2
| Craig White
|Submission (north-south choke)
|Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 42
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:58
| Cork, Ireland

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

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|Win
|align=center|8-2
| Eddie Larrea
|TKO (punches)
|PCL - Cage Madness
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:22
| Glen Carbon, Illinois

Glen Carbon, Illinois

Glen Carbon is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States, 23 km northeast of St. Louis. The population was 12,934 at the 2010 census.-History:...

Che Mills

Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...

Tunica, Mississippi

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Millington, Tennessee

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Boonville, Missouri

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Boca Raton, Florida

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, United States

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