Joe Veres
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Joe Veres is an American mixed martial artist who last fought for the UFC. He lost his last fight at UFC Fight Night 12 to Corey Hill
on January 23, 2008. He wrestled for a high school in Cleveland,Ohio and placed sixth in the state his senior year. Veres was a three time academic All-American wrestler at Ashland University. When he lived in Columbus,Ohio he worked for Columbus Public Schools as a computers instructor and was an assistant wrestling coach at Dublin Jerome High School for two years. Prior to the UFC, Veres only suffered one loss. He currently lives in Arizona and is married for the second time and has four children with two pets, Tyson Veres (dog), and B.J. Hedger (chimpanzee). When he lived in Ohio he trained Jessie Dong of Westerville North who won a state championship his senior year. Now Joe Veres is principal at Desert Wind Middle School located in Maricopa,Arizona.
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| Corey Hill
|TKO (Punches)
|UFC Fight Night 12
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| Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Gray Maynard
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|UFC Fight Night 11
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| Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Ray Robinson
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|Rage in the Cage 91
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| Phoenix, Arizona
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| Dwayne Shelton
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|Cage Fury Fighting Championships
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| Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Clay French
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|Courage Fighting Championships 2
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| Decatur, Illinois
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| Mark Snodgrass
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|Maximum Combat 5
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| Fort Wayne, Indiana
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| Dartell Miller
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Hammer House Fight Night
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| Cleveland, Ohio
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Corey Hill
Corey Cornelius Hill is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida. Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.-The Ultimate Fighter:Hill competed as a...
on January 23, 2008. He wrestled for a high school in Cleveland,Ohio and placed sixth in the state his senior year. Veres was a three time academic All-American wrestler at Ashland University. When he lived in Columbus,Ohio he worked for Columbus Public Schools as a computers instructor and was an assistant wrestling coach at Dublin Jerome High School for two years. Prior to the UFC, Veres only suffered one loss. He currently lives in Arizona and is married for the second time and has four children with two pets, Tyson Veres (dog), and B.J. Hedger (chimpanzee). When he lived in Ohio he trained Jessie Dong of Westerville North who won a state championship his senior year. Now Joe Veres is principal at Desert Wind Middle School located in Maricopa,Arizona.
Mixed martial arts record
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| Corey Hill
Corey Hill
Corey Cornelius Hill is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida. Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.-The Ultimate Fighter:Hill competed as a...
|TKO (Punches)
|UFC Fight Night 12
UFC Fight Night 12
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 12 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 23, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Mike...
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| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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| Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard
Bradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...
|KO (Punch)
|UFC Fight Night 11
UFC Fight Night 11
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 11 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada...
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| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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| Ray Robinson
|TKO (Strikes)
|Rage in the Cage 91
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| Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
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|Win
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| Dwayne Shelton
|Decision (Unanimous)
|Cage Fury Fighting Championships
Cage Fury Fighting Championships
Cage Fury Fighting Championships was an American mixed martial arts promotion. Founded by Felix & Amy Martinez, the promotion promoted in Atlantic City, NJ, having just held five events. The last minute cancellation of its sixth event signalled its demise...
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| Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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| Clay French
|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|Courage Fighting Championships 2
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| Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...
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| Mark Snodgrass
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|Maximum Combat 5
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| Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
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| Dartell Miller
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Hammer House Fight Night
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| Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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