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Luigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando

Orlando, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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with American Top Team

American Top Team

American Top Team is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has...

. He was released by the UFC

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...

shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17. He has a professional record of 22–11–0.

Fight career

Fioravanti joined the Marines directly after high school, where he attended Pinellas Park High School

Pinellas Park High School

Pinellas Park High School is a public secondary school in Pinellas Park, Florida, United States. It opened in the fall of 1976 and is part of the Pinellas County Schools system. The school mascot is the Patriot, and the school colors are red, white and blue. The school newspaper is called the...

, and was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Fioravanti started training in various martial arts such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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and kickboxing

Kickboxing

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while stationed in California and Iraq with the Marines. After spending five months in Iraq, Fioravanti continued training and began his professional career in early 2005.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He started off his career 7-0 before losing to UFC veteran Chris Leben

Chris Leben

Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....

via unanimous decision. Fioravanti would then rattle off four straight wins, including two in the UFC, before dropping two straight fights against Jon Fitch

Jon Fitch

Jonathan Parker Fitch is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently ranked as the No. 2 welterweight in the world by Sherdog, as well as many other publications.-Background:...

and Forrest Petz

Forrest Petz

Forrest Petz is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Petz is a Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran formerly competing in their welterweight division...

.

Fioravanti would then split his last four fights in the UFC, before losing to Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson (fighter)

Anthony Kewoa Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Amateur wrestling:...

and being cut by the UFC.

M-1 Global

Luigi Fioravanti has seen improved results since leaving the UFC, going 8-6 in his last 14 fights since being released, including a five fight winning streak that was snapped when he lost a unanimous decision to Andrei Semenov

Andrei Semenov

Andrei Vladimirovich Semenov is a Russian mixed martial artist and Sambo practitioner. He has also made forays into acting.Semenov has fought within the UFC middleweight division, in M-1 events and Pride Bushido, with an overall MMA record of 30 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws...

Mixed martial arts record

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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...

Canada

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Joe Doerksen

Joseph Daniel Doerksen is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba. He is a former middleweight contender of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a veteran of the International Fight League...

Mississauga, Ontario

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Andrei Semenov

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|M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Enomoto
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Niagara Falls, New York

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Fight career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

M-1 Global

Mixed martial arts record

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