Mark Scanlon (fighter) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mark Scanlon is an 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 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 2006, Scanlon competed in English promotions; most frequently for Cage Gladiators, before signing 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...

in October 2010.

Background

Scanlon has been hampered by a series of injury problems in the past. These injuries caused him to miss the entirety of 2009. Scanlon is a member of Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon

Team Kaobon formerly known as Fighters and Fitness is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. The team is known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organisation - as well as...

, where he trains in Luta Livre, much like his training partner Terry Etim

Terry Etim

Terence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...

. Scanlon is also highly touted by the Team Kaobon founder, Colin Heron, who said "Mark Scanlon is one to watch out for. He’s an undefeated welterweight and we have a lot of semi-pros coming through. It’s talent feeding talent. There is a lot to watch out for."

Cage Gladiators

Scanlon made his professional MMA debut in September 2006, against Richard Evans at Cage Gladiators 2. After just over two minutes, Scanlon defeated his opponent via TKO (strikes).

Over a year later, Scanlon returned to fight at Cage Gladiators 5 against Kevin Reed. Scanlon was able to hit Reed with several elbows, one of which opened up a large cut on his forehead. Later on, Scanlon was able to secure an armbar after three minutes of the first round, forcing the tapout.

A few months later, Scanlon fought Gareth Burbridge at Cage Gladiators 6. After Burbridge began to fire off multiple punches, Scanlon decided to take his opponent down. After controlling the rest of the fight from top position, Scanlon won via submission (rear naked choke) in the second round.

Scanlon fought once more for the Cage Gladiators promotion, defeating Greg Letch via heel hook in the first round. Scanlon then suffered a series of injuries, taking him out of competition for 17 months.

Returning in February 2010, Scanlon defeated Marius Buzinskas, a veteran of the English MMA circuit, via choke in just 51 seconds. He went on to defeat Ousmane Sidibe via arm triangle choke in four minutes.

In October 2010 - in what was Scanlon's final fight in England - he competed in the OMMAC promotion, where he faced Michael Reid. After just ten seconds, Scanlon knocked out his opponent via head kick. The knockout win garnered him some minor attention worldwide. Just days later, he 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...

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC 122

UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S....

was originally set to hold a matchup between UFC newcomers Kenny Robertson and Pascal Krauss

Pascal Krauss

Pascal "Panzer" Krauss is a German mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship . His German nickname translates to 'tank' in English. He is undefeated in his MMA career and has stopped all but one of his opponents within the first...

. However, in mid-October, Robertson withdrew from the fight. Scanlon then signed with the UFC to replace him. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Scanlon was expected to face Matt Brown

Matt Brown (fighter)

Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...

on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 3, 2011, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was broadcast on Versus in the U.S. and Rogers Sportsnet One in Canada...

. However, Scanlon was pulled from the bout and replaced by Matt Riddle.

Scanlon was expected to face James Head

James Head (fighter)

James Head is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the UFC and fights in the middleweight division.- Mixed martial arts :...

on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138

UFC 138

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and live on Sportsnet in Canada...

. However, Scanlon was pulled from the bout and replaced by promotional newcomer John Maguire

John Maguire (fighter)

John Maguire is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the welterweight division. He is the former Cage Rage UK Welterweight Champion and has also competed in BAMMA. Maguire is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship....

Mixed martial arts record

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| Loss
|align=center| 7–1
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Pascal Krauss

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 122

UFC 122

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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Oberhausen, Germany
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| Win
|align=center| 7–0
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Michael Reid
| KO (head kick)
| OMMAC 7: Vengeance
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:10
|Liverpool, England
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| Win
|align=center| 6–0
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Kingston

Kingston is widely accepted as a contraction of the English "King's Town", of which there are many examples. It may refer to:-Australia:*Kingston, Australian Capital Territory, suburb of Canberra*Kingston, Norfolk Island, capital of the territory...

, England

England

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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
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Greg Letch
| Submission (heel hook)
| Cage Gladiators 8
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:37
|Liverpool, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
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Gareth Burbridge
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Cage Gladiators 6
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:29
|Liverpool, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Kevin Reed
| Submission (armbar)
| Cage Gladiators 5
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:22
|Liverpool, England
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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External links

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