Mostapha Al-turk - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mostapha al-Turk is a retired Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

-born 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...

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...

and submission wrestler. He has trained with London Shootfighters

London Shootfighters

London Shootfighters is a mixed martial arts gym and fight team based in London. Founded in 1997 by Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens, they are widely considered as one of the top MMA gyms in the UK and is highly ranked on the world stage...

for the past ten years. Turk was the ADCC European Champion in 2005 and was the British 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...

Heavyweight Champion, before relinquishing his title to sign a four-fight deal with the UFC. He was cut after losing 3 straight fights.

Amateur Career

Most of al-Turk's amateur career is up for speculation, as the Middle Eastern nations he fought in kept no documentation of the fights he participated in. Rumor has it that he was pitted against top level competition and big name fighters, such as Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...

, Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.Gracie gained fame for his...

, Dan Severn

Dan Severn

Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...

, Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell

Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...

, Brian Ebersole

Brian Ebersole

Brian Ebersole is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting under the Ultimate Fighting Championship as of February 2011. Ebersole is a veteran of the mixed martial arts world with a total of 64 professional fights. He has been known to have an iron chin, never being knocked out...

, Bob Sapp

Bob Sapp

Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...

, Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...

, Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

Timothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...

, Jeff Curran

Jeff Curran

Jeffrey M. Curran is an American mixed martial artist. He fights at a number of different weight classes for a large number of organizations, including: Ultimate Fighting Championship , Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting , International Fight League , and King of...

, BJ Penn, Giant Silva

Giant Silva

Paulo César da Silva , better known by his ring name Giant Silva, is a former Brazilian basketball player and mixed martial artist and current professional wrestler...

, Joe Riggs

Joe Riggs

Joseph Jonathan Riggs is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has competed at weights ranging from Heavyweight down to Welterweight. Currently, Riggs fights as a Middleweight.-Background:...

, and even Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

. Al-Turk’s cumulative record is said to be somewhere around 66-6, but no one knows for sure.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

At UFC 92

UFC 92

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

, on December 27, 2008, Turk lost at his UFC debut to French

French people

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kickboxer Cheick Kongo

Cheick Kongo

Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo , more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

by TKO. Kongo dropped Turk with two right hands and then pounced on Turk with elbows and punches, opening up a big cut above the eye. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight after 4:37 of the first round.
Turk next lost to Mirko Cro Cop

Mirko Filipovic

Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...

at UFC 99

UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...

by TKO after Turk received repeated strikes from Filipovic. There was some controversy surrounding the end of this fight as Filipovic had poked Turk in the eye right before Turk succumbed to the strikes. Neither the referee Dan Mirgliotta or Filipovic reportedly noticed the eye poke. Turk stated that he would petition the loss.

Turk was expected to face UFC newcomer Rolles Gracie on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109

UFC 109

UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

, but pulled out due to visa issues.

Turk instead faced The Ultimate Fighter 10 alumni, Jon Madsen

Jon Madsen

Jonathan Michael Madsen is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights fighting for Team Rashad.-Mixed martial arts career:...

, at UFC 112

UFC 112

UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...

. Turk lost the bout via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). This loss brought his MMA record to 6-6, with 3 losses in a row Turk was cut by the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

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 British Heavyweight Championship (1 Time, Last)

Mixed martial arts record

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Jon Madsen

Jonathan Michael Madsen is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights fighting for Team Rashad.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 112

UFC 112

UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...

Abu Dhabi

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Mirko Filipović

Mirko Filipovic

|TKO (punches)
|UFC 99

UFC 99

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|Cologne, Germany
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|Loss
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Cheick Kongo

Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo , more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|TKO (strikes)
|UFC 92

UFC 92

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

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James McSweeney

James Adam McSweeney is an English mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:...

|TKO (strikes)
|Cage Rage 27

Cage Rage 27

Cage Rage 27: Step Up was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 12, 2008 at Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Nuts TV in the United Kingdom....

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|align=center|2:06
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|5–3
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Gary Turner

Gary "Two Horns" Turner is an English professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004...

|Submission (punches)
|Cage Rage 25

Cage Rage 25

EliteXC Presents Cage Rage 25: Bring it On was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by England's Cage Rage Championships and the United States' Elite Xtreme Combat that took place on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...

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|align=center|3:19
|London, England
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|Loss
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Tengiz Tedoradze
|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Rage 23

Cage Rage 23

Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 22, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|4–2
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Mark Kerr
|Submission (punches)
|Cage Rage 20

Cage Rage 20

Cage Rage 20: Born 2 Fight was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on February 10, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...

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|align=center|2:29
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|3–2
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Henry Armstrong Miller

Since his retirement from sumo, Sentoryu has tried his luck at mixed martial arts. His debut was for PRIDE in April 2004.He has six wins and nine losses in his sixteen fights to date. He styles himself Henry "Sentoryu" Miller. He made an agreement with World Victory Road and recently fought...

|TKO (punches)
|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|0:56
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|2–2
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Martin Thompson
|TKO (punches)
|Cage Rage 16

Cage Rage 16

Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 22, 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England...

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|align=center|3:02
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|1–2
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