Shane Christopher Primm is an American

United States

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 mixed martial arts

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...

 (MMA) fighter. He was a cast member of Spike's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

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.

Biography

Primm was born in Germany on a U.S. Army base. At an early age Primm moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky and then eventually settled in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...

. Primm was an athletic high school student, where he stood out as a baseball player. Primm continued his education at Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

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, but eventually dropped out.

Primm training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 for three years, then moved to Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

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 to improve his skills under Rob Kahn at the Gracie

Gracie family

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 Tampa Gym.

The Ultimate Fighter

Primm came onto the show with little experience, holding only a 1-0 record, but won his fight against Sean O'Connell via rear naked choke in the first round. Primm was picked to be a part of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFCInterim Heavyweight Champion...

's team. Primm suggested a matchup with Eliot Marshall

Eliot Marshall

Eliot Andrew Marshall is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-The Ultimate Fighter:...

, and Nogueira granted him the fight. Marshall defeated Primm with a rear naked choke in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shane Primm made his official UFC debut on the finale show against Krzysztof Soszynski

Krzysztof Soszynski

Krzysztof Soszyński is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League . After the demise of that organization, he moved to the UFC, appearing on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter...

. Primm lost via kimura lock in the second round. Though on the preliminary card, the bout was televised. After the loss, Primm was released from his contract.

Post UFC

Primm fought in the main event against Mike Dolce on the Rock and Havoc card for Music City MMA. The fight took place in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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 on July 18, 2009. Primm won after Dolce tapped out due to punches in the closing seconds of round one.

Primm fought Arriel Gandulla on November 22 for Art of Fighting

Art of Fighting

is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the Fatal Fury series and is set in the same fictional universe...

 winning via a triangle choke in the closing seconds of the first round and was set to fight on December 12 for Xtreme Fighting Championships but the event was canceled.

He lost a decision over UFC vet, Luigi Fioravanti

Luigi Fioravanti

Luigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17...

 in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 held at the event Mayhem in the Mist on January 23. Looking to bounce back from the loss to Fioravanti, Primm took a fight against Gerardo Julio Gallegos but lost via vicious knockout early in the first round.

Shane submitted Benjamin Jones and earned himself a spot on an M-1 Global card.

M-1 Global

Shane fought on one of the M-1 Selection 2010 cards, winning his fight via submission. The win earned him a spot in the next round of the US M-1 Tournament.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|6-5
|  Bristol Marunde

Bristol Marunde

Bristol Marunde is an American mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Cage Combat Middleweight Champion. In 2007 he fought for the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League. He currently resides and fights out of Las Vegas, NV where he trains at Throwdown Training Center...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|M-1 Global

M-1 Global

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|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, United States

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| Loss
|6-4
|  United States Mike Geurin
| Decision (Unanimous)
| M-1 Selection 2010: USA 3
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|align="center"|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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| Win
|6-3
|  United States Wesley Welch
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| M-1 Selection 2010: USA 2
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|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, United States

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| Win
|5-3
|  United States Benjamin Jones
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| Reality Combat Championship III
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|align="center"|1:09
|Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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| Loss
|4-3
|  United States Julio Gallegos
| TKO (Punches)
| XFC 10: Night of Champions
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|align="center"|0:34
|Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

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, United States

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| Loss
|4-2
|  United States Luigi Fioravanti

Luigi Fioravanti

Luigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17...

| Decision (Unanimous)
| Raging Wolf VI: Mayhem in the Mist
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|align="center"|5:00
|Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

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, United States

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| Win
|4-1
|  United States Arriel Gandulla
| Submission (Triangle Choke)
| Art of Fighting 6: Orr vs. Wallace
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|align="center"|4:43
|Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers, Florida

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, United States

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| Win
|3-1
|  United States Mike Dolce
| TKO (Punches)
| Music City MMA: Rock and Havoc
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|align="center"|4:44
|Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

, United States

United States

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|Loss
|2-1
|  Poland Krzysztof Soszynski

Krzysztof Soszynski

Krzysztof Soszyński is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League . After the demise of that organization, he moved to the UFC, appearing on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter...

| Submission (Kimura)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

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|align="center"|3:27
|Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

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|Win
|2-0
|  United States Tom Lawlor

Tom Lawlor

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Lawlor is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Mixed martial arts:...

| DQ (Illegal Knee)
| WFC 6: Battle in the Bay
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|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0:24
|Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, United States

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|Win
|1-0
|John Ballard
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Warrior MMA 38
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|align="center"|NA
|Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Kentucky

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