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Timothy Edward Lee Hague (born May 9, 1983) is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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...

. He is a former Heavyweight Champion of King of the Cage

King of the Cage

King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....

Biography

Tim has a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

from Augustana University College

Augustana University College

Augustana University College was a Lutheran college in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, from 1910 until its 2004 merger with the University of Alberta. Now known as the Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta, it began its operations in 1910 under the name Camrose Lutheran College...

and an Elementary Education degree from the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...

. Prior to beginning his MMA career, he was a kindergarten

Kindergarten

A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...

teacher in Rochester, Alberta.

On January 13 2011, Hague was awarded the rank of purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under black belt

Black belt (martial arts)

In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...

instructors Kyle Cardinal and Rodrigo Munduruca.

Mixed martial arts

Hague made his MMA

Mixed martial arts

debut against Eric MacDonald at King Of The Cage Canada: Detonator in 2006. Hague came out victorious winning via submission. Hague went on to win his next 3 fights and subsequently won the vacant KOTC Canada heavyweight title over Adriano Bernardo in only his fifth fight. His only loss came to Miodrag Petkovic

Miodrag petkovic

Miodrag S. Petković is a mathematician and computer scientist. He graduated in Computer Science in 1972 and gained his PhD in Mathematics in the area of Interval analysis...

in a split decision. Before signing with 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...

, Tim got a rematch against Petkovic and won by unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hague made his debut against former professional kickboxer, Pat Barry at UFC 98

UFC 98

UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

. Hague upset Barry by submitting him using a guillotine choke early in the first round.

Hague fought Todd Duffee

Todd Duffee

Todd Duffee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. Duffee fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship until his surprise release in September 2010, which came as a result of an apparent dispute with UFC President Dana White.-Background:Duffee was born in...

on the UFC 102

UFC 102

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...

preliminary card on August 29, 2009. Heavyweight Todd Duffee scored the fastest official KO in UFC history over Tim Hague at 0:07 into the fight.
In his fight against Chris Tuchscherer

Chris Tuchscherer

Chris Tuchscherer is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former Collegiate wrestler. While wrestling for Minnesota State University, Moorhead he became a two-time NCAA Division II All-American, and as a mixed martial artist he has won several regional heavyweight championships...

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:...

, Hague lost a controversial majority decision after 3 rounds (29-28, 29-28 and 28-28). Joe Rogan said that it may have been the worst decision he had ever seen in his entire life. Following his loss to Tuchscherer, Hague was released from the promotion.

The Fight Club

Shortly after being released from his UFC contract, Hague signed a multi-fight deal with Edmonton, Alberta based promotion The Fight Club. His first fight was scheduled to be on March 19 at TFC 10, against Tyler East

Tyler East

Tyler East, nicknamed "The Beast", is an American mixed martial artist fighting for King of the Cage where he holds a record of 5-3 an is the current KOTC Heavyweight Championship, he was also a 3 time heavyweight contender, loseing to Tony Lopez the first 2 times...

. East, however, was forced to withdraw and Ed Carpenter was named as his replacement. Carpenter was then sent to the hospital with an undisclosed medical issue an hour prior to the event.

UFC return

On April 21, 2010, it was reported that Chad Corvin

Chad Corvin

Chad Corvin is an American mixed martial artist. He was briefly signed to the UFC but never made an appearance for the promotion before being released due to injuries. He fights in the Heavyweight division.-Early mixed martial arts career:...

had pulled out of his UFC 113

UFC 113

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Background:...

bout against Joey Beltran

Joey Beltran

For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...

due to his medical paperwork not being approved by the Quebec Athletic Commission, and Hague had been selected to step in. Hague faced Beltran on the preliminary card of the May 8 event and lost via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28). Hague was then released by the UFC for a second time following the loss.

After second release from the UFC

After being released from the UFC for the second time, Hague returned to competition in Canadian promotions. On July 9, 2010, Hague fought TUF 10's Zak Jensen

Zak Jensen

Zak Jensen is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early life:Jensen played football and wrestled at both Northern Illinois University and Augsburg College...

, and won via KO (knee) at just 2:11 of the first round. Hague then faced fellow UFC vet, Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

, at Aggression MMA's October 1 event in Edmonton, Alberta. He won the fight against Wiuff via KO in the first round.

Third Run in the UFC

Hague was signed for a third time by the UFC after earning two explosive knockout finishes over a UFC vet and a TUF vet. Hague faced Matt Mitrione

Matt Mitrione

Matthew Steven Mitrione is an American mixed martial artist and former NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights....

on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the first round. He was then released from the UFC for the third time.

Boxing

Hague is scheduled to make his professional boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

debut on December 9, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta at KO Boxing: Fire & Ice against Patrick Graham

Patrick Graham (boxer)

Patrick Graham is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer. He is not known for his skill in boxing, but for his toughness, strength, good basic boxing skills and durability. His boxing idol was George Chuvalo...

Mixed martial arts record

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Canada

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Matt Mitrione

Fort Hood, Texas

Fort Hood is a United States military post located outside of Killeen, Texas. The post is named after Confederate General John Bell Hood. It islocated halfway between Austin and Waco, about from each, within the U.S. state of Texas....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

|KO (punch)
|Aggression MMA V: Uprising
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|Edmonton, Alberta
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|Win
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Zak Jensen

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...

Joey Beltran

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 113

UFC 113

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Background:...

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Chris Tuchscherer

|Decision (majority)
|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:...

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...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Todd Duffee

|KO (punches)
|UFC 102

UFC 102

UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Pat Barry
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|UFC 98

UFC 98

UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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| Miodrag Petkovic

Miodrag petkovic

Miodrag S. Petković is a mathematician and computer scientist. He graduated in Computer Science in 1972 and gained his PhD in Mathematics in the area of Interval analysis...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Raw Combat: Redemption
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|Calgary, Alberta
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Sherman Pendergarst
|TKO (strikes)
|King Of The Cage Canada: Unrefined
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|align=center|2
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|Edmonton, Alberta
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|Win
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Jeff Lundburg
|KO (punches)
|King Of The Cage Canada: Moment de Vérité
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|align=center|1
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|Montreal, Quebec
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|Win
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Miodrag Petkovic

Miodrag petkovic

Miodrag S. Petković is a mathematician and computer scientist. He graduated in Computer Science in 1972 and gained his PhD in Mathematics in the area of Interval analysis...

|Decision (split)
|Hardcore Championship Fighting: Destiny
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|Calgary, Alberta
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Adriano Bernardo
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|King Of The Cage Canada: Brawl in the Mall
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|align=center|2
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|Edmonton, Alberta
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|align=center|4-0
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Ruben Villareal

Ruben "Warpath" Villareal is an American MMA fighter, former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion, and former professional wrestler. He has kept his pro-wrestling persona while competing in MMA, including wearing makeup on his face while fighting. He is known for his willingness to fight at...

Vernon, British Columbia

Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...

, Canada

Canada

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Jared Kilkenny
|TKO (punches)
|King Of The Cage Canada: Amplified
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|align=center|2
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|Edmonton, Alberta
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Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

, Canada

Canada

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