Trevor Prangley - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Trevor Prangley is a South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n 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 currently fights for Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. He has previously fought in 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...

and competes in the middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

and light heavyweight

Light Heavyweight (MMA)

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....

divisions. Prangley holds victories over Keith Jardine

Keith Jardine

Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, Travis Lutter

Travis Lutter

Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...

, Matt Horwich

Matt Horwich

Matthew Peter Horwich is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. Previously fighting for the Portland Wolfpack of the International Fight League where he held the middleweight championship in 2007, BAMMA and in the UFC, he holds notable wins over past and present UFC fighters Jake Rosholt,...

and Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...

Early life

Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1972, Trevor Prangley grew up on a small farm tending horses, sheep, and chickens with his mother, father, brother, and sister. When Trevor was only 4 years old, his father asked him if he wanted to sign-up for wrestling classes at a local club. He didn't know it then, but that was the beginning of a long career in wrestling.

Trevor wrestled throughout his youth in South Africa. He won numerous regional and state titles and at age 23 captured the national title. This brought him close to his goal of making the South African Olympic team, but he lost the qualifying match in overtime and had to settle for alternate status. Disappointed and dissatisfied with the level of training he was receiving, Trevor decided to go to the United States to further his Olympic dreams.

He left his family behind and headed to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...

, USA. His hope was to make the lineup and secure a scholarship at North Idaho College

North Idaho College

North Idaho College is a community college with over 6,000 students in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, situated at the north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene.-History:The school was established during the Great Depression in 1933 as Coeur d'Alene Junior College...

(NIC), a local community college. This gamble paid off. Trevor received All-American status both years at NIC. Unfortunately, during the final match of his second year while ahead on points, Trevor tore his ACL and placed runner up. Frustrated that his eligibility was gone and he had not reached his goal of becoming a national champion, Trevor considered returning home to South Africa. Those thoughts soon disappeared as he began to receive numerous scholarship offers to continue wrestling at four-year schools. He was now motivated to begin aggressive rehab.

Despite doctor's predictions that it would be 9 months before being able to wrestle again, Trevor found a local Jiu-Jitsu school and began to train. Jiu-Jitsu enabled him to stay in shape and still have something to compete in while recovering. Just six months later, in 1998, he had his first amateur mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

fight. Even though he lost this fight to decision, he realized that mixed martial arts was the sport for him. He canceled his plans to resume college wrestling and went on a 19 fight winning streak before turning pro in 2001.

Early career

His pro-career started as a light heavyweight at 205 pounds. He achieved six straight wins before fighting Renato Sobral

Renato Sobral

Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...

, his toughest fight to date. It was losing this fight that made Trevor decided to move to middleweight 185lbs. He decided to drop to a middleweight where he could feel more comfortable and strong. This proved to be a good decision. Trevor won his first fight at 185 pounds over Andrei Semenov of Russia and secured a fight in the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He made his debut in the UFC at UFC 48
UFC 48
UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada...

, defeating Curtis Stout by submission. He is currently 2-2 in the organization, including a close decision loss to 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...

at UFC 56
UFC 56
UFC 56: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2005. It was held at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and released on DVD.-History:Headlining the card were the...

. Prangley then went on to lose to Chael Sonnen at Ultimate Fight Night 4.

Post-UFC

Leaving the UFC, Prangley then fought for several organizations, including BodogFIGHT

BodogFight

bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....

, where he qualified for the USA vs. Russia card on the reality show, and defeated Andrei Seminov at the event.

Prangley defeated Yuki Kondo

Yuki Kondo

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has a background in Shorinji Kempo and he is a 2nd dan. He was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Kondo is a Pancrase and Pride Fighting Championships veteran, as well as three-time veteran in the UFC. Kondo has fought over 60 times for the Pancrase...

at BodogFIGHT: Alvarez vs. Lee via TKO (doctor stoppage) following the conclusion of the second round to win the Bodog Fight Middleweight Title.

Strikeforce

He has fought several times for Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

, which included competing in the Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

-External links:**...

middleweight tournament. He won a decision victory over Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko "Niko" Vitale is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Middleweight division.He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, Kalib Starnes and Yushin Okami....

in the first round of the tournament, but lost to Jorge Santiago

Jorge Santiago

|-| Loss|align=center| 23-10| Demian Maia| Decision | UFC 136| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 23–9| Brian Stann| TKO | UFC 130| |align=center| 2|align=center| 4:29...

in the finals.

Prangley fought Tim Kennedy on June 16, 2010 at Strikeforce: Los Angeles

Strikeforce: Los Angeles

Strikeforce: Los Angeles, also referred to as Strikeforce Live was a mixed martial arts held by Strikeforce. The event took place on June 16, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.-Background:...

. and lost by submission (rear naked choke).

After this, he faced Keith Jardine

Keith Jardine

Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

in a non-title bout at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley
Shark Fights 13
Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley was a mixed martial arts event held by Shark Fights on September 11, 2010 at the Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, United States.-Background:...

. He won via split decision.

On January 29th he fought in Strikeforce again and lost by a rear naked choke from Roger Gracie

Roger Gracie

Roger Gracie Gomes is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Roger was awarded his black belt by his cousin Renzo Gracie at the behest of Carlos Gracie, Jr. whilst training in New York in 2003. He is currently a second degree black belt...

in the first round.

Shark fights

In between his time with Strikeforce Prangley competed for the Shark Fights organization and won the Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Marcus Sursas on Nov. 28, 2009 at Shark Fights 7.

He later fought in the main event of the Shark Fights 13 card by defeating Keith Jardine in a non title fight on Sept. 11, 2010.

Bellator

Prangley made his Bellator debut at Bellator 58, against Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard is a Cuban-Australian mixed martial artist. Lombard was a Judo Olympian competing at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, and is a multiple time national champion and world finalist. After 2000, Lombard began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts...

at the catch weight of 195. In this non-title affair, Prangley lost to Lombard via TKO in the second round.

Wrestling

NJCAA Division 1 Wrestler
2x All-American
NJCAA National Runner-Up
South African National Champion

Mixed martial arts

Bodog Fight Middleweight Champion
MFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Shark Fights Light Heavyweight Champion

Mixed martial arts record

Hector Lombard

Hollywood, Florida

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, U.S.

United States

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

Tatsuya Mizuno

is a Japanese light heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has fought at events of Dream, Pancrase and M-1 Global.-Biography and career:Mizuno started competing in judo in high school, and holds a 3rd dan black belt in the discipline...

| KO (knee to the body)
| DREAM: Japan GP Final

Dream: Japan GP Final

Dream: Japan GP Final, also known as Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream...

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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Roger Gracie

| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Strikeforce on January 29, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States.-Background:...

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

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| Win
| align="center" | 23–6–1
| Keith Jardine

Keith Jardine

Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...

Strikeforce: Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

Karl Amoussou

Karl Amoussou is a French professional mixed martial artist. Amoussou is a M-1 Global, Dream and Strikeforce veteran and has fought for Cage Warriors.-MMA career:...

| Technical Draw
| Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi

Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi

Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The sixth Challengers episode took place on February 26, 2010, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.-Background:The Sarah Kaufman vs...

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

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| Win
| align="center" | 22–5
| Marcus Sursa
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Shark Fights 7: Sursa vs Prangley
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 4:40
| Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo, Texas

Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...

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| Win
| align="center" | 20–5
| Emanuel Newton
| Decision (unanimous)
| MFC 21

MFC 21

MFC 21: Hard Knocks was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship on May 15th, 2009 in Enoch, Alberta.-Main card:...

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...

| Won MFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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| Win
| align="center" | 19–5
| Isidro Gonzalez

Isidro González

Isidro González was a Spanish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

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| Win
| align="center" | 18–5
| Anthony Ruiz
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: At The Mansion II

Strikeforce: At The Mansion II

Strikeforce: At The Mansion II was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2008. The event took place at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California...

Los Angeles, California

Jorge Santiago

| KO (knee to the body)
| Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

-External links:**...

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

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| Win
| align="center" | 17–4
| Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko "Niko" Vitale is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Middleweight division.He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, Kalib Starnes and Yushin Okami....

| Decision (referee decision)
| Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives

-External links:**...

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

| Fight stopped by unintentional eye-poke on Vitale; fight was a draw; referee declares Prangley the winner.
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| Win
| align="center" | 16–4
| Yuki Kondo

Yuki Kondo

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

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| Win
| align="center" | 14–4
| 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...

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, B.C.

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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| Win
| align="center" | 13–4
| Anthony Ruiz
| Submission (armbar)
| Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello

Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello

Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello was a mixed martial arts event held on October 7 2006. The event was held by Strikeforce and took place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. This event featured the debut of future UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez.- Results :*Heavyweight bout: Tank...

Fresno, California

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| Light Heavyweight bout
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| Win
| align="center" | 12–4
| Kyacey Uscola

Kyacey Uscola

Kyacey Uscola is an American professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz. Uscola has fought for brands such as Bodog Fight, KOTC, Gladiator Challenge, and Palace Fighting Championships...

Costa Rica

Chael Sonnen

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4

UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4

Ultimate Fight Night 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 6, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Paradise, Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada...

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...

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...

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 56

UFC 56

UFC 56: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2005. It was held at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and released on DVD.-History:Headlining the card were the...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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| Win
| align="center" | 11–2
| Travis Lutter

Travis Lutter

Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 54

UFC 54

UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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| Win
| align="center" | 10–2
| Matt Horwich

Matt Horwich

Gresham, Oregon

- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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| Win
| align="center" | 9–1
| Curtis Stout
| Submission (neck crank)
| UFC 48

UFC 48

UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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| Win
| align="center" | 8–1
| Andrei Semenov

Andrei Semenov

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

Renato Sobral

Denver, Colorado

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| Win
| align="center" | 6–0
| Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...

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| Win
| align="center" | 5–0
| Manny Valera
| TKO (punches)
| CFM: Ultimate Fighting
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| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | N/A
| Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, Mexico

Mexico

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| Win
| align="center" | 4–0
| Brett Shafer
| Decision (unanimous)
| CFM: Ultimate Fighting
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| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 5:00
| Monterrey

Monterrey

, Mexico

Mexico

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| Win
| align="center" | 3–0
| Kyle Seals
| Decision (unanimous)
| UA 3: Vengeance
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| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 5:00
| Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

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| Win
| align="center" | 2–0
| Darcy Landcaster
| KO (punches)
| Gladiators Vale Tudo
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | N/A
| Worley, Idaho

Worley, Idaho

Worley is a city in southwestern Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 223 at the 2000 census. The city is within the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation.-Geography:...

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| Win
| align="center" | 1–0
| Joe Garcia

Joe Garcia

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Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

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