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For the priest and theological scholar see Vernon White (theologian)
Vernon White (theologian)
Vernon Philip White is a British Anglican priest and theological scholar.White was born in south-east London in 1953. After leaving school he spent a year undertaking Voluntary Service Overseas in Africa. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and Oriel College, Oxford...

Vernon Verdell White (born December 3, 1971) is a professional 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...

fighter who has fought for 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...

(UFC), Pride Fighting Championships, 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...

, 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....

, Pancrase

Pancrase

Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...

, and the International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

(IFL). He lives in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, and belongs to the fighting team The Lion's Den

Lion's Den (mixed martial arts)

The Lion's Den is a mixed martial arts team and training facility that was based out of Susanville, California and San Diego, California but has recently moved its headquarters to Reno, Nevada. The team was founded in the early 1990s by UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, and was the most dominant...

. He holds wins over David Terrell

David Terrell (fighter)

David Michael Terrell is a retired American mixed martial artist from Santa Rosa, California. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie, no one has scored a point against Terrell in a grappling match...

, Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...

, Jason Guida

Jason Guida

Jason Guida is an American professional mixed martial artist and grappler who has fought for EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting, Bellator, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fight Festival, Adrenaline MMA and Ironheart Crown....

, Sam Hoger

Sam Hoger

Samuel Earl Hoger is an American mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV...

, and Marvin Eastman

Marvin Eastman

Marvin Lee Eastman is an American mixed martial artist with a background in collegiate wrestling and Muay Thai. He is currently the light heavyweight champion of the Elite Fighting Championship and the IFO champion...

.

White has fought elite competition throughout the years, including top fighters 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...

, Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten

Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist, Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and kickboxer. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak...

, Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba

is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler. He has competed in pro-wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's and Dream...

, Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock is a retired mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion...

, Pedro Rizzo

Pedro Rizzo

Pedro Augusto Rizzo is an Brazilian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 19–9–0 as of July 17, 2010. He holds notable victories over former UFC Champions Mark Coleman, Dan Severn, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.-Mixed...

, Mario Sperry

Mario Sperry

Mario Sperry is a Brazilian heavyweight martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.-Career:Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties...

and Masakatsu Funaki

Masakatsu Funaki

, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF. He is currently performing at All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is one half of the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champions, along with Keiji Mutoh...

. White is also a former MMA Champion, winning the King of the Cage

King of the Cage

Middleweight Championship.

MMA career

White debuted at 23 years of age in the Pancrase

Pancrase

organization in Japan after being recruited by Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...

. Thrown right into the fire from the beginning, a very inexperienced White would go 8-17-1 in Pancrase to start his career.

However, White would turn his career around in a big way towards the latter part of the decade. He turned in an impressive showing against MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba

at PRIDE 2

PRIDE 2

Pride 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride . It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1998. Kazushi Sakuraba, Mark Kerr, Vernon White, and Marco Ruas all made their Pride debuts at this event. In addition to the MMA events, there were also two kickboxing events...

, landing a hard punch in the opening seconds to stagger Sakuraba and fighting very competitively, showcasing excellent submission defense and escapes throughout the fight until he was finally caught in an armbar late in round 3.

From 1998 to 2002, White found great success in mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

competition, compiling a record of 9-1 and winning the King of the Cage

King of the Cage

Middleweight Championship. White defended the title four times before losing a decision to MMA pioneer 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...

. This was especially impressive because at the time, King of the Cage was an upper echelon MMA promotion. He evolved into one of one of the more talented and well known mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

fighters in the world and developed excellent striking to go along with a solid submission wrestling base.

White also had impressive showings in the UFC, fighting to a draw with Ian Freeman

Ian Freeman

Ian William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....

in a fight that he took on short notice, and also turning in a competitive, hard fought loss to former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell

at UFC 49

UFC 49

UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Paradise, Nevada...

in 2004.

Pro Wrestling

White appeared on the April 7, 1997 airing of the World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...

program Raw is War

WWE RAW

WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...

, losing a worked 'shoot fight' to Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...

Personal life

Vernon and his wife Melissa Kline were married on April 30, 2007. The couple had their first child, a son, on May 31, 2008.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
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Jason MacDonald

Jason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...

Lew Polley
|Decision (unanimous)
|WarGods 5
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|26–32–2
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Mike Whitehead

Michael Joe Whitehead is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought in the light heavyweight and heavyweight weight classes for the UFC, IFL, Affliction, and Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|TKO (punches)
|International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

- Las Vegas
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:54
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|Win
|align=center|25–30–2
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Sam Hoger

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

- Moline
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:25
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|Loss
|align=center|24–30–2
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Bobby Southworth

Bobby Southworth is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He fights as a light heavyweight. He has also fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Strikeforce: Triple Threat

Strikeforce: Triple Threat

Strikeforce: Triple Threat was the fourth mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on December 8, 2006. The main card featured the Strikeforce debut of Gina Carano....

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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
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|Loss
|align=center|24–29–2
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Victor Valimaki

Victor "The Matrix" Valimaki is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Valimaki holds notable victories over Dan Severn, Jason Day and Vernon White.-MMA Debut:...

Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|Decision (unanimous)
|WFA: King of the Streets

WFA: King of the Streets

WFA: King of the Streets was a mixed martial arts event held by World Fighting Alliance on July 22, 2006 at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California, USA. This would be the last event held by the World Fighting Alliance. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States via iN...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|24–27–2
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Jason Guida

|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...

18 – Unfinished Business
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|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|23–27–2
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Alex Stiebling

Alex Stiebling is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|KO (punch)
|World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting

17 – Halloween Fury 4
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:09
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|Loss
|align=center|22–27–2
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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,...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|SF 12 – Breakout
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:38
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|Win
|align=center|22–26–2
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Justin Burgin
|Decision (unanimous)
|Valor Fighting – Medford Mayhem
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|21–26–2
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Chuck Liddell

|KO (punch)
|UFC 49

UFC 49

UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Paradise, Nevada...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:05
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|Loss
|align=center|20–25–2
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Marvin Eastman

|Decision (unanimous)
|King of the Cage

King of the Cage

32 – Bringing Heat
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Loss
|align=center|20–24–2
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Ian Freeman

Ian William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....

|Draw
|UFC 43

UFC 43

UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Loss
|align=center|20–23–1
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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)
|King of the Cage

King of the Cage

23 – Sin City
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
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|Lost KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|20–22–1
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Mike Rogers
|Decision (split)
|King of the Cage

King of the Cage

16 – Double Cross
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Defended KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|19–22–1
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James Lee

James Lee (fighter)

James Lee is an American mixed martial artst who competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Lee is an All-American wrestler. He was scheduled to fight on the UFC 88 card in Atlanta, Georgia against Tim Boetsch but withdrew due to injury. He is also an alumnus of Orchard Lake St...

|Submission (heel hook)
|King of the Cage

King of the Cage

11 – Domination
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:00
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|Defended KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|18–22–1
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Joe Priole
|TKO
|WMMAA 1 – MegaFights
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|align=center|2
|align=center|
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|Win
|align=center|17–22–1
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Marvin Eastman

|Decision (split)
|KOTC Bombs Away
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Defended KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|16–22–1
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David Dodd
|KO (flying knee)
|King of the Cage

King of the Cage

6 – Road Warriors
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:43
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|Defended KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|15–22–1
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Allan Goes

Allan Goes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He last fought for the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League.-Biography:...

|Decision (unanimous)
|PRIDE 9

PRIDE 9

Pride 9: New Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on June 4, 2000. Matt Serra was to fight on this card, but his opponent, Johil de Oliveira, was injured by a pyrotechnics explosion at the...

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|align=center|2
|align=center|10:00
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|Win
|align=center|14–21–1
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Todd Medina
|KO (punch)
|King of the Cage

King of the Cage

3 – Knockout Nightmare
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:09
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|Won KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|13–21–1
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Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...

|Decision (split)
|IFC – Montreal Cage Combat
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|align=center|1
|align=center|25:00
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|Win
|align=center|12–21–1
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David Terrell

David Terrell (fighter)

Kazushi Sakuraba

|Submission (armbar)
|PRIDE 2

PRIDE 2

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|align=center|3
|align=center|6:53
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|Win
|align=center|11–20–1
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Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...

Mario Sperry

Pedro Rizzo

|KO (kick)
|WVC 2 – World Vale Tudo Championship 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|6:30
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|Win
|align=center|10–17–1
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Iouri Oulianitski
|KO (kick)
|WVC 2 – World Vale Tudo Championship 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:21
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|Win
|align=center|9–17–1
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Osami Shibuya
|Decision (lost points)
|Pancrase – Truth 7
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|align=center|1
|align=center|20:00
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|Win
|align=center|8–16–1
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Yoshiki Takahashi
|KO (kick)
|Pancrase – 1996 Anniversary Show
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|align=center|1
|align=center|19:43
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|Win
|align=center|7–16–1
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Minoru Suzuki

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s he was known as one of the best fighters in the Pancrase promotion and was the second King of Pancrase world champion...

Masakatsu Funaki

Ryushi Yanagisawa

Ryūshi Yanagisawa

Ryūshi Yanagisawa is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. His real name is Atsushi Yanagisawa . As a martial artist, he competed in K-1, Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling and Fighting Network RINGS and holds victories over Oleg Taktarov, Paul Varelans, Vernon White, Jason...

|Submission
|Pancrase – Truth 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|12:47
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|Win
|align=center|6–14
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Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock is a retired mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion...

Manabu Yamada

Manabu Yamada Is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is best known for his participation in the Pancrase fighting organization. He holds notable wins over Frank Shamrock, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki, Matt Hume, Jason Delucia, and Vernon White. Yamada has also fought Ken...

|Submission
|Pancrase – Eyes Of Beast 5
|1995-06-13
|1
|10:26
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|Win
|align=center|5–10
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Masakatsu Funaki

|Submission
|Pancrase – King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|5:37
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|Win
|align=center|4–8
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Todd Bjornethun
|Decision (lost points)
|Pancrase – Road To The Championship 5
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|align=center|1
|align=center|15:00
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|Win
|align=center|3–7
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Richard Saar
|KO
|Pancrase – Road To The Championship 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:25
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|Win
|align=center|2–7
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Bas Rutten

Masakatsu Funaki

|KO
|Pancrase – Pancrash! 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:13
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|Loss
|align=center|1–4
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Ryushi Yanagisawa

Ryūshi Yanagisawa

|TKO (lost points)
|Pancrase – Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|8:55
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|Win
|align=center|1–2
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Minoru Suzuki

|Submission (leg scissor choke)
|Pancrase – Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 2

Pancrase – Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 2

Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on October 14, 1993 at the Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.-Background:...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|12:23
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|Loss
|align=center|0–1
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Takaku Fuke
|Submission (armbar)
|Pancrase – Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 1

Pancrase – Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 1

Pancrase - Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. It took place at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan on September 21, 1993...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:19
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External links

Official Website
Vernon White IFL Page

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