Zach Light - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Zach Light is an American

United States

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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 fights at Welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

. He has fought in a number of organizations including 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...

, 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...

, 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....

and 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...

Biography

Light was an All-American freestyle wrestler

Freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...

in high school and college. After college, he worked construction and frequently got into bar fights

Street fighting

Street fighting is a colloquial term used to denote unsanctioned, illegal in some countries, hand-to-hand fighting in public places, between individuals or groups of people....

. He then moved to California

California

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after a judge told him that he would go to prison for two years if he continued this lifestyle. He was inspired to take up mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

after seeing Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...

fighting 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 he went on to win his first two fights before being given the chance to fight in the UFC himself. He took on Pete Spratt

Pete Spratt

Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...

at UFC 37.5
UFC 37.5
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 22, 2002.-Background:...

and lost via submission in the first round. This would be his only UFC fight, and the first in a three-fight losing streak; he was defeated by Tony Fryklund and Jeremy Jackson

Jeremy Jackson (fighter)

Jeremy Rea Jackson is an American mixed martial artist from California.-Career:Jackson's first professional MMA fight was on September 9, 2001 against Jake Shields in the Gladiator Challenge 6: Caged Beasts...

later that year. In 2003, he beat Beto Ibarra before taking a 3-year hiatus from the sport.

He returned in 2006, winning against Nick Willert before being defeated by Jake Ellenberger

Jake Ellenberger

Jacob Steven Ellenberger is an American mixed martial artist and former United States Marine. Ellenberger is signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in its welterweight division. Ellenberger is an assistant coach at back to back Division II National Wrestling champs, the University of...

in 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....

in his next bout. Light then notched up two wins either side of a submission loss to Toby Imada

Toby Imada

Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada born July 16, 1978 is an American mixed martial artist of Japanese and Mexican descent. He fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their lightweight division...

before a five-fight losing streak brought his record to 6-10. Among the fighters who beat him during this period were Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and is now a professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to a deal with Strikeforce.-Early life:...

and War Machine

Jon Koppenhaver

War Machine is an American mixed martial artist and former pornographic actor. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.-Personal life:...

.

Light is also the wrestling

Wrestling

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coach at the Wolfslair MMA Academy

Wolfslair MMA Academy

The Wolfslair MMA Academy is a fight team and training camp for mixed martial artists, and kickboxers headquartered in Widnes, United Kingdom...

in Liverpool

Liverpool

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, England

England

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where he has trained the likes of Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping

Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...

, Quinton Jackson

Quinton Jackson

Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...

and 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...

Mixed martial arts record

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Iowa

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, United States

United States

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Vic Hall

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Bettendorf

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, Iowa

Iowa

, 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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War Machine

Jon Koppenhaver

War Machine is an American mixed martial artist and former pornographic actor. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.-Personal life:...

| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3: WATSON vs. HORWICH was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on May 15, 2010 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. It featured three title fights, and was headlined by Matt Horwich and Tom Watson...

Birmingham

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, England

England

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Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and is now a professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to a deal with Strikeforce.-Early life:...

| Submission (armbar)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings

Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

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, 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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Prince George, British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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Montebello, California

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, 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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Fairfax, Virginia

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, 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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Quezon City

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, Philippines

Philippines

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Toby Imada

Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada born July 16, 1978 is an American mixed martial artist of Japanese and Mexican descent. He fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their lightweight division...

San Diego, California

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, 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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Oxnard, California

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, 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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Jake Ellenberger

| TKO (punches)
| 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....

Costa Rica

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Ontario, California

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, 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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California

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, 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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Jeremy Jackson

Jeremy Jackson (fighter)

Auberry, California

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, 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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Tony Fryklund
| Submission (kimura)
| WEC 4

WEC 4

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Uncasville, Connecticut

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, 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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Pete Spratt

| Submission (armbar)
| UFC 37.5

UFC 37.5

UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 22, 2002.-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, 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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Honolulu, Hawaii

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, 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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Iowa

, 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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