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AnnMaria De Mars

Her third child, Ronda Rousey has also been successful in judo earning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and is now a professional mixed martial artist and current UFC Women's Champion.

Bristol Marunde

Bristol Marunde (born April 20, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Chandler Jones

Jones' eldest brother Arthur currently plays in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens and his other brother Jon is a mixed martial artist for the UFC, where he is currently the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Choi Doo-Ho

Choi Doo-Ho (born April 6, 1991), often anglicized to Doo Ho Choi, is an South Korean mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Featherweight division.

Colleen Schneider

Colleen Schneider is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Super Fight League mma organization, and is its flyweight champion.

Eddie Ng

Eddie Ng (born 1986), Hong Kong mixed martial artist, see Evolve MMA

Evolve MMA

The most high-profile members of the Evolve Fight Team are DREAM and ONE Fighting Championship Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki, Bellator World Champion Ben Askren, UFC lightweight contender Rafael Dos Anjos, UFC Fighter Leandro Issa, ONE Fighting Championship fighter Eddie Ng, ONE Fighting Championship fighter Jake Butler, and many others.

Fabrício Guerreiro

Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division.

Genair da Silva

Genair da Silva (born December 26, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator Fighting Championships' featherweight division.

Guto Inocente

Carlos Augusto Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986), better known as Guto Inocente, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the UFC's heavyweight division.

Joe Doerksen

Joseph Daniel Doerksen (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba.

John Lineker

John Lineker dos Santos de Paula (born January 1, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Justin Levens

Justin Robert Levens (April 18, 1980 – December 17, 2008) was an American mixed martial artist who fought for the UFC and, later in his career, the Southern California Condors of the International Fight League.

Lucas Martins

Lucas Martins (born November 11, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship's bantamweight division.

Mariusz Linke

Mariusz Ryszard Linke (born July 31, 1969) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and grappler who is most notable for being the first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the highest ranking active Polish judoka and one of the most decorated grapplers in Poland, he is also the first Polish grappler to travel to Brazil and receive training under a Gracie trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

Miriam Nakamoto

Miriam Nakamoto (born August 5, 1976) is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight (135 pounds).

Oli Thompson

Oliver Thompson (born 2 January 1980) is a British strongman, mixed martial artist and former holder of the title Britain's Strongest Man.

Sowelu

Sowelu is a martial arts fan and has stated that she is only attracted to fighting men (as for show-business men), such as mixed martial artists and professional wrestlers, especially those who look like Mark Hunt or Kazuyuki Fujita.

Too Much Fun

American mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen frequently uses this song for his entrance music in the UFC.


see also

Amir Perets

Amir Perets (born September 20, 1974) is an Israeli-born mixed martial artist, an entrepreneur, and an active participant in Fight Science featured on the National Geographic Channel.

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Jesse Hernandez, an American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and former Offensive Lineman for Ardmore High School and University Of Missouri

Braulio

Braulio Estima, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist

Brick Township, New Jersey

Nick Catone (born 1981), mixed martial artist who participates in the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Carlos Eduardo

Carlos Eduardo Rocha, known as Tá Danado, (born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial artist

Daniel Omielańczuk

Daniel Omielańczuk (born August 31, 1982) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Heavyweight division.

David Abbott

Tank Abbott (born 1965), real name David Abbott, American heavyweight mixed martial artist

Eiji

Eiji Mitsuoka (光岡映二, born January 1, 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial artist

Filipović

Mirko Filipović (also known as Cro Cop) Croatian kickboxer and mixed martial artist

Fodor

Caros Fodor (born 1984), American mixed martial artist and the brother of Benjamin Fodor

Funaki

Masakatsu Funaki (born 1969), professional wrestler and mixed martial artist

Gene LeBell

LeBell has been spotted in the corner of former US Olympic judoka and current mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey, often seen standing next to her to celebrate her victory.

Hawn

Rick Hawn (born 1976), American judoka and mixed martial artist

I Get It

He plans an elaborate scheme to get back at his boss, including dressing up as a clown, taking pictures of his boss cheating on his wife, having a Mixed Martial Artist (played by Josh Koscheck) attack his boss, and tattooing "Mr. Perfect" into his boss's head.

I'm a PC

The ad series features prominent and popular individuals saying "I'm a PC" and has appearances by common international users as well as personalities such as writer Deepak Chopra, mixed martial artist Rashad Evans, actress Eva Longoria, photographer Geoff Green and singer Pharrell Williams.

John D'Silva

Giant Silva, Brazilian former basketball player, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

Ladera Ranch, California

Quinton Jackson - Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, mixed martial artist and actor in The A-Team

Loren Cass

It stars Kayla Tabish, Travis Maynard, Lewis Brogan, mixed martial artist/UFC veteran Din Thomas and Jacob Reynolds with narration by Keith Morris (of the band The Circle Jerks) and Blag Dahlia (of the band The Dwarves).

Mario Neto

He is now in his 15th year as a mixed martial artist with a victory over UFC veterans Seth Petruzelli, Travis Fulton and Gary Goodridge.

Massaranduba

Francisco Trinaldo, also known as Massaranduba - a Brazilian mixed martial artist.

Overeem

Alistair Overeem (born 1980), Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Paulo Silva

Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva, born 1963), Brazilian former basketball player, mixed martial artist and wrestler

Pectoralis major muscle

Tra Telligman - a retired American mixed martial artist and boxer having only one pectoral muscle

Real Pro Wrestling

Muhammed Lawal - Season 1 Champion, NCAA Division II champion and Freestyle World Championships competitor (7th place), current mixed martial artist with Bellator, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

Rickson

Rickson Gracie (born 1958), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist

Robert Emerson

Rob Emerson (born 1981), American mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Suzanne VanOrman

She beat mixed martial artist and Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland 52%–48% in the 2008 general election.

True Life

For example, the episode "I'm a Reality TV Star" featured people from The Real World and Survivor, while the episode "I'm a Muay Thai Fighter" and "I'm a Mixed Martial Artist" both featured Kit Cope, who has recently signed a deal with the WFA and Frankie Edgar, who was the UFC Lightweight Champion.

Venetiaan

Jerrel Venetiaan (born 1971), Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist

Vinicius Magalhães

Vinny Magalhães, Vinny "Pezao" Magalhães, Brazilian Light Heavyweight mixed martial artist that competed on "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 8

Webster, South Dakota

Brock Lesnar - Current WWE professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist and Heavyweight Champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Yoshiki Takahashi

Kazuo Takahashi, mixed martial artist who is billed as Yoshiki Takahashi for ring purposes