UFC 148 – MEDIA NOTES
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA – SATURDAY, JULY7, 2012 – LAS VEGAS, NV
ALL BOUTS LIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Red Corner / Blue CornerLightweight Bout 3 Rounds
Rafaello Oliveira / Yoislandy Izquierdo
Knoxville, TN – 14-5 / Miami, FL – 6-1
Lightweight Bout 3 Rounds
John Alessio / Shane Roller
Las Vegas, NV – 34-15 / Dallas, TX – 10-6
Middleweight Bout 3 Rounds
Costa Philippou / Riki Fukuda
Long Island, NY – 10-2-0, 1NC / Tokyo, Japan – 18-5
Lightweight Bout 3 Rounds
Gleison Tibau / Khabib Nurmagomedov
Coconut Creek, FL – 34-7 / Fairfield, NJ – 17-0
Lightweight Bout 3 Rounds
Melvin Guillard / Fabricio Camões
Boca Raton, FL – 46-11-3, 1NC / San Diego, CA – 13-6-1
Bantamweight Bout 3 Rounds
Ivan Menjivar / Mike Easton
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – 24-8 / Camp Springs, MD – 12-1
Featherweight Bout 3 Rounds
Chad Mendes / Cody McKenzie
Sacramento, CA – 11-1 / Spokane, WA – 13-2
Welterweight Bout 3 Rounds
Dong Hyun Kim / Demian Maia
Busan, South Korea – 15-1-1, 1NC / Sao Paulo, Brazil – 15-4
Middleweight Bout 3 Rounds
Cung Le / Patrick Cote
San Jose, CA – 7-2 / Montreal, Quebec, Canada – 18-7
Light Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Forrest Griffin / Tito Ortiz
Las Vegas, NV – 18-7 / Huntington Beach, CA – 17-10-1
UFC Middleweight Title Bout 5 Rounds
Anderson Silva / Chael Sonnen
Curitiba, Brazil – 29-4 / West Linn, OR – 28-11-1
NEWS AND NOTES
AFTER TWO YEARS OF TAUNTS, SOME VENOM FROM THE SPIDER
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is usually one of the most respectful and sportsmanlike mixed martial artists on the UFCroster. However, on the June 25 media conference call ‘the Spider’ - irate at two years of taunting from Sonnen - took the opportunity to sound a warning to the man who came within two minutes of taking his title in August 2010.
“I’m going to break his face and every tooth in his mouth,” Silva said through his interpreter and manager Ed Soares. “I know he’s on the call listening to this and playtime is over. There’s no more talking from him. I’m going to beat him out of the UFC. I’m going to make him pay for everything he’s said about me, my family and my country. I’m going to beat him maybe like his parents should have to teach him some manners. I’ll teach him those manners myself.
“No more sh** talking from him. Chael Sonnen's going to get his ass kicked like he's never gotten his ass kicked before. What I'm going to do inside the Octagon is something that's going to change the image of the sport, I’m sorry. I'm going to beat his ass like he's never been beaten before. This is going to be violent and I am sorry. I'm going to make sure that every one of his teeth are broken, that his arms are broken and his legs are broken. He's not going to be able to walk out of the Octagon by himself. I can guarantee that. He will need a plastic surgeon afterwards.”
Seldom lost for words, Sonnen said: “People can’t understand why I’m not getting caught up on the hype of Anderson Silva, but he can’t take the magazine covers and press stories into the Octagon with him. He’s just a man with two arms, two legs - and I’m going to beat him on July 7 because I want it more than he does.
“I don’t need anything in my life - but I have to have that belt. Everything I’ve done, everything I’ve worked for and sacrificed - everything I have in life - I would give it all away to be the UFC champion for just one night.”
UFC President Dana White said: "I've promoted every Anderson Silva fight since he's been in the UFC in 2006, and I've never heard him talk even remotely like this. He is usually so respectful and doesn't say anything negative or disrespectful. I've never heard Anderson talk like this once – and I’ve never heard Chael be so sincere about how bad he wants to win this fight and what it means to him to be the UFC world champion.”
ORTIZ BIDS FARWELL AS HALL OF FAMER
Tito Ortiz - the longest-reigning light heavyweight champion of all time and one of the biggest personalities in the sport of mixed martial arts - will be the ninth individual to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. He will be officially inducted just 8hours before the final fight of his amazing career.
“It is a huge honor to be recognized as one of the greatest fighters of all time by the UFC,” Ortiz said. “To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is final proof that all the hard work and dedication, all the pain and sacrifices, were all worth it. To be able to walk to the Octagon one last time as an official UFC Hall of Fame level fighter is going to be humbling and awesome. I’m very grateful to have this opportunity to end my career on such a high like this.
“I want to thank my family for all their love and support and my fans for sticking with me through the bad times when being a Tito Ortiz fan wasn’t the coolest thing to be. Finally, I want to thank Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White for giving me so many opportunities over the years and for securing the future of the sport I love and have dedicated my life to.”
A brash, polarizing presence with bleached blonde hair and devastating takedowns, Ortiz made his UFC debut on May 30, 1997 at UFC 13. He smashed an entrant named Wes Albritton in 31 seconds and, within three years, had annexed the UFC light heavyweight title by beating the also soon-to-be legendary Wanderlei Silva. The Huntington Beach Bad Boy would go on to reign for a record three and a half years and had some of the biggest fights of his or any other era.
UFC President Dana White said: “Everyone knows the story of me and Tito and all the things that went on between us. A lot of it wasn’t fun at the time, but all that controversy and craziness is now part of the story of the UFC, and there’s no question that in his prime he was a huge star and one of the greats of his era.
“You can’t write the story of this era of mixed martial arts without Tito Ortiz, and that’s why he belongs in the Hall of Fame. He’s been in the UFC for 15years – and sticking around that long is an achievement in itself – and now he’s down to just 15minutes at UFC 148. Believe me, I know how proud and stubborn this guy is and I expect him to use everything he has left as a fighter to go out as a winner at UFC 148.”
Ortiz aims to leave UFC 148 – and his career – as a winner.
“My name will probably always be linked with guys like Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell and especially Ken Shamrock,” Ortiz said. “But the fights with Forrest were as good and competitive as any of them. When I first fought him, he was inexperienced and made a name for himself in doing so well against me. The next time we fought I was supposed to be over the hill, and I showed that I wasn’t finished by long shot.
“Now, I just want to prove I was the better fighter all along by winning the rubber match. I don’t want to go out on a sour note – I want everyone’s last image of me to be me in the center of the Octagon with my hand raised.”
RAFAELLO OLIVEIRA / YOISLANDY IZQUIERDONICKNAME:Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira / NICKNAME:Yoislandy “Cuba” Izquierdo
WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight / WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight
AGE:30 (1/26/82) / AGE: 28 (1/9/84)
BIRTHPLACE:Recife, Brazil / BIRTHPLACE:Havana, Cuba
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5’8” / 155 lbs. / HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’11” / 155 lbs.
REACH:71.5” / REACH:-
FIGHTING OUT OF:Knoxville, TN / FIGHTING OUT OF:Miami, FL
MMA RECORD:14-5 / MMA RECORD:6-1
UFC RECORD:1-4 / UFC RECORD:0-1
TRAINER/TEAM:Knoxville Martial Arts Academy / TRAINER/TEAM:Manuel Lopez, Enrico Cocco
TWITTER:@RafaelloTractor / TWITTER:@YoislandyMMA
UFC HISTORY
L / Yves Edwards / UFC Live / 10/1/11 / TKO / R2 / 2:44
L / Gleison Tibau / UFC 130 / 5/28/11 / Submission / R2 / 3:28
L / Andre Winner / UFN / 3/31/10 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / John Gunderson / UFC 108 / 1/2/10 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Nik Lentz / UFC 103 / 9/19/09 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
/ UFC HISTORY
L / Reza Madadi / UFC on Fuel / 4/14/12 / Submission / R2 / 1:28
NOTES
•Has trained with former UFC lightweight champ BJ Penn
•Has won four of his last six, including a decision win over WEC vet Bendy Casimir in 2010
• Four wins by TKO, four by submission
• Pro since 2004 / NOTES
•Pro since 2010
•Three wins by TKO, one by submission
•Three first round finishes
•Served in the military in Cuba
• Loss to Reza Madadi broke six-fight winning streak
JOHN ALESSIO / SHANE ROLLER
NICKNAME:John “The Natural” Alessio / NICKNAME:None
WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight / WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight
AGE:33(7/5/79) / AGE:32 (7/14/79)
BIRTHPLACE:Vancouver, Canada / BIRTHPLACE:Tulsa, OK
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’10” / 155 lbs. / HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’10” / 155 lbs.
REACH: - / REACH:72”
FIGHTING OUT OF:Las Vegas, NV / FIGHTING OUT OF:Dallas, TX
MMA RECORD:34-15 / MMA RECORD:10-6
UFC RECORD:0-4 / UFC RECORD:1-3
TRAINER/TEAM:Gil Martinez / TRAINER/TEAM:Peppe Johnson, Gerald Harris, Daniel Roberts, Allan Green, Team Takedown
TWITTER:@johnalessio79 / TWITTER:@shaneroller
UFC HISTORY
L / Mark Bocek / UFC 145 / 4/21/12 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Thiago Alves / UFN 6 / 10/10/06 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Diego Sanchez / UFC 60 / 5/27/06 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Pat Miletich / UFC 26 / 6/9/00 / Submission / R2 / 1:43
WEC HISTORY
L / Brock Larson / WEC 33 / 3/26/08 / DQ / R1 / 1:50
W / Todd Moore / WEC 31 / 12/12/07 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Marcelo Brito / WEC 30 / 9/5/07 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Alex Serdyukov / WEC 28 / 6/3/07 / Submission / R1 / 1:17
L / Carlos Condit / WEC 26 / 3/24/07 / Submission / R2 / 4:59
W / Brian Gassaway / WEC 25 / 1/20/07 / Submission / R1 / 4:50
W / Alex Serdyukov / WEC 23 / 8/17/06 / Submission / R3 / 1:52
/ UFC HISTORY
L / Michael Johnson / UFC on Fox / 1/28/12 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / TJ Grant / UFC Live / 10/1/11 / Submission / R3 / 2:12
L / Melvin Guillard / UFC 132 / 7/2/11 / KO / R1 / 2:12
W / Thiago Tavares / UFC Live / 3/3/11 / KO / R2 / 1:28
WEC HISTORY
W / Jamie Varner / WEC 53 / 12/16/10 / Submission / R1 / 3:55
L / Anthony Pettis / WEC 50 / 8/18/10 / Submission / R3 / 4:51
W / Anthony Njokuani / WEC 48 / 4/24/10 / Submission / R1 / 3:07
W / Danny Castillo / WEC 44 / 11/18/09 / Submission / R3 / 3:32
W / Marcus Hicks / WEC 42 / 8/9/09 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Ben Henderson / WEC 40 / 4/5/09 / TKO / R1 / 1:41
W / Mike Budnik / WEC 37 / 12/3/08 / Submission / R1 / 1:01
W / Todd Moore / WEC 35 / 8/3/08 / Submission / R1 / 3:00
NOTES
• Pro since 1998
•15 wins by submission, 10 by KO / TKO
•Has won three of his last four and 10 of his last 12, with the only losses coming against Siyar Bahdurzada and Bocek
•Had 5-2 record in WEC; fought Carlos Condit for WEC welterweight title in 2007 (Lsub2)
•Owns wins over Thomas Denny, Sean Pierson, Chris Brennan, Eiji Mitsuoka, Ronald Jhun, Pete Spratt, Gideon Ray, Luigi Fioravanti, Chris Clements, Jon Koppenhaver, and Ryan Healy
•Has also faced Andre Galvao, Paul Daley, Brock Larson, Jonathan Goulet, Jason Black, Joe Doerksen, and Egan Inoue / NOTES
• Stablemate of UFC welterweight Johny Hendricks
• Six wins by submission, three by KO / TKO
• Won KO of the Night for win over Tavares
• Won Submission of the Night honors for wins over Varner and Castillo
• On three-fight losing streak
• Pro since 2007
• Has only gone the distance twice
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COSTA PHILIPPOU / RIKI FUKUDANICKNAME:None / NICKNAME:None
WEIGHT CLASS: Middleweight / WEIGHT CLASS:Middleweight
AGE: 32 (11/29/79) / AGE:32(1/6/81)
BIRTHPLACE:Limassol, Cyprus / BIRTHPLACE:Gifu, Japan
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’11” / 185 lbs. / HEIGHT/WEIGHT:6’0” / 185 lbs.
REACH:- / REACH:73”
FIGHTING OUT OF:Long Island, NY / FIGHTING OUT OF:Tokyo, Japan
MMA RECORD:10-2-0, 1NC / MMA RECORD:18-5
UFC RECORD:3-1 / UFC RECORD:1-1
TRAINER/TEAM:Ray Longo, Matt Sera / TRAINER/TEAM:Andrew Jackson, Team Haleo
TWITTER:@Philippou185UFC / TWITTER:
UFC HISTORY
W / Court McGee / UFC on FX / 3/3/12 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Jared Hamman / UFC 140 / 12/10/11 / KO / R1 / 3:11
W / Jorge Rivera / UFC 133 / 8/6/11 / Split / R3 / 5:00
L / Nick Catone / UFC 128 / 3/19/11 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
/ UFC HISTORY
W / Steve Cantwell / UFC 144 / 2/26/12 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Nick Ring / UFC 127 / 2/27/11 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
NOTES
• Pro since 2008
• Unbeaten in 11 of his last 12 (10 wins, 1 NC)
• Five wins by KO / TKO, one by submission
• First pro loss was in debut against UFC vet Ricardo Romero via split decision
• Former pro boxer with 3-0 (1 KO) record. Last pro bout was in 2007
• Competed on season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter – was eliminated by Joseph Henle in the opening round / NOTES
• Has won eight of his last nine
• Loss to Ring was one of the most controversial of 2011, with most observers believing Fukuda deserved the win
• Pro since 2004
• Has defeated Brandon Wolff, Ryuta Sakurai (three times), Murilo Rua, Hiromitsu Kanehara. Also faced Joe Doerksen and Joey Villasenor
• Standout college wrestler
• Seven wins by KO / TKO, one by submission
• Earned a Bachelor Degree in Law while attending the Yamanashi Gakuin University
GLEISON TIBAU / KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV
NICKNAME:None / NICKNAME:Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov
WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight / WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight
AGE: 28 (10/7/83) / AGE:23 (9/20/88)
BIRTHPLACE: Rio Grande Norte, Brazil / BIRTHPLACE:Dagestan, Russia
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’10” / 155 lbs. / HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’10” / 155 lbs.
REACH: 71” / REACH:64”
FIGHTING OUT OF:Coconut Creek, FL / FIGHTING OUT OF:Fairfield, NJ
MMA RECORD:34-7 / MMA RECORD:17-0
UFC RECORD:10-5 / UFC RECORD:1-0
TRAINER/TEAM:Ricardo Liborio, American Top Team / TRAINER/TEAM:AMA Fight Club, AKA
TWITTER: @TibauATT / TWITTER:@khabib13
UFC HISTORY
W / Rafael dos Anjos / UFC 139 / 11/19/11 / Split / R3 / 5:00
W / Rafaello Oliveira / UFC 130 / 5/28/11 / Submission / R2 / 3:28
W / Kurt Pellegrino / UFC 128 / 3/19/11 / Split / R3 / 5:00
L / Jim Miller / UFN / 9/15/10 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Caol Uno / UFN / 3/31/10 / TKO / R1 / 4:13
W / Josh Neer / UFC 104 / 10/24/09 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Melvin Guillard / TUF 9 / 6/20/09 / Split / R3 / 5:00
W / Jeremy Stephens / UFN / 4/1/09 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Rich Clementi / UFN / 2/7/09 / Submission / R1 / 4:35
L / Joe Stevenson / UFC 86 / 7/5/08 / Submission / R2 / 2:57
L / Tyson Griffin / UFC 81 / 2/2/08 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Terry Etim / UFC 75 / 9/8/07 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Jeff Cox / UFN / 6/12/07 / Submission / R1 / 1:52
W / Jason Dent / UFC 68 / 3/3/07 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Nick Diaz / UFC 65 / 11/18/06 / TKO / R2 / 2:27
/ UFC HISTORY
W / Kamal Shalorus / UFC on Fox / 1/20/12 / Submission / R3 / 2:08
NOTES
• 11-4 at 155 pounds after dropping from welterweight after loss to Nick Diaz
• Has won seven of his last nine and three in a row
• TKO of Uno was first knockout win since 2007
• Pro since 1999
•Won submission of the night for win over Rafaello Oliveira in 2011 / NOTES
• Pro since 2008
• Stablemate of Strikeforce middleweight Adlan Amagov
• Six wins by KO / TKO, seven by submission
• On a 17-fight win streak
MELVIN GUILLARD / FABRICIO CAMOES
NICKNAME:Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard / NICKNAME:Fabricio “Morango” Camoes
WEIGHT CLASS: Lightweight / WEIGHT CLASS:Lightweight
AGE:29 (3/30/83) / AGE: 33 (12/23/78)
BIRTHPLACE:New Orleans, LA / BIRTHPLACE:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5’9” / 155 lbs. / HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5’10” / 155 lbs.
REACH:68” / REACH:71.5”
FIGHTING OUT OF:Boca Raton, FL / FIGHTING OUT OF:San Diego, CA
MMA RECORD:46-11-3, 1NC / MMA RECORD:13-6-1
UFC RECORD:10-6 / UFC RECORD:1-1-1
TRAINER/TEAM:Blackzilians / TRAINER/TEAM: Dean Lister, Brian Sarg, Jocko, Tony Palafox, Janex Alviz, Royler Gracie, Jeremy Stephens, Myles Jury, Toby Imada, Roberto Corvo, Daniel Aguiar, Sam Tommer, Akhabar Areola, Alex Garcia, Joe Puwket, Andre Galvao, Xande Ribeiro, KJ Noons, Joe Duarte, Dominick Cruz, Chris Cope
TWITTER:@Young_assassin / TWITTER: @fabriciocamoes
UFC HISTORY
L / Jim Miller / UFC on FX / 1/20/12 / Submission / R1 / 2:04
L / Joe Lauzon / UFC 136 / 10/8/11 / Submission / R1 / 0:47
W / Shane Roller / UFC 132 / 7/2/11 / KO / R1 / 2:12
W / Evan Dunham / UFN / 1/22/11 / TKO / R1 / 2:58
W / Jeremy Stephens / UFC 119 / 9/25/10 / Split / R3 / 5:00
W / Waylon Lowe / UFC 114 / 5/29/10 / KO / R1 / 3:28
W / Ronys Torres / UFC 109 / 2/6/10 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
L / Nate Diaz / UFN / 9/16/09 / Submission / R2 / 2:13
W / Gleison Tibau / TUF / 6/20/09 / Split / R3 / 5:00
W / Dennis Siver / UFC 86 / 7/5/08 / KO / R1 / 0:36
L / Rich Clementi / UFC 79 / 12/29/07 / Submission / R1 / 4:40
L / Joe Stevenson / UFN / 4/5/07 / Submission / R1 / 0:27
W / Gabe Ruediger / UFC 63 / 9/23/06 / KO / R2 / 1:01
W / Rick Davis / UFC 60 / 5/27/06 / KO / R1 / 1:37
L / Josh Neer / TUF 3 / 1/16/06 / Submission / R1 / 4:20
W / Marcus Davis / TUF 2 / 11/5/05 / TO / R2 / 2:55
/ UFC HISTORY
W / Tommy Hayden / UFC on Fox / 1/20/12 / Submission / R1 / 4:03
L / Kurt Pellegrino / UFC 111 / 3/27/10 / Submission / R2 / 4:20
D / Caol Uno / UFC 106 / 11/21/09 / Draw / R3 / 5:00
NOTES
• An explosive puncher with one-punch knockout power
• Has shown a weakness for submissions, with nine of his losses coming by way of tap out
• Holds wins over UFC vets Joe Jordan, Kyle Bradley (twice), and Rob Emerson
• Engaged in a three-round no contest with Roger Huerta in 2005
• Survived Hurricane Katrina – was trapped on a bridge for three days before being rescued
• Has won eight of his last 11
• On two-fight losing streak
• Won KO of the Night award for wins over Siver and Dunham
• Earned a degree in Criminal Law from Colby College / NOTES
• Pro since 1997
• Nickname “Morango” means strawberry
• 10-1-1 in last 12 fights
• Seven wins by submission, four by TKO
• Won single night Super Challenge 1 tournament in 2006, defeating three opponents, including PRIDE veterans Luciano Azevedo and Jean Silva
• Last two wins before return to the Octagon were against UFC vets Steve Lopez and Efrain Escudero
• Submitted UFC vet Sam Morgan in 47 seconds in 2008 bout
• Once fought Anderson Silva in bare-knuckle tournament for 27 minutes
IVAN MENJIVAR / MIKE EASTON
NICKNAME:Ivan “The Pride of El Salvador” Menjivar / NICKNAME:Mike “The Hulk” Easton
WEIGHT CLASS:Bantamweight / WEIGHT CLASS:Bantamweight
AGE:30 (5/30/82) / AGE:28 (1/25/84)
BIRTHPLACE:La Paz, El Salvador / BIRTHPLACE:Washington, DC
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’6”/ 135 lbs. / HEIGHT/WEIGHT:5’6” / 135lbs.
REACH:64” / REACH:-
FIGHTING OUT OF:Montreal, Quebec, Canada / FIGHTING OUT OF:Camp Springs, MD
MMA RECORD:24-8 / MMA RECORD:12-1
UFC RECORD:3-1 / UFC RECORD:2-0
TRAINER/TEAM:Firas Zahabi, Jonathan Chaimberg / TRAINER/TEAM:Lloyd Irvin’s MMA
TWITTER: @Ivanmenjivar / TWITTER: @mikeeastonmma
UFC HISTORY
W / John Albert / UFC on Fuel / 2/15/12 / Submission / R1 / 3:45
W / Nick Pace / UFC 133 / 8/6/11 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
W / Charlie Valencia / UFC 129 / 4/30/11 / TKO / R1 / 1:30
L / Matt Serra / UFC 48 / 6/19/04 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
WEC HISTORY
L / Brad Pickett / WEC 53 / 12/16/10 / Unanimous / R3 / 5:00
/ UFC HISTORY
W / Jared Papazian / UFC on FX / 1/20/12 / Majority / R3 / 5:00
W / Byron Bloodworth / UFC Live / 10/1/11 / TKO / R2 / 4:52
NOTES
• Eight wins by KO / TKO, 10 wins by submission
• Won Submission of the Night for win over Albert
• Canadian MMA pioneer
• Has fought from 170 pounds down to 135
• Has fought Georges St-Pierre, Bart Palaszewski, Caol Uno, Urijah Faber, Joe Lauzon, Vitor Ribeiro, Jeff Curran, and Jason Black in non-UFC / WEC bouts
• Retired in 2006, but returned in 2010 – 4-1 in comeback
• Pro since 2001 / NOTES
• Pro since 2003
• Four wins by KO / TKO, two by submission
• Stablemate of Dominick Cruz, Brandon Vera, and Phil Davis