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- Islam Makhachev: While still competing in Sambo in 2010, Makhachaev began his MMA career. He made his professional debut at Tsumada Fighting Championship 4, defeating Magomed Bekbolatov by unanimous decision. He later joined M-1 and made his debut there in the 2010 M-1 Selection Ukraine Finals against Tengiz Khuchua. Tengiz was knocked out by Islam in the second round, and he capitalised on this victory by winning his following nine fights in the Russian MMA scene, including four victories in M-1.
In 2014, Makhachev departed M-1 to join the UFC
- Charles Oliveira: Since he began competing professionally in 2008, Oliveira has earned the moniker “Do Bronx.” When he entered the Brazilian gym, people would introduce him as the “kid from Do Bronx,” which is Portuguese for “the ghetto.” Oliveira has fought in 31 UFC contests, which ranks eighth all-time. Oliveira started off in the lightweight category of the UFC, where he had a 2-2-1 record, before moving up to the featherweight division, where he had a 7-4 record. Oliveira made a comeback to the lightweight class in 2017 and has since posted a 13-2 record.
34-9, 1 NC is Oliveira’s professional record. Nine of his victories have been by knockout, and 21 by submission (four each by the guillotine, anaconda, triangle, and calf slicer, nine by rear naked choke).
- Dustin Poirier: Robert “The Diamond” Poirier has a professional MMA record of 28 wins, 7 defeats, and 1 no-contest and is currently ranked #2 in the UFC Lightweight division and #7 pound-for-pound. Poirier is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and a former interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Poirier faced Aaron Suarez in his MMA debut at USA MMA 7 in 2009. Aaron was knocked out in 79 seconds by Poirier, who then went on to win his next six fights by knocking out all of his opponents. In 2010, he then signed a contract with World Extreme Cagefighting.
Following the WEC and the promotion’s merger in 2010, Poirier jumped into the UFC.
- Justin Gaethje: Justin Gaethje began wrestling at the age of 4 and continued through high school when he had a 191-9 record and won two state championships.
Gaethje began training in mixed martial arts during his first year of college, and he made his amateur debut in 2008, winning via KO Slam. Before turning professional and making his debut at ROF 41, which he won, Gaethje accumulated a 7-0 amateur record. Before joining the World Series of Fighting, Gaethje went on a 7-fight winning streak in the regional circuit.
Before relinquishing it to join the UFC in 2017, Justin would stay unbeaten in The World Series of Fighting and won and defend the WSOF Lightweight title five times.
- Beneil Dariush: Iranian lightweight athlete Beneil Dariush is presently under contract with the UFC. Under Bruno Paulista, he earned a black belt in Brazilian Jui Jitsu. He practises at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California. He has won the No Gi World Championship in the blue, purple, and brown belt levels as well as silver medals at the Mundials in the blue, purple, and brown belt divisions, demonstrating his impressive BJJ abilities. He claims to have participated in more than fifty jui-jitsu competitions, winning all of them. Five of his six professional MMA victories—including three by submission—have been finishes.
- Michael Chandler: Michael “Iron” Chandler, who has a professional MMA record of 23 wins and 7 defeats, is currently ranked as the #5 UFC Lightweight fighter. Chandler is a former NCAA Division-1 All-American wrestler and three-time Bellator Lightweight Champion.
In 2009, at First Blood, Michael made his professional MMA debut against Kyle Swadley after beginning his MMA training in 2008. He then joined Strikeforce after that. In 2010, Chandler departed the promotion after being 2-0 at Strikeforce to join Bellator FC.
- Conor McGregor: Irish-born professional mixed martial artist Conor Anthony McGregor was born on July 14, 1988. He was a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double champion. He is the first UFC fighter to hold belts in both weight classes at once.
McGregor is a former UFC champion in the second division with a 22–6 record in professional MMA fights. The UFC Lightweight Rankings have Conor as of right now at position 14. Mcgregor is the first athlete in UFC history to simultaneously hold two division belts.
- Khabib Nurmagomedov: There is no need to introduce Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib is a renowned name in MMA. He has a 29-0 MMA record without a loss, and he was one of the UFC’s most dominant champions.
Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in September 2008 and won four matches in less than a month. On October 11, after defeating his three opponents at the Moscow competition, he took home the first Atrium Cup trophy. He defeated 11 of his 12 opponents during his three-year winning streak.
On January 20, 2012, at UFC on FX 1, Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut by submitting Kamal Shalorus in the third round.
- BJ Penn: In “The Prodigy” 43-year-old American male fighter BJ Penn has a 16-14-2 pro MMA record. On Saturday, May 11, 2019, Penn competed against Clay Guida at UFC 237. At 5:00 in Round 3 of the Lightweight division, BJ Penn was defeated by Clay Guida by Decision.
With 16 victories and an 82% completion rate, BJ Penn has 7 knockouts, 6 submission losses, and 3 decisions.
BJ Penn has lost his last seven matches.
- Jon Jones: The greatest fighter in UFC history is most certainly Jon Jones. Wrestling had a big role in his overall MMA game in the start of his UFC career. He was a well-known high school wrestler who went on to win the National JUCO title at Iowa Central Community College.
In the octagon, Jones demonstrated some of the most brutal and strong top control ever. Before his opponents had had enough, he would easily use offensive wrestling to take them to the ground and pelt them with elbows and punches. Due to his propensity for winning matches with the first takedown, he only manages 1.86 takedowns every 15 minutes.
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