Cyborg vs Manhoef. Melvin Manhoef. Biography and career[edit] Manhoef was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.
When he was three years old his family moved to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Manhoef was involved in football during his youth, and was introduced to Muay Thai by his younger brother, Moreno. He started at Rock gym Zaandam but soon joined Choku Gym in Zaandam and went on training. [citation needed] At 18, he had his first fight, which he won by decision. Melvin has switched his main focus to MMA over the past couple of years. At Dynamite!! Manhoef fought Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 15 and lost by submission.[6] Manhoef in 2012. On January 31, 2012 it was announced that Manhoef had signed with ONE Fighting Championship and would be fighting Renato Sobral in the main event at ONE Fighting Championship 3.[8] However, Sobral pulled out of the fight and Manhoef faced Yoshiyuki Nakanishi. Melvin Manhoef Highlight. Georges St-Pierre. George St. Pierre. Royce Gracie. Royce Gracie (/ˈrɔɪs ˈɡreɪsiː/; Portuguese: [ˈʁɔjsi ˈɡɾejsi]; born December 12, 1966) is a retired [2] Brazilian professional mixed martial artist,[3] a UFC Hall of Famer, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.
He is considered by some to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.[4][5] Gracie gained fame for his domination in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He became known for beating opponents much larger than he was, and between 1993 and 1994, he was the tournament winner of UFC 1, UFC 2, UFC 4, and fought to a draw with Ken Shamrock in the championship match in the Superfight at UFC 5.[6] Gracie popularized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and revolutionized mixed martial arts with his results contributing to the movement towards grappling and cross-training in the sport. Royce Gracie Tribute. Randy Couture. Randy Couture Highlights. Chuck Liddell. Chuck Legendary Highlights. José Aldo. Background[edit] When Aldo was young, he was keen on football and wanted to become a professional football player.
His aspirations were supported by his father. But Aldo grew tired of getting beaten up in fights on the street, thus starting to train capoeira to learn ways to defend himself better in brawls. Aldo used to train capoeira on the streets after the classes, once gaining attention of a Jiu-Jitsu trainer. He invited Aldo to try one session of Jiu-Jitsu and after the session, Aldo decided to leave capoeira to start training Jiu-Jitsu.
Jose Aldo Highlight (New) Urijah Faber. Urijah Faber highlight. Quinton Jackson. Quinton Ramone Jackson (born June 20, 1978), is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler[1] and actor.
He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of June 2013, Jackson is signed to multi-year deal with the partnership of Spike TV, Bellator MMA and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[2] Quinton Rampage Jackson Highlights. Jon Jones (fighter) Jonathan Dwight "Jon" Jones[1][2] (born July 19, 1987),[3] is an American mixed martial artist signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
When he won the title in March 2011, he became the youngest champion in UFC history.[12] As of December 2012, he was ranked as the #1 light heavyweight fighter in the world by various media outlets.[13][14] He was also ranked the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world by multiple publications.[15][16][17] As of January 17, 2014, he is #1 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings.[18] Mixed martial arts career[edit] Early career[edit] Jones made his professional MMA debut in April 2008.[19] He amassed an undefeated record of 6-0 over a period of three months, finishing all of his opponents.
This brought him to the attention of the UFC, who asked him to take a fight as a late replacement on a two week notice in July 2008.[19] JON "BONES" JONES HIGHLIGHTS. B.J. Penn. BJ Penn Highlight. Brock Lesnar. Brock Edward Lesnar[2] (/ˈlɛznər/; born July 12, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, professional football player and amateur wrestler,[3] who is signed with WWE.[4] He is also a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA Division I heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999 after losing to Stephen Neal.[5][6]
Brock Lesnar Highlights "BEST EVER" 100% "JUGGERNAUT" Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor Emelianenko Legendary Highlights. Anderson Silva. Anderson da Silva[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion.
Silva holds the longest title defense streak in UFC history, which ended in 2013 with 16 consecutive wins and 10 title defenses.[5] He has 12 post-fight bonus awards.[6] UFC president Dana White and other publications have called Silva the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.[7][8][9][10][11][12] As of April 18, 2014, he is #1 contender in the official UFC middleweight rankings, and #8 pound-for-pound.[13] Background Anderson Silva was born April 14, 1975, a middle child of four.[14] The son of a poverty-stricken family, Silva spent the majority of his childhood with his aunt and uncle, an officer with the Curitiba police force.[15] Silva first began training jiu-jitsu with neighborhood kids who could afford lessons.
Anderson "The Spider" Silva.