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Junior Dos Santos
"Cigano"
Summary: Boxing, strength
Fighter Info
Nickname: | Cigano |
From: | Santa Catarina Brazil |
Age: | 27 |
Height: | 6' 4" ( 193 cm ) |
Weight: | 238 lb ( 108 kg ) |
Dos Santos is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and currently holds a brown belt. Dos Santos trains his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Anderson Silva.
Dos Santos turned professional in 2006 at the age of 21. He fought in small promotions in Brazil, such as Demo Fight, Extreme Fighting Championship, Minotauro Fights and Mo Team League. He won 6 out of his first 7 bouts, with his only loss coming from Joaquim Ferreira, in a rematch.
Dos Santos debuted for the UFC at UFC 90. Considered a major underdog, dos Santos knocked out top contender Fabricio Werdum in the first round with a strong uppercut.[4]
Dos Santos returned and fought Stefan Struve at UFC 95, quickly defeating him in the first round by TKO.
Dos Santos obtained one of his biggest victories to date over Mirko Filipović at UFC 103.[5] During the third round, dos Santos dominated Filipović in the clinch with knee strikes and punches. A knee from the clinch & a right uppercut left Cro Cop unable to see causing him to verbally submit from the fight.
Dos Santos was supposed to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 108; however, Gonzaga pulled out of the bout on November 25, 2009, due to a staph infection. Instead, dos Santos fought Gilbert Yvel, winning the fight via TKO during the first round, giving him his fourth straight UFC victory, finishing all his opponents by way of stoppage.
Dos Santos defeated Gabriel Gonzaga on March 21, 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones by knockout in the first round.[6]
Dos Santos faced Roy Nelson on August 7, 2010, at UFC 117.[7] The fight saw Dos Santos use a variety of strikes and, for the first time, a successful takedown. Despite dos Santos' striking ability, Nelson was able to stay in the fight, resulting in the fight going to decision. Dos Santos won via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
On January 11, 2011, it was revealed that dos Santos would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 13, opposite to Brock Lesnar.[8] They were scheduled to face each other on June 11, 2011, at UFC 131,[9] but Lesnar pulled out due to illness and has been replaced by Shane Carwin.[10]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Dos_Santos
