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Jon Jones' complicated legacy of MMA greatness and personal troubles
Jon Jones was just 23 years old when he became UFC light heavyweight champion in , making him the youngest belt holder in the fight promotion's three-decade history. He looked unbeatable and the sky was the limit, it seemed. But it has been a twisty, sometimes bumpy road for "Jonny Bones" ever since, with a mixture of breathtaking victories and issues away from the Octagon.
Here is a selective timeline of a career filled with high and low points:
April 12, : Jones makes his professional MMA debut at a Full Force Productions event in Boxborough, Massachusetts, beating Brad Bernard by TKO at of the first round in a catchweight bout ( pounds). He will fight again one week later, then one week after that, both stoppage wins.
Aug. 9, : Less than four months after his pro debut, Jones takes a record into his first fight in the Octagon, as a replacement on two weeks' notice, and beats Andre Gusmao
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UFC fighter Kevin Holland foiled an armed robbery Monday at a Texas sushi spot.
According to local reports, the brawler was among a group who subdued a gunman, who managed to fire a shot into the restaurant’s ceiling, before the police arrived at Ra Sushi in Houston.
The incident occurred around p.m. when the gunman came into the restaurant. Houston Police Department Sgt. Ricardo Salas said about 40 to 50 patrons and workers were present at the time.
While most of the customers took shelter, Holland, 29, and two others jumped into action.
“Everybody started getting down. Next thing you know, me and my kompis, we ran to the shooter, got him down, strangled him, took the gun from him, and then called the police. Police came and got him,” Patrick Robinson, an MMA trainer and friend of Holland’s, recounted to local TV station NBC
Houston police said year-oldJesus Edrai Cardiel Samaniego was arrested and charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon a
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Lee Murray
British bank robber and mixed martial artist
This article is about the British martial artist. For the Canadian actor, see Murray Cruchley. For the New Zealand writer, see Lee Murray (writer).
Lee Murray | |
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| Born | Lee Brahim Murray-Lamrani () 12 November (age&#;47) Greenwich, London, England |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Salé Prison, Salé, Morocco[needs update?] |
| Conviction(s) | Bank robbery |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years in prison |
| Martial arts career | |
| Other names | Lightning |
| Height | 6&#;ft 0&#;in (&#;m) |
| Weight | &#;lb (84&#;kg; &#;st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | London, England |
| Team | London Shootfighters |
| Years active | – |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By&#;knockout | 4 |
| By&#;submission | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By&#;knockout | 0 |
| By&#;submission | 1 |
| By&#;decision | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No&#;contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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