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Eric Schambari (born April 22, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Schambari has most notably fought in World Extreme Cagefighting and was a semi-finalist in the Bellator Season Two: Middleweight Tournament, where he was eliminated by Bryan Baker.
Melanson's hybrid grappling style comes from his training under Gene LeBell, Gokor Chivichyan, and Karo Parisyan (who awarded him his black belt) at the Hayastan MMA Academy. Gene LeBell learned catch wrestling from feared wrestlers Lou Thesz and Ed "Strangler" Lewis , which is mixed with Gokor Chivichyan's expertise in judo and sambo .
The gym was established in 1991 by Conrad Pla, Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. [4] The three owners was the basis for the name of the gym. [4] Alexandre Choko joined the gym as a fighter in 1992 and eventually bought the gym in 2001. [4]
Born in Houston and raised in Dallas, Mezger wrestled in high school and also practiced taekwondo, in which he holds a 7th degree black belt. [1] As a professional kickboxer, he won the U.S. Heavyweight title before winning the WKC World Heavyweight Championship in June 1995; a title he defended once before retiring from the sport to compete in Pancrase.
Instead of Daley, he ended up fighting Rick Story and lost via arm-triangle choke submission in the second round. [ 2 ] At UFC 106 on November 21, 2009, Foster defeated Brock Larson by TKO in the second round after taking an illegal kick to the head and an illegal knee to the head in the first round.
Saul Soliz (1965/1966 – August 17, 2021) was an American mixed martial arts trainer known as "the godfather of Texas MMA". Beginning in the 1990s, he helped establish the sport in Texas. After organizing informal cage matches for some time, Soliz helped the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation develop the state's MMA rules. He founded ...