Andre Riley Givens was born on June 25,1990 and better known by the name Andre Fili is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division.
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30 Facts About Andre Fili
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Andre Fili grew up in a broken home, where both of the parents were violent against each other and their children.
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Andre Fili's mother raised her kids alone, as her husband was serving jail time on multiple occasions and was not living in the house.
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In 2009, Andre Fili moved to Sacramento and while still under probation, he joined Team Alpha Male and began training mixed martial arts.
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Andre Fili made his professional debut on December 12,2009 against Anthony Motley.
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Andre Fili won the fight via TKO and won his next three fights via TKO as well.
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Andre Fili suffered his first loss, by knee injury, against Strikeforce vet Derrick Burnsed.
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Andre Fili bounced back from the loss winning his next 8 fights including a win over Strikeforce veteran Alexander Crispim.
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Andre Fili made his promotional debut on October 19,2013 at UFC 166 against Jeremy Larsen.
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Andre Fili, who was in the middle of a training camp for a welterweight bout in another promotion, took the featherweight fight on short notice to replace an injured Charles Oliveira.
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Andre Fili was expected to face Sean Soriano on September 5,2014 at UFC Fight Night 50.
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However, Andre Fili was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Chas Skelly.
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Andre Fili faced Godofredo Pepey on March 21,2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Andre Fili was expected to face Clay Collard on September 5,2015 at UFC 191.
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However, Andre Fili was forced out of the bout with injury and replaced by Tiago Trator.
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Andre Fili faced Gabriel Benitez on November 21,2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
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Andre Fili won the fight via knockout in the first round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Andre Fili faced Hacran Dias on October 1,2016 at UFC Fight Night 96, filling in for an injured Brian Ortega.
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Andre Fili was expected to face Doo Ho Choi on July 29,2017 at UFC 214.
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Andre Fili faced Artem Lobov on October 21,2017 at UFC Fight Night 118.
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Andre Fili faced Michael Johnson on August 25,2018 at UFC Fight Night 135.
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Andre Fili faced Charles Jourdain on June 13,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs Calvillo.
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Andre Fili faced Bryce Mitchell on October 31,2020 at UFC Fight Night 181.
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Andre Fili faced Daniel Pineda on June 26,2021 at UFC Fight Night 190.
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Early in round two, Andre Fili accidentally poked Pineda in the eye and he was deemed unable to continue.
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Andre Fili was scheduled to face Lando Vannata on September 17,2022 at UFC Fight Night 210.
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