Andrew Holbrook was born on February 6,1986 and is an American mixed martial artist and the former Colosseum Combat lightweight champion.
17 Facts About Andrew Holbrook
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Andrew Holbrook competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Andrew Holbrook believes that the mental toughness served an important factor in fighting which he was well-trained in this department by his middle school wrestling coach Jim Waters.
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Andrew Holbrook started training MMA after he had his hands in a few fights.
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Andrew Holbrook fought in various regional MMA promotions, primarily in Indiana such as Absolute Cage Fighting, Midwest Fight Series, Colosseum Combat and Michiana Fight League prior to joining the UFC.
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Andrew Holbrook stepped in to replace an injured Joe Lile Jr.
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Andrew Holbrook amassed an undefeated record of 11 wins, 10 stoppages with nine of them by submission, prior to signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Andrew Holbrook made his promotional debut on short notice, as he was tabbed as an injury replacement for Erik Koch against Ramsey Nijem on July 25,2015 at UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs Barao 2.
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Andrew Holbrook was scheduled to face Sage Northcutt on January 30,2016 at UFC on Fox 18.
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Andrew Holbrook faced Joaquim Silva on July 8,2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.
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Andrew Holbrook lost the fight via knockout in round one.
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Andrew Holbrook next faced Jake Matthews on November 27,2016 at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson.
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At UFC 210, Andrew Holbrook faced Gregor Gillespie on April 8,2017.
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Andrew Holbrook lost the fight via knockout 21 seconds into the first round.
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Andrew Holbrook faced Thibault Gouti on September 2,2017 at UFC Fight Night 115.
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Andrew Holbrook lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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On June 21,2019, it was reported that Andrew Holbrook was released from the UFC.