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12 Facts About Arjan Bhullar

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Arjan Singh Bhullar was born on May 13,1986 and is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Heavyweight World Champion.

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Arjan Bhullar had a successful career while wrestling at 285 pounds, placing third in 2007 and becoming champion in 2008 and 2009 at the NAIA Wrestling Championships.

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Arjan Bhullar was named Canada's wrestler of the year and NAIA outstanding wrestler in 2009.

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At the 2009 CIS Championships, Bhullar became the first wrestler to ever win the NAIA and CIS titles in the same year.

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In 2006, Arjan Bhullar placed third at the World University Championships.

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Arjan Bhullar won the vacant BFL Heavyweight Title with a victory over Blake Nash on October 17,2015.

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Arjan Bhullar made his promotional debut at UFC 215 on September 9,2017, against Luis Henrique.

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Arjan Bhullar's next fight was against Adam Wieczorek on April 14,2018, at UFC on Fox 29.

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Arjan Bhullar next faced Juan Adams on May 4,2019, at UFC Fight Night 151.

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On July 3,2019, it was announced that Arjan Bhullar signed a deal with Asia-based MMA promotion ONE Championship, and was expected to make his promotional debut against Mauro Cerilli at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2,2019.

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On February 1,2020, it was announced that Arjan Bhullar would be challenging Brandon Vera for the ONE Heavyweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Code of Honor on May 29,2020, but the fight was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arjan Bhullar faced Amir Aliakbari on March 1,2024, at ONE 166.