1. Brad Pickett was born on 24 September 1978 and is an English former mixed martial artist.
31 Facts About Brad Pickett
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Brad Pickett is a former Cage Rage British Featherweight Champion.
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Brad Pickett competed as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship; Dana White stated that Pickett was one of his favourite fighters to watch.
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Brad Pickett is a supporter of the London football club Tottenham Hotspur.
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Brad Pickett played football and boxed growing up, before becoming interested in MMA.
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Early in his career, Brad Pickett fought mainly for the Cage Rage organisation; his first appearance was on 27 November 2004 with a win over Stuart Grant.
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Brad Pickett became the Cage Rage British Featherweight Champion on 10 September 2005 at Cage Rage 13 by defeating Ozzy Haluk via submission.
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Brad Pickett, fighting at bantamweight, made his WEC debut against Kyle Dietz on 19 December 2009 at WEC 45.
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Brad Pickett won the fight via submission in the second round, winning Submission of the Night honours.
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Brad Pickett next faced WEC newcomer Demetrious Johnson on 24 April 2010 at WEC 48.
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Brad Pickett then faced Ivan Menjivar on 16 December 2010 at WEC 53.
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Brad Pickett was expected to make his UFC debut against former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres on 28 May 2011 at UFC 130.
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However, Brad Pickett was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson.
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Brad Pickett faced Renan Barao on 5 November 2011 at UFC 138.
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Brad Pickett was submitted in the first round via rear-naked choke.
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Brad Pickett defeated Damacio Page by submission via rear-naked-choke in the second round of UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs Silva.
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Brad Pickett next fought Yves Jabouin on 29 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
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Brad Pickett won the fight via first-round KO, earning Knockout of the Night honours in the process.
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Brad Pickett was defeated by Eddie Wineland via split decision on 29 December 2012 at UFC 155.
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Brad Pickett faced Mike Easton on 6 April 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9.
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The win earned Brad Pickett another Fight of the Night bonus.
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Brad Pickett faced Michael McDonald on 17 August 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26.
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Brad Pickett lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Brad Pickett was expected to make his Flyweight debut against Ian McCall at UFC Fight Night 37 on 8 March 2014.
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Brad Pickett faced Chico Camus on 22 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.
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Brad Pickett faced Thomas Almeida in a bantamweight bout on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189.
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Brad Pickett lost his third consecutive fight via KO in the second round.
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Brad Pickett was expected to face Henry Briones on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.
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Brad Pickett lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Brad Pickett faced Urijah Faber on 17 December 2016 at UFC on Fox 22.
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Brad Pickett signed with BKB, a bare knuckle fighting organisation in Great Britain, and was scheduled to make his debut in the sport and organisation on March 30,2019.