1. Bristol Marunde was born on April 20,1982 and is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division.
17 Facts About Bristol Marunde
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Bristol Marunde was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs Team Nelson, and has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, Titan FC, M-1 Global, and the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League.
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Bristol Marunde was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and moved with his family to Sequim, Washington near Seattle at an early age.
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In Bellevue, Bristol Marunde established notoriety when he applied his MMA techniques to apprehend a wanted rapist lurking in his neighbor's house when she arrived home.
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Bristol Marunde was encouraged to try MMA by his older brother Jesse Bristol Marunde who placed second in the 2005 World's Strongest Man contest in China.
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Bristol Marunde was devastated by his brother's death in 2007 but has continued fighting.
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Bristol Marunde faced former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza as a late replacement for Derek Brunson at Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey.
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Bristol Marunde was selected as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs Team Nelson.
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Bristol Marunde won by guillotine choke submission in the first round.
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Bristol Marunde was later selected by Shane Carwin as his second pick.
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On Episode 4, Bristol Marunde was selected to fight veteran Julian Lane.
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Bristol Marunde eventually lost by decision to Neil Magny in the quarter-final round.
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Bristol Marunde made his official UFC debut in April 2013 as he faced season 17 alumni Clint Hester on April 13,2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.
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Bristol Marunde lost the fight via KO in the third round.
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Bristol Marunde lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Bristol Marunde faced Ian Williams for the ROTR Welterweight Championship at Combat MMA Games: Super Brawl 1 on April 6,2014.
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Bristol Marunde won via submission in the first round.