1. Brock Orville Larson was born on August 23,1977 and is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions.
19 Facts About Brock Larson
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Brock Larson is from Brainerd, Minnesota, and was raised on a beef farm.
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Brock Larson began competing in wrestling from a young age, continuing with the sport at Brainerd High School.
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Later while attending Itasca Community College, Brock Larson was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by a friend.
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Brock Larson defeated former UFC fighter Tom Speer in an all-grappling match.
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Brock Larson made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 2 on October 3,2005, in a Middleweight bout against Jon Fitch.
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Brock Larson then transitioned into the WEC, making his promotional debut at WEC 26: Condit vs Alessio against Erik Apple on April 24,2007.
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Brock Larson made his next appearance on June 3,2007, against Kevin Knabjian at WEC 28 and won via TKO 27 seconds into the first round.
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Brock Larson made his UFC return against Jesse Sanders, and won via rear-naked choke submission at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann on April 1,2009.
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Brock Larson then fought at UFC 98, defeating Mike Pyle by arm-triangle choke submission in round one, earning Submission of the Night honors.
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Brock Larson had two points deducted in the first round for an illegal kick and an illegal knee before being defeated in the second round by technical knockout on November 21,2009, at UFC 106.
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Brock Larson next faced Gabe Wallbridge on October 29,2010, at King of the Cage: Mainstream.
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Brock Larson won by submission due to strikes in the first round.
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Brock Larson was signed by ONE FC and made his promotional debut against Melvin Manhoef at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions on April 5,2013, and won via unanimous decision.
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Brock Larson then faced Nobutatsu Suzuki for the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight Championship on March 14,2014, at ONE FC: War of Nations.
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Brock Larson made his debut for Legacy Fighting Championship in July 2015.
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Brock Larson challenged Derrick Krantz for the Legacy FC Welterweight Championship, but ended up losing the bout via knockout in the third round.
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Brock Larson was in trouble early on as Coyle locked on a guillotine choke; however, Larson survived the various submission attempts and ended up winning the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Brock Larson currently is the head professor at START BJJ MN.