Carlos Enrique "Charlie" Valencia was born on October 31,1974 and is an American mixed martial artist.
14 Facts About Charlie Valencia
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Charlie Valencia has fought for the WEC and UFC in their Bantamweight divisions, and is the former King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion.
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Charlie Valencia is one of only three men to ever finish Ian McCall in a professional MMA fight.
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Charlie Valencia has three brothers, two older and one younger.
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Charlie Valencia attended Mark Keppel High in Monterey Park, California.
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Charlie Valencia took sixth in the state championships in his senior year.
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Charlie Valencia moved on to Fresno State where he had a successful career on the Bulldogs wrestling team.
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Charlie Valencia made his WEC debut on March 24,2007, at WEC 26: Condit vs Alessio and was victorious over Antonio Banuelos via KO.
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Charlie Valencia defeated Ian McCall at WEC 31 via submission at 3:19 of the first round.
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Charlie Valencia was scheduled to face former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland on June 20,2010, at WEC 49, but Charlie Valencia was forced off the card with an injury.
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Charlie Valencia faced former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres on September 30,2010, at WEC 51.
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Charlie Valencia lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Charlie Valencia faced Ivan Menjivar on April 30,2011, at UFC 129.
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Charlie Valencia lost via first round TKO after a series of elbow strikes and punches.