Chris "The Westside Strangler" Brennan was born on October 12,1971 and is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division.
11 Facts About Chris Brennan
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Chris Brennan is a former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion and former King of the Cage Middleweight Superfight Champion.
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In 2014 Chris Brennan was inducted in to the Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
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Chris Brennan is the owner and founder of Next Generation MMA.
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Chris Brennan was the 2013,2014 Nogi Pan American Champion.
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Chris Brennan was born in Compton, California, but soon moved to Orange County before settling in Laguna Hills and Huntington Beach, California, where he spent the next 10 years.
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Chris Brennan soon began training with Gracie himself and received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt in only seven years.
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Chris Brennan later became the first no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor in the United States.
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Chris Brennan made his UFC debut against Courtney Turner at the UFC 16 Lightweight Tournament on March 13,1998, and won via armbar submission in the first round.
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Chris Brennan made his King of the Cage debut against future King of the Cage Lightweight Champion Joe Stevenson and won via submission.
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Chris Brennan's last fight in PRIDE was at Bushido 12 against Tatsuya Kawajiri, and he was defeated via TKO only 29 seconds into the first round.