Christopher Cope was born on March 5,1983 and is a former American mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division.
15 Facts About Chris Cope
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Chris Cope was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos, and has competed for the UFC as well as Strikeforce.
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Chris Cope played baseball all four years of high school.
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Chris Cope fought on the amateur circuit and earned the International Kickboxing Federation California cruiserweight title in 2004.
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Chris Cope earned his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and black belt in tae-kwon-do.
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Chris Cope had signed with the UFC in 2011 to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos.
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Chris Cope was the fifth pick on Team Lesnar and tenth overall.
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Chris Cope showed good takedown defense along with immediately following his corner's advice throughout the fight.
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Chris Cope made his official UFC debut June 4,2011 on The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale card, fighting against fellow semifinalist and teammate, Chuck O'Neil.
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Chris Cope faced promotional newcomer Che Mills on November 5,2011, at UFC 138.
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Chris Cope next fought Matt Brown on February 4,2012, at UFC 143.
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Chris Cope lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Chris Cope had signed with Native Fighting Championship, a region organization, close to his home.
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Chris Cope faced Elijah Harshburger for the vacant ROC Welterweight Championship at Ring of Combat 47 on January 24,2014.
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Since retiring from fighting Chris Cope has moved to Long Island, New York.