Chris Gruetzemacher was born on June 16,1986 and is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
32 Facts About Chris Gruetzemacher
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Chris Gruetzemacher was born in Page, Arizona, United States, and at the age of five, his father, was shot and murdered in Arizona, this evoked his primal instinct for self-protection where he started wrestling.
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Chris Gruetzemacher was a former student at Thunderbird High School where he started his wrestler training.
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Chris Gruetzemacher started training BJJ and Muay Thai in 2007 to get in shape and slowly progressing to compete in MMA.
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Chris Gruetzemacher chose his professional as a fighter after decided to invest his time as an athlete in combat sport and to be part of something great in his life.
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Chris Gruetzemacher worked with the former Thailand national fight team member and multiple Muay Thai world champion, Master Kru Paul, in North Carolina to sharpen his stand up game prior finding his new training base at 2 Knuckle Sports.
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Chris Gruetzemacher started his professional debut in 2008 and fought most of his fights in Arizona, United States.
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Chris Gruetzemacher was the former fighter for Strikeforce and World Series of Fighting.
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Chris Gruetzemacher took 21 months hiatus from his torn ACL injury before he stepped back to cage where he was selected as one of the contestants for UFC The Ultimate fighter 22.
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Chris Gruetzemacher faced Austin Springer on the Elimination fight and won the fight via TKO on round two.
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Chris Gruetzemacher moved on to the Quarterfinals and faced Artem Lobov and suffered a defeat via TKO.
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The confrontation escalated and got more heated where Erosa challenged Chris Gruetzemacher to act on his aggregation.
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Chris Gruetzemacher made his promotional debut on December 11,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Faber Finale in Las Vegas, United States, against Abner Lloveras.
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Chris Gruetzemacher next faced Chas Skelly at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie on February 4,2017.
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Chris Gruetzemacher lost the fight via submission on round two.
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Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to face Martin Bravo on August 5,2017, at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno.
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Chris Gruetzemacher was pulled from the fight and replaced by Humberto Bandenay.
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Chris Gruetzemacher faced Davi Ramos on December 9,2017, at UFC Fight Night 123.
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Chris Gruetzemacher lost the fight via submission in the third round.
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Chris Gruetzemacher faced Joe Lauzon on April 7,2018, at UFC 223.
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Chris Gruetzemacher won the fight after Lauzon's corner stopped the fight after the second round.
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Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to face Beneil Dariush on November 10,2018, at UFC Fight Night 139.
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However, on October 18,2018, it was reported that Chris Gruetzemacher withdrew from the event and was replaced by newcomer Thiago Moises.
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Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to face Jesus Pinedo on March 23,2019, at UFC Fight Night 148.
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However, on March 13,2019, it was reported that Chris Gruetzemacher was pulled from the bout due to injury and was replaced by John Makdessi.
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Chris Gruetzemacher faced Alexander Hernandez on October 31,2020, at UFC Fight Night 181.
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Chris Gruetzemacher lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Chris Gruetzemacher faced Rafa Garcia on July 31,2021, at UFC on ESPN 28.
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Chris Gruetzemacher faced Claudio Puelles on December 4,2021, at UFC on ESPN 31.
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Chris Gruetzemacher lost the fight via a kneebar in round three.
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Former UFC and WEC fighter and current Bellator fighter, Benson Henderson and Chris Gruetzemacher are teammates, and they are longtime training partners.
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Chris Gruetzemacher cut his signature "caveman" long hair and donated it to Wigs for Kids, a charity for children who suffer from cancer, in 2017.