Chris Honeycutt was born on July 25,1988 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Absolute Championship Akhmat.
27 Facts About Chris Honeycutt
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Chris Honeycutt attended North Andover High School in Massachusetts for two years before moving and transferring schools to St Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, being coached by Greg Urbas.
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At St Edward's, Chris Honeycutt placed third in the state tournament and then went undefeated and won the state championship again for his senior season.
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Chris Honeycutt continued his wrestling career at Edinboro University where he was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American.
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Chris Honeycutt had brief training in boxing as well as Tae Kwon Do before embarking on a career in MMA.
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Chris Honeycutt made his professional MMA debut on January 26,2013, defeating Jesse Torres via first-round TKO in the Up and Comers Unlimited promotion.
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Chris Honeycutt won the fight via unanimous decision after five rounds to become the UPC middleweight champion.
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Chris Honeycutt was expected to compete in the Battlegrounds MMA single night 8-man tournament on October 3,2014.
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Chris Honeycutt made his welterweight and Bellator debut at Bellator 125 against Ultimate Fighter 12 contestant Aaron Wilkinson on September 19,2014.
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Chris Honeycutt won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Clayton MacFarlane at Bellator 133 on February 13,2015.
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Chris Honeycutt won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Chris Honeycutt returned to the middleweight division and faced Mikkel Parlo at Bellator 156 on June 17,2016.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Ben Reiter at Bellator 166 on December 2,2016.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Kevin Casey at Bellator 182 on August 25,2017.
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Chris Honeycutt won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Leo Leite at Bellator 202 on July 13,2018.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Alexander Shlemenko at Eastern Economic Forum: Roscongress Vladivostok Combat Night on September 15,2019.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Azamat Bekoev on April 23,2021, at ACA 122.
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Chris Honeycutt lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Arbi Agujev on September 11,2021, at ACA 128.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Nikola Dipchikov at November 18,2021 at ACA 132.
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Chris Honeycutt lost the bout after getting knocked out via elbows from the bottom.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Vasily Kurochkin on March 9,2023 at ACA 153, winning the bout via unanimous decision.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev in the Quarter-final of the 2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix on August 11,2023 at ACA 161, losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.
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Chris Honeycutt faced former champion Salamu Abdurakhmanov on November 24,2023 at ACA 166, losing the bout via unanimous decision.
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Chris Honeycutt faced Mikhail Dolgov on April 19,2024 at ACA 174, losing via unanimous decision.