Courtney Scott "Court" McGee was born on December 12,1984 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
44 Facts About Court McGee
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Court McGee participated in high school wrestling at Layton High School placing 6th in the 5A State Division in 2002 and 3rd in the 5A State Division in 2003, under Mike Hansen.
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Court McGee holds a background in karate, in which he has amassed over 100 kumite.
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Court McGee later picked up Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing, and eventually transitioned into competing in MMA professionally.
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Court McGee's first fight was against Francisco Antonio Alacantara in May 2008.
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Court McGee defeated him via unanimous decision in a four-round fight, having defeated Hank Weiss in an MMA fight just days earlier.
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Court McGee revealed in June 2010 that this fight took place during his bachelor weekend.
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In September 2008, Court McGee faced Isidro Gonzalez at the "Throwdown Showdown" event in Orem, Utah.
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Court McGee was scheduled to compete in December 2008 against Ray Lazama for the Gladiator Challenge Middleweight title.
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In what would turn out to be his final appearance on the local MMA circuit, Court McGee won by a Technical Knockout over his opponent in under four minutes.
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In March 2010, Court McGee was announced as part of the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.
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Court McGee was later picked by Chuck Liddell as his sixth pick and twelfth overall.
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Court McGee was then defeated by the show's number one pick Nick Ring in the sixth preliminary fight.
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Early in the second round, Court McGee submitted Hammortree with a rare standing guillotine choke.
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Court McGee spent half of his training camp away from his usual gym "Victory MMA", instead preferring to stick with his Ultimate Fighter coach, Chuck Liddell at The Pit.
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Court McGee defeated McCray by submission in the second round with a rear naked choke, making him the winner of the Ultimate Fighter Season 11, despite all the difficulties and bad luck he encountered on the show.
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Early in the first round, Court McGee was hit with a stiff shot that dropped him and later suffered a minor cut below his eye.
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Court McGee won the second round after a takedown just before the bell.
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Court McGee was expected to face Jesse Bongfeldt on June 11,2011 at UFC 131, but was reportedly forced out of the bout due to a knee injury.
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Court McGee faced Yang Dongi on September 17,2011 at UFC Fight Night 25.
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Court McGee faced Costas Philippou on March 3,2012 at UFC on FX 2.
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Court McGee made his welterweight debut against Josh Neer on February 23,2013 at UFC 157.
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Court McGee was victorious, winning a unanimous decision after three rounds.
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Court McGee faced fellow Ultimate fighter winner Robert Whittaker on August 28,2013 at UFC Fight Night 27.
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Court McGee was expected to face Kelvin Gastelum on December 14,2013 at UFC on Fox 9.
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Court McGee faced Santiago Ponzinibbio on April 16,2016 at UFC on Fox 19.
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Court McGee lost the bout via TKO in the first round.
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Court McGee next faced Dominique Steele on August 6,2016 at UFC Fight Night 92.
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Court McGee faced Ben Saunders on January 15,2017 at UFC Fight Night 103.
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Court McGee faced Sean Strickland on November 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night 120.
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Court McGee faced Dhiego Lima on April 27,2019 at UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson.
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Court McGee faced promotional newcomer Sean Brady on October 18,2019 at UFC on ESPN 6.
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Court McGee faced Carlos Condit on October 4,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs Aldana.
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Court McGee faced Claudio Silva on May 22,2021 at UFC Fight Night 188 He won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Court McGee faced Ramiz Brahimaj on January 15,2022 at UFC on ESPN 32.
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Court McGee faced Jeremiah Wells on June 18,2022 at UFC on ESPN 37.
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Court McGee lost the bout in the first round, getting knocked out by a left hook.
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Court McGee faced Matt Brown at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13,2023.
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Court McGee lost the bout in the first round, getting knocked out by a right hook.
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Court McGee is a former heroin addict and in 2005, he was declared clinically dead after overdosing on heroin at his cousin's house before he was resuscitated.
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Court McGee had to learn to walk, speak and function again after his first overdose.
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Since April 2006, Court McGee has been clean and uses his story to encourage those who may be struggling with addictions of their own.
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Court McGee launched an online project named "Hope 361" where addicts would share their stories and receive positive messages and connect addicts with rehabilitation facilities.
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The Court McGee Project was established in 2015 and Court McGee is the motivation speaker where he gives speeches and provide life-saving education to high school and university students, prisons and youth detention centers regarding the disease of addiction, recovery and positive decisions and goal-setting.