1. Curtis Millender was born on December 1,1987 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division.
36 Facts About Curtis Millender
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Curtis Millender was expected to make his promotional debut against Michael Page at Bellator 134 on February 27,2015.
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However, after a cut suffered by Page, Curtis Millender instead faced Brennan Ward at the event.
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Curtis Millender lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, resulting in the first professional loss of his career.
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Curtis Millender next faced Fernando Gonzalez at Bellator 137 on May 15,2015.
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Curtis Millender lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.
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Curtis Millender was released from the promotion following his loss to Gonzalez.
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Curtis Millender returned to face Steven Ciaccio at Bellator 141 on August 28,2015.
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Curtis Millender faced Johnny Cisneros at Bellator 170 on January 21,2017.
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Curtis Millender won the fight via TKO in the first round due to strikes.
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Curtis Millender made his promotional debut against Thiago Alves on February 18,2018, at UFC Fight Night 126.
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Curtis Millender won the fight via a technical knockout in the second round.
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Curtis Millender faced Max Griffin on July 7,2018, at UFC 226.
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Curtis Millender faced Siyar Bahadurzada on December 29,2018, at UFC 232.
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Curtis Millender faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on March 9,2019, at UFC Fight Night 146.
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Curtis Millender lost the fight via a submission in round one.
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Curtis Millender faced Belal Muhammad on April 13,2019, at UFC 236.
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On November 3,2019, it was announced that Curtis Millender had been released from the UFC.
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In November 2019, Curtis Millender announced that he had signed a contract with Bellator MMA.
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Already an alternative for the season, Curtis Millender stepped in on short notice and replaced David Michaud for the whole PFL 2021 season.
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Curtis Millender faced Rory MacDonald on April 29,2021, at PFL 2 as the start of the 2021 PFL Welterweight tournament.
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Curtis Millender lost the bout in the first round via a rear-naked choke submission.
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Curtis Millender faced Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 5 on June 17,2021.
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Curtis Millender lost the bout via ezekiel choke submission in the first round.
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Curtis Millender faced Jared Gooden on April 2,2022, at XMMA 4.
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Curtis Millender lost the bout after getting dropped in the second round from a leg kick and getting finished by ground and pound.
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Curtis Millender faced KB Bhullar on September 23,2022, at Unified MMA 46.
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Curtis Millender faced Salaiman Ahmadyar for the UNF Middleweight Championship on January 28,2023, at UNF 4, winning the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.
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Curtis Millender rematched KB Bhullar on March 31,2023, at Unified MMA 50, winning the bout via unanimous decision.
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Curtis Millender then defended his UNF Middleweight Championship against Sidiah Parker at UNF 11 on September 2,2023.
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Curtis Millender faced Joel Bauman at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on November 10,2023.
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Curtis Millender faced Alexander Shlemenko at Shlemenko FC 10 on June 1,2024.
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Curtis Millender made his professional boxing debut against John Mercurio on February 17,2022, winning via second-round knockout.
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Curtis Millender made his sophomore appearance in the sport against Ke-ali'i Kanekoa at BYB Extreme Trigon Combat on April 27,2023.
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Curtis Millender then faced Ryan Ford on May 26,2023.
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Curtis Millender is currently married to his long time girlfriend Ashley Richie now Ashley Curtis Millender.