Dan Charles was born on September 24,1985 and is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the heavyweight division.
13 Facts About Dan Charles
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Dan Charles briefly continued his football career in college at Scottsdale Community College, before being introduced to MMA by his brother.
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Dan Charles had just one amateur bout; a 15 second knockout loss, but elected to make his professional MMA debut later two months later in July 2011.
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Dan Charles made his promotional debut against Samoan kickboxing legend Mighty Mo at Bellator 100 on September 20,2013.
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Dan Charles was handed his first professional defeat via third-round TKO.
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Dan Charles was defeated again via TKO, this time with a head kick and follow-up punches in just 12 seconds.
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Dan Charles then defeated professional boxer James Wilson a month later at the Bellator MMA 2014 Monster Energy Cup via unanimous decision.
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Dan Charles faced Bobby Lashley at Bellator 138 on June 19,2015, replacing an injured James Thompson on short notice.
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Dan Charles fought once more in the Bellator cage in 2015, defeating UFC veteran Chase Gormley via second-round KO.
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On May 20,2016 Dan Charles faced Brazilian Augusto Sakai at Bellator 155.
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Dan Charles fought again on October 21,2016 against former Strikeforce competitor Virgil Zwicker at Bellator 162.
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Dan Charles, who came into the fight at his heaviest weight under the Bellator banner, was defeated via second-round TKO.
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Dan Charles returned to competition on January 13,2017 to face Mike Kyle for the ACB promotion.