David Jeremy Menne was born on July 29,1974 and is an American retired mixed martial artist.
16 Facts About Dave Menne
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Dave Menne was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and has competed for Cage Rage, Bellator, Shooto, ADCC and RINGS.
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Dave Menne was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota, attending Forest Lake Area High School where he excelled in Wrestling.
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Dave Menne continued Wrestling at the collegiate level at the University of Iowa while studying philosophy.
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Dave Menne found Muay Thai while in Santa Fe, New Mexico before returning to Minnesota to train at the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Shooto.
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Dave Menne made his UFC debut at UFC 24 against Fabiano Iha on March 10,2000 and won via decision.
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Dave Menne made his RINGS debut against Ryuki Ueyama and fought to a draw.
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Dave Menne fought again at an event in Hawaii, a decision loss, before winning his next two fights for the organization against Wataru Sakata and Roberto Traven, respectively.
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On February 8,2001 Dave Menne competed in the Shidokan Jitsu - Warriors 1 Tournament and defeated future UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton in the opening round, before later going on to win the tournament.
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Dave Menne returned to the UFC at UFC 33 to face Gil Castillo for the first UFC Middleweight Championship and won via unanimous decision.
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Dave Menne then fought at UFC Fight Night 7 on December 13,2006 against Luigi Fioravanti and lost via TKO.
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Two years after his last UFC appearance, Dave Menne picked up a win before being signed by Bellator Fighting Championships.
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Dave Menne made his debut for the organization at Bellator IV against Norman Paraisy in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Season One Welterweight Tournament on April 17,2009.
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Less than a month later, Dave Menne faced Omar de la Cruz at Bellator 7 on May 15,2009.
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Dave Menne then defeated Eric Davila via guillotine choke at UWF 1 on November 26,2011.
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Dave Menne's most recent fight is a rematch with mixed martial arts legend Murilo Bustamante, the man he lost his UFC Championship to.