David Rickels was born on January 5,1989 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
27 Facts About David Rickels
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David Rickels then went on to attend Butler Community College.
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David Rickels made his Bellator debut on April 9,2011, at Bellator 40 where he defeated formerly undefeated Dylan Smith by a first-round triangle choke submission.
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David Rickels next fought Strikeforce veteran Richard Bouphanouvong on May 7,2011, at Bellator 43 where he won by triangle choke in round 2.
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David Rickels faced Jordan Smith in the opening round of the tournament at Bellator 63 and won via KO at just 22 seconds into the first round.
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David Rickels was picked to enter the Lightweight Season 8 Tournament where he defeated Lloyd Woodard in the quarterfinals at Bellator 87 via unanimous decision.
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David Rickels was to face Russian prospect Alexander Sarnavskiy, but Sarnavskiy fractured his hand during his first fight and had to withdraw from the tournament.
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David Rickels instead faced Jason Fischer in a rematch and won via unanimous decision.
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David Rickels dropped Awad with a right hand at the very end of the second round, but Awad remained resting on his back instead of getting up to his corner, resulting in the referee declaring an end to the match, controversially making Rickels the winner by TKO.
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David Rickels lost the fight via knockout at just 44 seconds into the first round.
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In March 2014, David Rickels entered into the Bellator season 10 lightweight tournament, where he faced Patricky Pitbull in the opening round at Bellator 113.
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David Rickels lost the fight via knockout in the second round.
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David Rickels faced Davi Ramos on October 24,2014, at Bellator 130.
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David Rickels faced John Alessio at Bellator 139 on June 26,2015.
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David Rickels almost finished Alessio in the first round, but an unintentional illegal knee from David Rickels landed on Alessio's head when he was down and prompted the referee to stop the fight.
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David Rickels had a rematch with Michael Chandler on November 6,2015, at Bellator 145.
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David Rickels lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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David Rickels faced Melvin Guillard on July 21,2016, at Bellator 159.
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David Rickels lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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David Rickels faced Aaron Derrow at Bellator 171 on January 27,2017.
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David Rickels won the fight via TKO, due to punches in the third round.
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David Rickels was expected to face Brennan Ward at Bellator 185 on October 20,2017 an injury to Ward forced him out of the bout, and David Rickels was removed from the fight card as a result.
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David Rickels won the 160 lb catchweight fight by unanimous decision.
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David Rickels faced Michael Page on May 25,2018, at Bellator 200.
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David Rickels lost the fight via verbal submission due to a punch in the second round.
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On January 23,2020, news surfaced that David Rickels had signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
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David Rickels was expected to make his promotional debut on March 14,2020 with opponent to be determined, but the event was cancelled.