Andrew Robert Fickett was born on December 14,1979 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division.
14 Facts About Drew Fickett
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Drew Fickett is from Tucson, Arizona and began training in Kajukenbo when he was 10 years old.
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When Drew Fickett was in high school he was a wrestler and practiced judo, with MMA legend Don Frye's original trainer.
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Drew Fickett was the second best wrestler in the state of Arizona during his junior year and began his career in MMA shortly after graduating from high school.
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UFC President, Dana White stated that Drew Fickett was originally supposed to be a contestant on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, but upon watching his bout with Kenny Florian at a small mixed martial arts event, he had decided to sign Florian onto the show in his place.
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Drew Fickett made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in February 2005 at UFC 51, losing to Nick Diaz via TKO.
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Drew Fickett had been scheduled to fight Ryan Ford for the Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight title at MFC 17: Hostile Takeover on July 25,2008.
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From August 2008 to August 2009, Drew Fickett suffered the worst year of his professional career, with only 2 wins versus 8 losses.
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Drew Fickett later revealed in interviews that he had not even trained for these fights.
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Drew Fickett defeated fellow UFC veteran Derrick Noble by submission, ending his 5 fight losing streak.
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Drew Fickett ended all of the fights in the first round via submission and declared, "I'm back" in his post-fight interview.
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Drew Fickett then signed a multi-fight contract with the Maximum Fighting Championship.
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Drew Fickett's first fight was against Matt Veach at MFC 28 on February 25,2011.
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Drew Fickett faced Luis Felix at CES MMA 22 on March 14,2014.