Gabriel G "Gabe" Ruediger was born on August 29,1977 and is a former American mixed martial artist, who competed in the Lightweight division for the UFC, WEC and Tachi Palace Fights.
20 Facts About Gabe Ruediger
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Gabe Ruediger is a former WEC Lightweight Champion, and former TPF Lightweight Champion.
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Gabe Ruediger started training in karate when he was seven years old and eventually moved on to kung fu.
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Gabe Ruediger was a student at Nevada Union High School.
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Gabe Ruediger appeared in a video as Paris Hilton's personal trainer.
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Gabe Ruediger made his UFC debut at UFC 63, losing to The Ultimate Fighter 2 contestant Melvin Guillard via body punch in the second round.
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Gabe Ruediger was one of three fighters on The Ultimate Fighter 5 who had previously fought inside the UFC's Octagon.
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The episode showed Gabe Ruediger eating ice cream cake after learning of his upcoming fight, shortly before the weigh ins.
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Gabe Ruediger was then struggling to make the weight requirement, and let himself be dragged to and from the sauna room, but getting out before it could actually work.
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Gabe Ruediger took direct criticism from his own coaches and teammates for "taking short cuts" and displaying a lack of dedication, due to his request for a colonic to lose weight and his overall poor work ethic.
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Gabe Ruediger was then cleared for a license, fighting 5 times in the state of California since his reinstatement.
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Gabe Ruediger lost the fight early in the first round via armbar submission.
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Gabe Ruediger was expected to face Paul Kelly on November 20,2010 at UFC 123.
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However, Gabe Ruediger was forced out of the bout with a groin injury.
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Gabe Ruediger faced Paul Taylor on February 5,2011 at UFC 126.
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Gabe Ruediger was defeated via second round KO and subsequently released from the promotion.
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Gabe Ruediger faced Scott "KO" Catlin on March 16,2012 at BAMMA BadBeat 5 and lost via TKO from punches 36 seconds into the second round.
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Gabe Ruediger fought SiriusXM radio host Jason Ellis in a celebrity boxing match at Ellismania 8 "Shave my Friends Tonight" in Las Vegas on July 14,2012.
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Gabe Ruediger contested that Ellis had cheated by using different wraps, gloves, and headgear and stated that if they wore the same gear, Ellis would not have won the fight.
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Gabe Ruediger then requested a rematch with Ellis and the two fought at Ellismania 9.