1. Igor Pokrajac was born on 2 January 1979 and is a Croatian mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
22 Facts About Igor Pokrajac
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Igor Pokrajac started his professional MMA career in 2003, primarily competing in his native Croatia.
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Igor Pokrajac next faced James Te-Huna on February 21,2010 at UFC 110.
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Igor Pokrajac lost again, this time via third-round TKO, due to strikes.
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Igor Pokrajac then faced James Irvin on August 1,2010 at UFC on Versus 2.
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Midway through the first round, Igor Pokrajac took Irvin down and immediately got side control on the floor.
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Igor Pokrajac fought Stephan Bonnar on December 4,2010 at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.
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Igor Pokrajac defeated Todd Brown on March 3,2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann by TKO at the conclusion of the first round.
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Igor Pokrajac was expected to face Krzysztof Soszynski on June 11,2011 at UFC 131, replacing an injured Anthony Perosh.
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However, Igor Pokrajac was himself forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by returning UFC veteran Mike Massenzio.
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Igor Pokrajac was expected to face Thiago Silva on May 15,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier, replacing an injured Brandon Vera.
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Igor Pokrajac won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Igor Pokrajac was defeated by Vinny Magalhaes via second round armbar on September 22,2012 at UFC 152.
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Igor Pokrajac next faced Joey Beltran on December 15,2012 at UFC on FX 6, replacing an injured Anthony Perosh.
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Igor Pokrajac faced Ryan Jimmo at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 15,2013.
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Igor Pokrajac faced Rafael Cavalcante on November 9,2013 at UFC Fight Night 32.
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Igor Pokrajac lost via submission due to strikes in the first round.
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Igor Pokrajac faced Marcos Rogerio de Lima on December 20,2014 at UFC Fight Night 58.
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Igor Pokrajac lost the fight via TKO in the first round, and was released from the promotion shortly after.
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Igor Pokrajac's debut was expected to be against Maciej Browarski, but he was replaced and he will now make his debout in heavyweight division against Archontis Taxiarchis at FFC 18 - Ljubljana on 17 April, 2015.
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Igor Pokrajac was expected to face Ed Herman on March 4,2017 at UFC 209.
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On May 4,2019, it was reported that Igor Pokrajac was released by UFC.