1. Jack Marshman was born on 19 December 1989 and is a retired Welsh professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division.
24 Facts About Jack Marshman
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Jack Marshman is the former BAMMA Lonsdale Middleweight Champion and former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion.
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Jack Marshman claimed that learning MMA taught him to stay out of troubles in his teenage life.
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Jack Marshman served as a Lance Corporal with The 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, for 10 years, where he was deployed to Afghanistan.
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Jack Marshman serves as a Paratrooper while fighting MMA professionally.
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Jack Marshman believed his military service helped him to develop the physical and mental toughness and self-discipline which would help him in his MMA career.
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Jack Marshman made his UFC debut on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2.
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Jack Marshman faced Magnus Cedenblad and won his first UFC win via TKO one round two.
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On 19 February 2017 Jack Marshman faced Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne.
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Jack Marshman came out aggressively on round one but he was dropped to the floor on round two after he was hit by Santos's spinning wheel kick and followed by a series of striking to his face and lost the fight via a TKO.
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Jack Marshman faced Ryan Janes at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio on 16 July 2017.
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Jack Marshman faced Antonio Carlos Junior on 28 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 119.
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Jack Marshman was expected to face Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.
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Subsequently, Jack Marshman was removed from the card two days before the event for medical issues surrounding his weight cut and his fight with Scott was scrapped.
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Jack Marshman faced Karl Roberson on 3 November 2018 at UFC 230.
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Jack Marshman faced John Phillips on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147 At the weigh-ins, Jack Marshman weighed in at 188 lbs, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lbs.
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Jack Marshman received a formal warning from the military due to participating in the fight week against orders.
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Jack Marshman faced Edmen Shahbazyan on 6 July 2019 at UFC 239.
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Jack Marshman lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Jack Marshman was scheduled to face Markus Perez on 16 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night 164.
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However, Jack Marshman was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Wellington Turman.
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Jack Marshman was expected to face Kevin Holland 21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Edwards.
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At the weight-ins, Jack Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit.
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The bout proceeded at catchweight and Jack Marshman was fined a percentage of his purses, which went to Strickland.