Jason Brilz was born on July 7,1975 and is a retired American mixed martial artist who most recently fought in the Heavyweight division.
15 Facts About Jason Brilz
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Jason Brilz went on to achieve an 11-win streak and has entered into various talks with the UFC throughout the years with the aim of joining the organization.
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Jason Brilz finally secured his debut deal to fight in his native Omaha, Nebraska, at the UFC Fight Night 15 event.
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Jason Brilz defeated Brad Morris in his UFC debut via TKO midway through the second round.
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Jason Brilz then returned six months later to fight Tim Boetsch and won via unanimous decision at UFC 96.
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Jason Brilz bounced back against Eric Schafer at UFC Live: Vera vs Jones, defeating him via unanimous decision.
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Jason Brilz was expected to face former IFL Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko on November 13,2010, at UFC 122.
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However, Jason Brilz was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Alexandre Ferreira.
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Jason Brilz was expected to face undefeated Phil Davis on April 30,2011, at UFC 129, but Davis pulled from that bout and fought Jason Brilz' UFC 114 opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 24, replacing an injured Tito Ortiz.
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Jason Brilz instead faced Vladimir Matyushenko at the event and lost via KO 20 seconds into the first round.
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Jason Brilz faced Ryan Bader on November 19,2011 at UFC 139.
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On November 16,2012, Jason Brilz then won against Will Dicke by KO 19 seconds into the second round.
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Jason Brilz was expected to face Vinny Magalhaes at Titan FC 28 on April 25,2014 Magalhaes was forced out of the bout due to injury, and was replaced by Raphael Davis.
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Jason Brilz lost via guillotine choke submission in the fourth round.
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Jason Brilz was an assistant coach at back to back Division II National Wrestling champs, the University of Nebraska-Omaha prior to cancellation of the University's wrestling program.