Joseph Daniel Doerksen was born on October 9,1977 and is a Canadian retired mixed martial artist.
17 Facts About Joe Doerksen
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Joe Doerksen started his career in 1999, when he entered the first Bas Rutten Invitational on February 6,1999, defeating three different opponents by submission before losing to UFC vet Eugene Jackson by submission.
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Joe Doerksen then faced Patrick Cote at UFC 52 on April 16,2005.
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Joe Doerksen faced Nate Marquardt at UFC 58 on March 4,2006.
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Joe Doerksen lost the fight via unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.
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In November 2006, it was reported that Joe Doerksen had signed a contract with the PRIDE Fighting Championships but with Zuffa's purchase of the PRIDE organization in the spring of 2007, Joe Doerksen's contract saw him enter the WEC organization instead.
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Joe Doerksen's first fight in the organization was against PRIDE veteran Paulo Filho for the vacant WEC middleweight championship at WEC 29 on August 5,2007.
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Joe Doerksen lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Joe Doerksen lost the fight via TKO and was released from the promotion.
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Joe Doerksen defeated Gregory Babene via triangle-choke submission at Canadian Fighting Championship 2 on May 22,2009.
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Joe Doerksen then returned to WVR and faced Takenori Sato at Sengoku 10 on September 23,2009.
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Joe Doerksen next faced CB Dollaway on September 25,2010 at UFC 119.
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Joe Doerksen lost the fight via guillotine choke in the first round.
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Joe Doerksen then faced Dan Miller on December 11,2010 at UFC 124.
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Joe Doerksen lost the fight via split decision and was released from the promotion.
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Joe Doerksen announced his retirement from MMA competition on August 21,2015.
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Joe Doerksen was the subject of a 2013 documentary by filmmaker BJ Verot called Scheduled Violence.