Joe Vedepo was invited to compete on The Ultimate Fighter 7 but declined for unknown reasons.
20 Facts About Joe Vedepo
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Joe Vedepo made his debut for the UFC on September 17,2008 against Alessio Sakara at UFC Fight Night 15.
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Joe Vedepo lost the fight via KO in the first round.
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Joe Vedepo lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Joe Vedepo was expected to face Gerald Harris on August 28,2010 at UFC 118, replacing an injured Alessio Sakara.
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Joe Vedepo faced Oli Thompson, winning via TKO in the second round.
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Joe Vedepo was expected to fight Rob Broughton to crown the tournament winner but Vedepo broke his hand in his semifinals bout against Thompson, which forced him out of the finals.
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Joe Vedepo is notable for inventing the modified shin choke, known as the Joe Vedepo Choke, he used this submission to win his debut bout in Bellator, at the event Bellator 80.
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Joe Vedepo was knocked out with a short right hook while he had Taylor in half guard.
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Joe Vedepo then fought longtime veteran Eddie Larea on August 10,2013, headlining for a regional promotion in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Joe Vedepo faced Ben Crowder at Bellator 117 on April 18,2014.
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Joe Vedepo defeated Crowder via a verbal submission, as Crowder sustained a leg injury.
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Joe Vedepo then faced Cortez Coleman at Bellator 121 on June 6,2014 and won via decision in a closely contested battle.
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Joe Vedepo faced Davin Clark at Bellator 129 on October 17,2014.
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Joe Vedepo will make a quick return to the Bellator cage as he steps in as a replacement for an injured Tom DeBlass against Muhammed Lawal on November 15,2014 at Bellator 131.
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Joe Vedepo lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
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The incident came less than two weeks after his loss at Bellator 131, involving a reportedly-intoxicated Joe Vedepo head butting a police officer in the chest and being tasered ineffectively, as it reportedly took several officers to subdue him.
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The officer Joe Vedepo head butted was hospitalized with a back injury.
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Joe Vedepo made his return on June 11,2016, in a rematch with Eddie Larrea.
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Joe Vedepo avenged his prior loss, winning via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.