John Paul Alessio was born on July 5,1979 and is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist.
13 Facts About John Alessio
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John Alessio is the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion and King of the Cage Superfight Champion.
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John Alessio was born and raised Duncan, British Columbia, where he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing, before moving to San Jose, California at the age of 19 in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter.
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John Alessio made his UFC debut at just 20 years old at UFC 26 on June 9,2000, when he faced Pat Miletich.
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John Alessio lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.
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John Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16,2010.
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John Alessio won the fight in the second round via kimura.
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John Alessio then fought Siyar Bahadurzada in the United Glory welterweight semifinals on January 30,2011, in Charleroi, Belgium and was beaten via TKO in the first round.
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John Alessio then faced Shane Roller on July 7,2012, at UFC 148.
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John Alessio was scheduled to fight Tim Radcliffe at Global Warrior Challenge on June 29,2013.
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John Alessio was scheduled to face Guillaume De Lorenzi at Bellator 119 on May 9,2014.
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However, De Lorenzi was forced out of the bout due to injury, and John Alessio instead fought Eric Wisely at the event.
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John Alessio faced David Rickels at Bellator 139 on June 26,2015.