John Lawrence Hathaway was born on 1 July 1987 and is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division.
24 Facts About John Hathaway
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John Hathaway is one of the most accomplished modern-day catch wrestlers, having won three Snake Pit World Championships and a Snake Pit British Championship.
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Formerly an open-side flanker for local rugby team Hove RFC, Hathaway decided to make the transition to mixed martial arts after watching the Ultimate Fighting championship on television.
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John Hathaway made his professional MMA debut on 25 June 2006, defeating his opponent via rear naked choke in the first round.
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John Hathaway trained in the US with American Top Team and 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu.
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John Hathaway made an impressive UFC debut, scoring a dominant first round TKO win over Egan via elbows.
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John Hathaway defeated the debuting Rick Story via unanimous decision at UFC 99.
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John Hathaway's next fight was against Paul Taylor at UFC 105.
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John Hathaway then faced the biggest fight of his career as he fought Diego Sanchez on 29 May 2010 at UFC 114, in Sanchez' return to welterweight.
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The rest of the fight saw John Hathaway utilize his reach advantage to dominate the striking, which gave him the unanimous decision victory.
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John Hathaway was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 120, but Kim was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Mike Pyle.
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John Hathaway lost to Pyle via unanimous decision after being overmatched by the heavy underdog.
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John Hathaway fought Kris McCray on 26 March 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.
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John Hathaway was expected to face Pascal Krauss on 5 November 2011 at UFC 138.
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John Hathaway was expected to face Erick Silva on 8 June 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 10.
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John Hathaway returned from his extended hiatus to face Dong Hyun Kim on 1 March 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale.
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John Hathaway lost the fight via third round knockout due to a spinning back elbow.
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John Hathaway was expected to face Gunnar Nelson on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189.
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John Hathaway won his return, dominating the bout for a unanimous decision victory.
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In November 2018, John Hathaway competed at Catch Wrestling World Championships hosted by The Snake Pit at the University of Bolton Stadium, winning the light heavyweight championship.
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John Hathaway returned for the 2019 World Championships, winning another championship, this time at middleweight.
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Also at the event, John Hathaway competed in a challenge match against Nathaniel Brown, a British medallist in freestyle wrestling, which John Hathaway won.
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John Hathaway competed again, winning the middleweight championship and receiving the Jack Carroll award for fastest win at the event.
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John Hathaway competed at the Snake Pit British Championships 2024, winning the light heavyweight championship.