1. Joshua Kaleb Samman was an American mixed martial artist who, at the time of his death, competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and competed for Bellator MMA.
17 Facts About Josh Samman
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In January 2013, it was revealed that Josh Samman was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs Team Sonnen.
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Josh Samman won his preliminary bout over Leo Bercier via TKO in the first round.
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Josh Samman was selected by coach Jones as his second pick.
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Josh Samman was to replace Nick Ring against his former The Ultimate Fighter 17 rival Uriah Hall on August 17,2013, at UFC Fight Night 26.
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Josh Samman was expected to face Caio Magalhaes on April 19,2014, at UFC on Fox 11 but was forced to withdraw after tearing his left hamstring.
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Josh Samman faced Eddie Gordon on December 6,2014, at UFC 181.
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Josh Samman's knockout earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award.
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Josh Samman faced Caio Magalhaes on July 12,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
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Josh Samman won the fight via rear naked choke in the first round which earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Josh Samman faced returning veteran Tamdan McCrory on December 19,2015, at UFC on Fox 17.
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Josh Samman lost the back-and-forth fight via submission in the third round.
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Josh Samman next faced Tim Boetsch on July 13,2016, at UFC Fight Night 91.
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Josh Samman lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Josh Samman is the author of The Housekeeper: Love, Death, and Prizefighting, which chronicles his struggles with addiction; career-threatening injuries and the death of his girlfriend.
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Josh Samman was a long time contributor to SB Nation's website Bloody Elbow, and in August 2014, Josh Samman started submitting Fanposts regularly to the website.
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In May 2016, Josh Samman announced he would be contributing to an additional MMA website, flocombat.