Juan Espino started in Canarian wrestling where he reached the level of puntal A, the highest grade in this sport, as well as several individual and collective titles In grappling, he won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championship held in Belgrade, after defeating the American Kelly Anundson in the final.
18 Facts About Juan Espino
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Juan Espino conquered the gold and silver medal in gi and no-gi, respectively, at the 2012 World Championship, held in Krakow.
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Juan Espino has obtained numerous victories in different variants of wrestling: champion of Spain, in 2012 and 2013, in a Sambo modality.
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Juan Espino was European champion, in 2010, in Celtic Wrestling.
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In 2022, Espino competed at a team submission grappling event in Gran Canaria and drew criticism for his disqualification from the event after an eye-poke to his final opponent.
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In 2010, Juan Espino won the Bretrona Gouren European Wrestling Championship held in Brittany, France.
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Juan Espino won the Spanish championship in 2014 and 2015.
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Juan Espino fought again in 2010 by beating the Romanian Ionut Simionescu, in the first round.
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In 2013, Juan Espino went to train with the American Top Team, in Miami.
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From here comes a series of six fights in which Juan Espino has always beaten his opponents, starting with Dutchman Jimmy van Bemmelen, at the AFL 11 event in the Canary Islands.
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Juan Espino continues with the Cotas MMA 3 fight in Bolivia against American Rodney Wallace, winning by unanimous decision.
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Juan Espino returned to the Canary Islands, for the Lanzarote Arena 2 - MMA event, to finish with a technical knockout of Englishman Stanlee Wilson in the first round.
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Juan Espino's last fight took place in October 2017 at the FECALUMA - MMA-K-1-BJJ event, in the Canary Islands, against Slovakian Martin Buday.
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However, Juan Espino would suffer a hand injury that would keep him out of the octagon for two years.
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Juan Espino faced Jeff Hughes on 27 September 2020 at UFC 253.
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Juan Espino won the fight via submission in round one.
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Juan Espino faced Alexander Romanov on 17 April 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs Gastelum.
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On 23 March 2024 Juan Espino fought Antonio Silva in an exhibition match at La Despedida, in the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas on the Canary Islands.