Kamal Shalorus is an Iranian-born British professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship.
20 Facts About Kamal Shalorus
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Kamal Shalorus has a notable win over Joachim Hansen in the European Abu Dhabi Combat Club Qualifiers.
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Kamal Shalorus has had in-person training with Relson Gracie in Hawaii, in addition to 5x BJJ World Champ Daniel Moraes and Henry Akins.
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Kamal Shalorus is a partner in the American Combat Association and he certifies MMA schools in his fighting system SICS and conducts seminars focused on catch wrestling through the ACA.
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Kamal Shalorus captured the welterweight title in the Austin Texas MMA promotion King of Kombat in April 2008, still undefeated.
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Kamal Shalorus then won the welterweight title in the Supreme Warrior Challenge, preparing his way into the WEC.
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Kamal Shalorus was scheduled to make his WEC debut against Alex Karalexis on November 18,2009 at WEC 44, but a broken hand forced Karalexis off the card.
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Kamal Shalorus defeated Kerr via TKO in the very first round.
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Kamal Shalorus defeated previously unbeaten Dave Jansen via unanimous decision on January 10,2010 at WEC 46.
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Kamal Shalorus was expected to face former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner on April 24,2010 at WEC 48, but Kamal Shalorus was forced off of the card with an injury.
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Kamal Shalorus was expected to face Bart Palaszewski on November 11,2010 at WEC 52, but the bout was moved to WEC 53 after Shalorus reinjured his hand that was broken during the bout with Varner.
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Kamal Shalorus was the third Iranian fighter to ever compete for the UFC; the other two being Reza Nasri, and Reza Madadi.
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Kamal Shalorus lost the fight via TKO in the third round, the first loss of his professional career.
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Kamal Shalorus next faced promotional newcomer and future UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on January 20,2012 at UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller.
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Kamal Shalorus lost the fight via submission in the third round.
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Kamal Shalorus faced Rafael dos Anjos on May 15,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier.
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Kamal Shalorus made his promotional debut against Eduard Folayang at ONE Fighting Championship 9 on May 31,2013 and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Kamal Shalorus faced current champion Shinya Aoki on August 29,2014 at ONE Fighting Championship 19.
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Kamal Shalorus lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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On February 25,2015 it was announced by the American Combat Association that Kamal Shalorus is beginning a career in a professional wrestling and is available for professional wrestling bookings.