Kamal Shalorus is an Iranian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the WEC, UFC, and ONE Championship.
22 Facts About Kamal Shalorus
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Kamal Shalorus has stated the men of his family were shepherds and wrestlers, and conditions were harsh, with very little infrastructure and no modern facilities such as electricity, a hospital, or school.
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Kamal Shalorus was instead given the birth certificate of an older brother who had passed away.
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In 2001, Kamal Shalorus won the British Senior Championships in freestyle wrestling at 85 kg.
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In reality, only one British wrestler qualified for the 2004 Olympics: Nate Ackerman, and United World Wrestling has no record of Kamal Shalorus competing at the Olympics, world championships, or any other notable international competitions.
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Kamal Shalorus has a notable win over Joachim Hansen in the Abu Dhabi Combat Club European Trials.
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Kamal Shalorus became interested in MMA when he cross-trained with fighters in Britain, including Lee Murray and Alex Reid.
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Kamal Shalorus made his professional debut at the King of Kombat promotion in April 2008, winning by TKO.
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Kamal Shalorus has claimed to have trained with Pat Miletich, Erik Paulson, Relson Gracie, Billy Wicks, Neil Melanson, Phil Cardella and Randy Couture throughout his career.
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Kamal Shalorus was scheduled to make his WEC debut against Alex Karalexis on 18 November 2009 at WEC 44, but a broken hand forced Karalexis off the card.
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Kamal Shalorus defeated previously unbeaten Dave Jansen via unanimous decision on 10 January 2010 at WEC 46.
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Kamal Shalorus was expected to face former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner on 24 April 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 11 November 2010 at WEC 52, but the bout was moved to WEC 53 after Kamal Shalorus re-injured 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 20 January 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 15 May 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 31 May 2013 and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Kamal Shalorus faced Shinya Aoki for the ONE Lightweight Championship on 29 August 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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Kamal Shalorus fought Ev Ting at ONE: Throne of Tigers, losing by split decision.