Liam McGeary was born on 4 October 1982 and is an English professional mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division.
28 Facts About Liam McGeary
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Liam McGeary is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion.
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Liam McGeary won the first two fights of his professional career via submission and picked up a knockout win before signing with Bellator MMA.
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Liam McGeary competed in kickboxing in November 2009 and knocked out Kieron Vance in the first round of the Kickboxing Fight Show heavyweight division at the Wolversdene Club in Andover, Hampshire.
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Liam McGeary won the first three matches, by armbar, triangle-choke and armbar, before losing in the 4th round by points.
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Liam McGeary faced Najim Wali on 15 November 2013 at Bellator 108.
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Liam McGeary won via submission due to an armbar early in the first round.
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Liam McGeary faced Mike Mucitelli in the opening quarterfinals at Bellator 118 and won via knockout in the first round.
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Liam McGeary faced Kelly Anundson in the finals at Bellator 124 on 12 September 2014.
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Liam McGeary won the fight via inverted triangle choke in the first round.
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Liam McGeary faced Emanuel Newton for his Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship on 27 February 2015 at Bellator 134.
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Liam McGeary won the fight via unanimous decision to become the new Bellator Light Heavyweight champion.
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In March 2015, Liam McGeary signed a multi-fight and multi-year contract extension with the promotion.
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Liam McGeary made his first title defense against Tito Ortiz on 19 September 2015 at Bellator 142.
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Liam McGeary submitted Ortiz with an inverted triangle choke in the first round to retain his championship.
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Liam McGeary lost the bout and his title via unanimous decision.
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Liam McGeary saw his opponent switch three times as he was originally supposed to face Chris Fields.
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Liam McGeary won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Liam McGeary faced Linton Vassell at Bellator 179 on 19 May 2017.
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Liam McGeary lost the fight via arm-triangle choke submission in the third round.
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Liam McGeary was expected to face Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 185 on 20 October 2017.
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Liam McGeary was then scheduled to face late replacement Bubba McDaniel McGeary pulled out of the fight, due to injury.
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Liam McGeary faced Vadim Nemkov on 16 February 2018 at Bellator 194.
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Liam McGeary lost the fight via TKO in the third round due to leg kicks.
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Liam McGeary faced former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal on 15 December 2018 at Bellator 213.
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Liam McGeary won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Liam McGeary next faced Phil Davis at Bellator 220 on April 27,2019.
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Liam McGeary lost the fight via TKO in the third round.