Manvel Gamburyan is an Armenian mixed martial artist who has competed in the UFC's lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight divisions.
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34 Facts About Manvel Gamburyan
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Manvel Gamburyan went on to win junior nationals eight times, the junior Olympics once, and was a member of the 2000 Junior World Team.
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Manvel Gamburyan began his career in mixed martial arts in 1999 at the age of 17.
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Manvel Gamburyan won his first four fights, then lost a decision to future UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk in 2001.
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In 2007, Manvel Gamburyan appeared on the reality show The Ultimate Fighter 5, fighting on Jens Pulver's team.
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Manvel Gamburyan's nickname was changed to "Anvil" for his UFC career because "Pitbull" was already taken by other UFC fighters such as Andrei Arlovski and Thiago Alves.
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Manvel Gamburyan defeated Noah Thomas by kimura lock in the preliminary round.
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Manvel Gamburyan was considered an underdog in each of his fights, in part due to his short stature.
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Manvel Gamburyan raised some controversy in the Cox fight by delivering a spinning leg kick after feigning the mutual tap of gloves that is often seen at the beginning of the match.
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Manvel Gamburyan returned to action at UFC 87 and was knocked out in 12 seconds by Rob Emerson.
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At UFC 94, Manvel Gamburyan lost to Thiago Tavares in a back and forth fight via unanimous decision.
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Manvel Gamburyan's first fight at featherweight was a decision win over John Franchi at WEC 41.
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Manvel Gamburyan defeated Leonard Garcia on November 18,2009, at WEC 44 via unanimous decision.
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Manvel Gamburyan fought former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown at WEC 48.
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Manvel Gamburyan won by knockout in the first round as well as getting the Knockout of the Night bonus of $65,000.
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Manvel Gamburyan lost via second-round KO to Jose Aldo in a bout for the WEC Featherweight Championship on September 30,2010, at WEC 51.
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Manvel Gamburyan next faced Tyson Griffin on June 26,2011, at UFC on Versus 4.
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Manvel Gamburyan was expected to face Diego Nunes on September 24,2011, at UFC 135, but was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering a shoulder injury.
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Manvel Gamburyan defeated Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision on August 4,2012, at UFC on FOX 4.
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Manvel Gamburyan was expected to face Chad Mendes on February 23,2013, at UFC 157.
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Manvel Gamburyan was expected to face Hacran Dias on May 18,2013, at UFC on FX 8.
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However, Manvel Gamburyan was forced to pull out of the bout citing another injury and was replaced by Nik Lentz.
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Manvel Gamburyan faced Cole Miller on August 17,2013, at UFC Fight Night 26.
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Manvel Gamburyan faced Cody Gibson in a bantamweight bout on September 27,2014, at UFC 178.
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Manvel Gamburyan was expected to face Aljamain Sterling on April 18,2015, at UFC on Fox 15.
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However, Manvel Gamburyan pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Takeya Mizugaki.
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Manvel Gamburyan faced Scott Jorgensen on July 15,2015, at UFC Fight Night 71.
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Manvel Gamburyan next faced John Dodson on April 16,2016, at UFC on Fox 19.
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Manvel Gamburyan was expected to face Alejandro Perez on September 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 94.
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Manvel Gamburyan lost to Johnny Eduardo on November 19,2016, at UFC Fight Night 100 by 2nd-round TKO.
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Less than two years into his retirement, Manvel Gamburyan appeared on Ariel and the Bad Guy Show and revealed he is returning from retirement and planning to enter competition in mid-2019.
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