Marcio Navarro is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and professional kickboxer.
15 Facts About Marcio Navarro
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Marcio Navarro is an instructor at Valor Martial Arts in Wichita, Kansas.
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Marcio Navarro won the vacant ISKA light middleweight oriental rules world championship belt on September 21,2012, defeating Thomas Longacre by split decision.
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Marcio Navarro was later stripped of the title because he was not defending it since he began to focus on his mixed martial arts career instead.
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Marcio Navarro retired on July 21,2018, after a winning a fight by knockout via a head kick.
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Marcio Navarro began his MMA career in 2008 with TKO victory over Sandro Vieira da Silva in his hometown of Indaiatuba, Brazil.
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Marcio Navarro fought his first fight in the United States on November 9,2008, against Adam Sohayda in Orange County, California.
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Marcio Navarro won the fight by TKO in the 2nd round.
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Marcio Navarro has fought 29 fights in his career winning 15.
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Marcio Navarro fought Donnie Bell at Bellator CIII and lost via submission by rear neck crank.
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Marcio Navarro fought in his third Bellator fight at Bellator CXIII against Bobby Cooper and lost the fight via unanimous decision, extending his losing streak to four fights.
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Marcio Navarro broke his losing streak with a 1st-round knockout of local fighter Demian Papagni.
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Marcio Navarro fought his fourth Bellator fight at Bellator 130 against Cody Carrillo.
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Marcio Navarro teaches kickboxing, MMA, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and fitness classes at Valor Martial Arts in Wichita, Kansas.
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Marcio Navarro joined the United States Air Force Reserves in 2017 shortly after becoming a United States citizen.