Marcus Clyde Brimage was born on April 6,1985 and is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division.
32 Facts About Marcus Brimage
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Marcus Brimage is perhaps best known for his fight against Conor McGregor, who was making his UFC debut.
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Marcus Brimage played football throughout his youth into high school, first at John Carroll Catholic High and then at Pinson Valley High School.
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Marcus Brimage continued to work out, but was still looking to keep his competitive spirit alive.
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Marcus Brimage began training at a local Muay Thai gym by recommendation from one of his staff sergeants in the military.
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In March 2007 Marcus Brimage made his professional debut for Georgia Fighting Championships.
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Ten months later Marcus Brimage returned to competition against future Bellator fighter Bryan Goldsby.
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Marcus Brimage defeated Goldsby via TKO in the second round of the fight.
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Marcus Brimage lost his only fight for the promotion against Joey Camacho via submission.
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Marcus Brimage again returned to MMA against former UFC veteran Kyle Bradley, defeating him via first-round TKO.
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Marcus Brimage was selected to appear on both The Ultimate Fighter 8 and The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs United Kingdom but due to injuries was never allowed to get onto the show.
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In 2011, Marcus Brimage dropped to the featherweight division, and signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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Marcus Brimage was selected as a part of Team Bisping.
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Marcus Brimage lost the fight in the second round via submission.
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Marcus Brimage officially made his UFC and featherweight debut on December 3,2011, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Ultimate Fighter castmate Stephen Bass.
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Marcus Brimage won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Marcus Brimage then faced Strikeforce import Maximo Blanco, on April 21,2012, at UFC 145.
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Marcus Brimage fought undefeated featherweight prospect Jimy Hettes on September 22,2012, at UFC 152.
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Marcus Brimage defeated Hettes via unanimous decision, giving Hettes his first professional loss.
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Marcus Brimage faced UFC newcomer Conor McGregor on April 6,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 9.
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Marcus Brimage lost the fight in just over a minute of the first round by TKO.
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Marcus Brimage was expected to face Erik Perez on November 15,2014, at UFC 180.
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Marcus Brimage was quickly rescheduled to fight Jumabieke Tuerxun on November 8,2014, at UFC Fight Night 55.
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Marcus Brimage was victorious in the first round after knocking out Tuerxun with a head kick and follow-up punches.
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Marcus Brimage faced promotional newcomer Cody Garbrandt on January 3,2015, at UFC 182.
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Marcus Brimage lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Marcus Brimage was expected to face Ian Entwistle on July 18,2015, at UFC Fight Night 72.
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Marcus Brimage lost the fight via KO in the first round.
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Marcus Brimage dropped his third loss in a row when he took on bantamweight prospect Soo Chul Kim at Road FC 29 on March 12,2016.
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Marcus Brimage faced Leonardo Morales at MMA War 1 on June 25,2016.
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Over five years removed from his previous bout, Marcus Brimage, replacing injured Derek Campos, faced Kyle Bochniak at XMMA 2 on July 30,2021.
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On January 25,2023, Marcus Brimage announced his retirement from MMA.