Mark Weir has fought in the UFC, the WEC, PRIDE, Cage Rage, UCMMA, Pancrase, and BodogFIGHT.
19 Facts About Mark Weir
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Mark Weir is the former Cage Rage British Middleweight Champion.
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Mark Weir gained his black belt in 1988 from Hee Il Cho, then 3 months later went on to win two World Titles and, at the age of 20, became the youngest fighter to ever win a World Championship.
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Mark Weir made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 1996, however he continued to practice both the traditional art and MMA.
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Mark Weir made his UFC debut at UFC 38 on 13 July 2002 against Eugene Jackson.
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Mark Weir made his next appearance for the promotion at UFC 40, in 'the fight of the year' against Phillip Miller and was defeated in the second round via rear-naked choke submission.
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Mark Weir then fought at UFC 42 against David Loiseau and was defeated via knockout in the first round.
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Mark Weir then signed with Cage Rage in his home country of England and made his promotional debut at Cage Rage 4 and won via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Mark Weir made his debut at WEC 12 and won in the first round via guillotine choke submission.
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Mark Weir returned to Cage Rage with mixed fortune, however it wasn't long until Mark Weir was back on winning form.
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At Cage Rage 12, Mark Weir defeated Sol Gilbert via TKO at the end of the second round to become the inaugural Cage Rage British Middleweight Champion.
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Mark Weir went on to defend his title against Akri Shoji, winning by KOREA in 16 secs.
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Mark Weir decided on Japan and made his PRIDE debut at Pride Bushido 10 on 2 April 2006 against Denis Kang who was on a 16 fight winning streak.
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Mark Weir lost after he submitted due to knee strikes at the end of the first round.
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On his return to the UK, Mark Weir captured the UCMMA Middleweight Championship at UCMMA 11: Adrenaline Rush on 27 March 2010, defeating Jack Mason at the end of the second round via knockout.
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Mark Weir then lost his first title defense at UCMMA 21: Stand Your Ground when he was knocked out by Denniston Sutherland.
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Mark Weir made his most recent appearance at SFC: Supremacy Fight Challenge 9 on 17 February 2013 and won via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Mark Weir won the Middleweight Championship by defeating Jack Mason via knockout.
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Mark Weir then lost his Middleweight Championship, being defeated via knockout by Louis King.