1. Martin Kampmann was born on April 17,1982 and is a retired Danish professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
32 Facts About Martin Kampmann
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Martin Kampmann is a former Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion.
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Originally from Aarhus, Denmark, Kampmann began training in wrestling at the age of eight and trained for two years moving to karate at the age of 14 before transitioning into Muay Thai and boxing, competing in both as an amateur.
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In 2000, Martin Kampmann began training in submission wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, before turning to mixed martial arts.
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Martin Kampmann competed for many years in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Martin Kampmann initially fought as a middleweight, where he made his debut at UFC Fight Night 6 as a late replacement for Kalib Starnes.
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At UFC 68, after being wobbled and knocked down numerous times, Martin Kampmann showed his toughness and resilience by defeating Drew McFedries via arm-triangle choke late in the first round.
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Martin Kampmann returned from his injury at UFC 85, where he defeated the heavy-handed Jorge Rivera by guillotine choke at 2:44 in the first round.
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Martin Kampmann made his debut in the division at UFC 93 defeating newcomer Alexandre Barros by TKO in the second round.
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Martin Kampmann then defeated the last reigning WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit in a closely contested fight via split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 18.
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Martin Kampmann was to fight Mike Swick on September 19,2009, at UFC 103.
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Martin Kampmann was expected to face Rory Markham on January 2,2010, at UFC 108.
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Martin Kampmann won via first-round submission using a modified guillotine choke that he calls the "Deathchoke".
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Martin Kampmann was scheduled to face Ben Saunders at UFC 111.
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Martin Kampmann's next fight was against Brazilian Paulo Thiago at UFC 115.
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Martin Kampmann faced former EliteXC Welterweight Champion and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and UFC debutant Jake Shields, on October 23,2010, at UFC 121.
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Martin Kampmann then lost another controversial decision to Diego Sanchez on March 3,2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs Martin Kampmann.
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Martin Kampmann was expected to face John Howard on June 26,2011, at UFC on Versus 4 However, Martin Kampmann was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Matt Brown.
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Martin Kampmann defeated Rick Story via split decision on November 19,2011, at UFC 139.
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Martin Kampmann then faced former number-one contender Thiago Alves on March 3,2012, at UFC on FX 2.
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Martin Kampmann faced Jake Ellenberger on June 1,2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.
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Martin Kampmann faced Johny Hendricks on November 17,2012, at UFC 154.
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Martin Kampmann lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Martin Kampmann faced Carlos Condit in a rematch on August 28,2013, at UFC Fight Night 27.
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On January 9,2014, Martin Kampmann said that he was going to take a hiatus from fighting; he was not retiring, but needed a break.
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On January 6,2016, Martin Kampmann publicly confirmed his decision to retire.
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In 2014, Martin Kampmann began playing poker with Ultimate Poker with the help of professional poker player, Jason Somerville.
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Martin Kampmann began this relationship as a guest on Somerville's show, Run it UP.
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Martin Kampmann went on to play in multiple online and live tournaments with the sponsorship of Ultimate Poker including the Nevada Poker Challenge and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
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Martin Kampmann took down the Nevada Poker Challenge and pocketed over $52,000.
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Although, he didn't place inside the money in the 2014 WSOP Main Event, Martin Kampmann made an extremely deep run outlasting fellow Ultimate Poker pros Jason Somerville, Antonio Esfandiari, Danielle Andersen, Dan O'Brien and Bruce Buffer.
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Martin Kampmann is close friend to fighters such as Randy Couture and Ray Sefo.