Maximo Blanco was born on October 16,1983 and is a Venezuelan professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
32 Facts About Maximo Blanco
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Maximo Blanco competed in the sport for a year at German Villalobos High School, before being recruited to compete for the inaugural team at Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School in Japan along with three other Venezuelans.
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Maximo Blanco faced problems with bullying and fitting into a new society, but continued to excel at wrestling, winning All-Japan honors before being recruited again to compete at Nihon University.
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Maximo Blanco made his mixed martial arts debut on August 27,2008, against Yuki Yashima at Pancrase: Shining 6.
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Maximo Blanco returned to the promotion at Pancrase: Shining 8 on October 1,2008, and knocked out Hiroki Aoki with a slam and punches in just 22 seconds.
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Maximo Blanco faced Daisuke Hanazawa at Pancrase: Shining 10 on December 7,2008, and was defeated by submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the second round.
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Maximo Blanco faced Koji Oishi at Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 on April 5,2009.
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Maximo Blanco made his debut for Sengoku Raiden Championship at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 on January 4,2009, and knocked out standout wrestler Seigo Inoue with stomps in 38 seconds, it was later revealed in a SRC press conference that Maximo Blanco had broken Seigo's orbital bone with the stomps and Inoue was later forced into a 3-year retirement to rehabilitate his injury.
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Maximo Blanco returned to SRC at Sengoku 8 on May 2,2009, against Akihiko Mori.
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Maximo Blanco was disqualified after striking Mori with an illegal soccer kick after knocking him down with a punch.
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Maximo Blanco faced Tetsuya Yamada at Sengoku 10 on September 23,2009.
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Maximo Blanco won the fight by TKO in the second round.
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On March 7,2010, Maximo Blanco knocked out Chang Hyun Kim with a head kick at Sengoku Raiden Championships 12.
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Maximo Blanco was matched up against Rodrigo Damm at Sengoku Raiden Championships 13 on June 20,2010.
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Maximo Blanco defeated Damm by TKO early in the second round.
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Maximo Blanco faced Kiuma Kunioku at Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 on October 30,2010.
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Maximo Blanco won the fight via KO late in the first round.
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Maximo Blanco was expected to face Josh Thomson at Strikeforce 36 but a foot injury caused Thompson to drop out.
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Maximo Blanco lost the bout via submission in the second round.
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On September 14,2011, Maximo Blanco's management stated that he would be moving down to the Featherweight division and that his next fight would be in the UFC.
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Maximo Blanco faced Akira Corassani on November 30,2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale.
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Early in the opening round Maximo Blanco landed an illegal knee to the head of Corassani when he had a knee and hand on the ground.
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Corassani indicated that he was unable to continue, so Maximo Blanco lost the bout via disqualification.
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Maximo Blanco faced Felipe Arantes on February 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 36.
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Maximo Blanco then faced Andy Ogle on May 31,2014, at UFC Fight Night 41.
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Maximo Blanco next faced Dan Hooker on September 20,2014, at UFC Fight Night 52.
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Maximo Blanco next faced Mike De La Torre on July 12,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
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Maximo Blanco won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Maximo Blanco was expected to face Dennis Bermudez on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.
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Maximo Blanco lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Maximo Blanco returned to face Chas Skelly on September 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 94.
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Maximo Blanco lost the fight via submission in the fight's opening minute.