Mehdi Baghdad was born on 13 April 1985 and is a French mixed martial artist who fights out of Los Angeles, California.
11 Facts About Mehdi Baghdad
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Mehdi Baghdad previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division.
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Mehdi Baghdad was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team Faber.
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Mehdi Baghdad went on to become a world champion in Muay Thai, WKBC lightweight champion in RFA MMA.
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Mehdi Baghdad is inspired by his father who died when he was young, and former world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed.
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Mehdi Baghdad joined the Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team Faber.
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Mehdi Baghdad defeated Artem Lobov via majority decision after two rounds.
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Mehdi Baghdad was expected to face John Makdessi on 4 June 2016 at UFC 199 but was rescheduled to 7 July 2016 at UFC Fight Night 90.
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Mehdi Baghdad was scheduled to face Jon Tuck on 15 October 2016 at UFC Fight Night 97.
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Mehdi Baghdad faced Jesse Taylor in the opening round and lost via unanimous decision.
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Mehdi Baghdad faced Thibault Gouti for the LTDE Super Lightweight belt on 2 July 2021 at Trophee des Etoiles 15.