Mike Bronzoulis was born on January 5,1979 and is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division of Bellator.
24 Facts About Mike Bronzoulis
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Mike Bronzoulis began practicing martial arts when he was around seven years old, when his father, a martial artist himself, brought the young Mike Bronzoulis to a karate school.
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When he turned 16, Mike Bronzoulis spent most of his time at the Fairtex Thai kickboxing camp and watched Jean-Claude Van Damme movies.
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Mike Bronzoulis made his Shark Fights debut in 2010 at Shark Fights 12 where he defeated Anselmo Martinez via disqualification.
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Mike Bronzoulis's next fight under the organization was at Shark Fights 14: Horwich vs Villefort against Lucas Lopes where he won via unanimous decision.
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On March 20,2010, Mike Bronzoulis was defeated by Levi Forrest via unanimous decision at Legacy FC 2 for the Legacy Welterweight Title.
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On November 5,2010, Mike Bronzoulis defeated Jonathan Harris at Legacy FC 4 via TKO due to punches in round one to win the Legacy FC Welterweight Championship.
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On January 29,2011, Mike Bronzoulis defeated Joe Christoper at Legacy FC 5 via TKO due to punches in round three to retain the Legacy FC Welterweight Championship, he later vacated the title when he signed with Strikeforce.
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On December 16,2011, Mike Bronzoulis returned to Legacy FC against Jorge Patino at Legacy FC 9 losing via unanimous decision.
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On May 11,2012, Mike Bronzoulis lost to UFC vet Gerald Harris at Legacy FC 11 via split decision.
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On November 16,2012, Mike Bronzoulis defeated Robert Shawn Machado at Legacy FC 15 via unanimous decision.
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On May 25,2011, it was announced that Mike Bronzoulis had signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce.
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Mike Bronzoulis made his debut for the promotion on June 18,2011, against WEC veteran Todd Moore at Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum.
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Mike Bronzoulis lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Mike Bronzoulis rebounded from this loss just two months later when he defeated Chad Leonhardt via TKO in the third round on the undercard of Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs Duarte.
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On May 6,2013, it was announced that Mike Bronzoulis would be featured as a participant on Bellator MMA's reality TV show Fight Master: Bellator MMA.
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Mike Bronzoulis was set to face Joe Riggs in the tournament final scheduled to take place at Bellator 98, but the bout was canceled after Riggs suffered an eye injury.
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The bout eventually took place on November 2,2013, at Bellator 106 and Mike Bronzoulis lost via unanimous decision.
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Mike Bronzoulis faced Brandon Farran at Triple A MMA 4: Caged Hostility on January 16,2014.
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Mike Bronzoulis faced Keith Johnson at Titan FC 29 on August 22,2014.
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Mike Bronzoulis lost via rear naked choke submission in the third round.
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Mike Bronzoulis returned to the promotion as he faced Justin Reiswerg at Legacy FC 37 on November 14,2014.
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Mike Bronzoulis won the fight by submission in the second round, ending his three-fight losing streak over the past year.
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Mike Bronzoulis won the fight via TKO in the first round.