Paul Anthony Daley was born on 21 February 1983 and is a British former mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
58 Facts About Paul Daley
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Paul Daley is a former Cage Rage World Welterweight Champion and Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion and a Strikeforce title challenger.
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Paul Daley began training in karate at the age of eight, before transitioning into Muay Thai.
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Paul Daley is a former member of the British Army, having served as a reconnaissance driver for the Household Cavalry.
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At the age of 18, Paul Daley began training in mixed martial arts after graduation from Carlton-Le-Willows Academy.
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Paul Daley has two children, Tai and Ayana, with his long-term partner Elizabeth Houston.
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Paul Daley won via majority decision, becoming the new Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion.
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Paul Daley lost via armbar submission in the second round, snapping a six-fight winning streak.
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Paul Daley was scheduled to fight Jay Hieron at Affliction: Trilogy, but the bout was cancelled due to Affliction Entertainment folding.
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Paul Daley's first fight was scheduled to be on the preliminary card of UFC 103 against Brian Foster, which was due to air on ESPN, prior to the main card.
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Paul Daley was expected to face Carlos Condit on 2 January 2010 at UFC 108.
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Early in the fight Paul Daley dropped Hazelett with a left hook, then followed up with additional punches, winning by knockout.
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At UFC 113, on 8 May 2010, Paul Daley fought Josh Koscheck, with the winner destined to become the next challenger against Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship and the opportunity to coach against St-Pierre on the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter.
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Paul Daley's fight against Yuya Shirai was supposed to be for the BAMMA welterweight belt, but Paul Daley came in over the 170-pound limit for a title bout.
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Paul Daley dropped Shirai immediately with a jab, which was his first strike in the fight, and later he dropped him again with an uppercut and left hook before finishing the fight with ground and pound.
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Paul Daley fought Nick Diaz on 9 April 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs Paul Daley.
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Diaz won by TKO three seconds from the end of the first round, marking the first time Paul Daley had been stopped by strikes.
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Paul Daley fought against Kazuo Misaki at Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey.
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Paul Daley defeated Daniel Acacio at an Impact Fighting Championships event in Sydney, Australia.
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Paul Daley faced Jorge Masvidal at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley in September 2010, and won via unanimous decision.
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Paul Daley was next scheduled to fight twice in just over five weeks.
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Paul Daley was expected to fight in a kickboxing bout at UCMMA 26 against Luke Sines for his 'UK1' Welterweight Championship Paul Daley had to pull out of the fight due to contract problems with Strikeforce.
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Paul Daley had a successful debut at Bellator 72 against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight, defeating him by first-round TKO due to strikes.
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Paul Daley was selected in a fan vote to fight War Machine in the first Bellator fight to be shown on Spike TV, however injury forced his opponent out of the upcoming Welterweight tournament.
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Paul Daley faced up to two years in prison if convicted.
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Paul Daley later claimed the charges had been thrown out for lack of evidence, clearing him to apply for a visa to compete within Bellator's ninth season.
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Paul Daley had pleaded guilty to one count of assault and two counts of obstructing an officer.
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On 6 August 2013, it was reported that Paul Daley had signed a 3-fight, 12-month contract with BAMMA.
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Paul Daley defeated da Silva by KO at 1:42 of the 2nd round, after dominating the 1st round.
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Paul Daley won via TKO in a fight against Alexander Surjko at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on 5 April 2014, dropping the Russian three times in the third round and forcing referee Joop Ubeda to stop the fight.
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At BAMMA 16, Paul Daley defeated Marinho Moreira da Rocha by knockout on 13 September 2014.
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Paul Daley was expected to challenge Douglas Lima for the Bellator Welterweight Championship on 27 February 2015 at Bellator 134.
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Paul Daley faced Dennis Olson at Bellator 140 on 17 July 2015.
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Paul Daley won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Paul Daley won the fight via knockout due to a right uppercut two minutes into the first round.
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Paul Daley's next fight was scheduled to be a rematch against Josh Koscheck at Bellator London, as the co-main event, on 16 July 2016.
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Paul Daley next faced Brennan Ward in the co-main event at Bellator 170 on 21 January 2017.
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Paul Daley won the fight via flying knee in the first round.
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Paul Daley faced Rory MacDonald in the main event at Bellator 179 on 19 May 2017.
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Paul Daley lost via rear-naked choke in the second round.
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Paul Daley faced Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 183 on 23 September 2017.
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Paul Daley won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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In January 2018, Paul Daley publicly criticised Bellator MMA, stating he would leave the company after his contract expired because he felt the company was not properly utilising him.
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On 2 March 2018 Bellator MMA announced that Paul Daley would fight Jon Fitch at Bellator 199 in San Jose, CA.
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Paul Daley faced Michael Page as part of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Tournament on 16 February 2019 at Bellator 216.
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Paul Daley faced Erick Silva at Bellator 223 on 22 June 2019.
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Paul Daley was expected to face Sabah Homasi at Bellator 232 on 26 October 2019.
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Paul Daley was rescheduled to face Sabah Homasi at Bellator 241 on 13 March 2020.
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Paul Daley was then scheduled again to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 247 on 1 October 2020.
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Paul Daley was rescheduled for the third time to face Sabah Homasi on 16 April 2021 at Bellator 257.
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Paul Daley faced Jason Jackson on June 11,2021, at Bellator 260.
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Paul Daley lost the fight by unanimous decision after getting controlled on the ground for the majority of the contest.
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Paul Daley was scheduled to face Andrey Koreshkov in his retirement fight, on May 13,2022, at Bellator 281.
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Paul Daley won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Paul Daley has had five kickboxing wins since returning to the sport in August 2014, when he defeated Latvian champion Artem Mironcev on 16 August in Bournemouth, England at the Phoenix Fight Night 3 event.
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Paul Daley was said to make his boxing debut on April 1,2022, against Anthony Taylor, however due to medical issues Taylor withdrew and was would be replaced by Markus Perez.
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However a few weeks before the fight was about to take place Paul Daley pulled out after having issues with his visa.
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Paul Daley has had a history of missing weight in fights, with the BAMMA 7 weigh-in marking the 6th time in the previous 14 fights that Paul Daley had missed weight for a fight.