18 Facts About Rich Attonito

Rich Attonito was born on June 16,1977 and is a retired American mixed martial artist.

Rich Attonito began training in boxing and jiu jitsu and soon took his first fight six months later.

In March 2010, Rich Attonito was announced as part of the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Rich Attonito made his UFC debut at TUF 11 Finale against Team Ortiz fighter, Jamie Yager.

Rich Attonito won the fight via TKO in the second round.

At UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares, Rich Attonito faced debuting Brazilian Rafael Natal.

Rich Attonito won the fight via unanimous decision.

The rest of the fight was close, however the knockdown was enough for Rich Attonito to take the decision.

Rich Attonito fought David Branch on December 4,2010, at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.

Rich Attonito lost the fight via unanimous decision, getting dominated for all three rounds by Branch's superior ground skills.

Rich Attonito was expected to drop to welterweight and face Matt Brown on June 26,2011, at UFC on Versus 4.

However, Martin Kampmann was forced out of his bout with John Howard with an injury and Brown was chosen as his replacement, while Rich Attonito faced Daniel Roberts.

Rich Attonito won the fight via unanimous decision.

Rich Attonito faced promotional newcomer Jake Hecht on December 10,2011, at UFC 140.

Rich Attonito lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Rich Attonito was expected to face Rick Story on June 22,2012, at UFC on FX 4.

However, Rich Attonito was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Papy Abedi.

However, Rich Attonito had reservations about taking the short notice bout due to the weight cut requirements and DaMarques Johnson took on Nelson instead.