Rick Story was born on August 28,1984 and is a retired American mixed martial artist.
30 Facts About Rick Story
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Rick Story grew up in Spanaway, Washington, with his grandmother and his older sister, Elizabeth.
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Rick Story began wrestling when he was around 12 years old and began watching UFC fights.
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Rick Story attended Bethel High School in Spanaway, Washington where he was a standout in both wrestling and football.
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Rick Story continued his wrestling career at Southern Oregon University, where he was a runner-up in the 2006 NAIA National Championships, and began learning submission grappling from a friend during his sophomore year.
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Rick Story signed a four-fight deal with the UFC and made his promotional debut, losing to John Hathaway via unanimous decision on the UFC 99 card.
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Rick Story had his second UFC fight at UFC 103 after stepping in for Paul Daley against debuting Brian Foster.
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Rick Story defeated Foster via arm-triangle choke submission at 1:09 of round two and earned Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night honors.
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Rick Story won his fight against Jesse Lennox at UFC Fight Night 20 held on January 11,2010.
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Rick Story's first fight with the brand new contract was against Englishman, Nick Osipczak at UFC 112, the UFC's first trip to Abu Dhabi.
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Rick Story fought Dustin Hazelett on August 7,2010, at UFC 117.
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Rick Story was expected to face Nate Marquardt on June 26,2011, at UFC on Versus 4, replacing an injured Anthony Johnson.
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Marquardt pulled out of the fight the day of the weigh-ins and Rick Story instead faced Charlie Brenneman.
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Rick Story lost to Martin Kampmann via split decision on November 19,2011, at UFC 139.
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Rick Story was expected to face Rich Attonito on June 22,2012, at UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida.
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Rick Story faced Demian Maia on October 13,2012, at UFC 153.
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Rick Story lost the bout via first round submission due to a neck crank, this was his first submission and stoppage loss in his career.
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Rick Story was expected to face Sean Pierson on March 16,2013, at UFC 158.
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Rick Story defeated Mulhern in the first round via TKO after landing a flurry of punches.
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Rick Story faced Mike Pyle on May 25,2013, at UFC 160, replacing an injured Gunnar Nelson.
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Rick Story lost the fight via controversial split decision despite controlling most of the action and dropping Pyle with punches in the first round.
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Rick Story faced Brian Ebersole on November 16,2013, at UFC 167.
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Rick Story faced The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum on March 15,2014, at UFC 171.
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Rick Story was expected to face John Howard at UFC Fight Night 45 on July 16,2014.
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Rick Story faced Gunnar Nelson on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night 53.
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The bout with Rick Story was rescheduled and was expected to take place on August 23,2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.
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Rick Story returned from an 18-month layoff to face Tarec Saffiedine on May 29,2016, at UFC Fight Night 88.
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Rick Story lost the fight by TKO in the second round.
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On March 12,2018, Rick Story announced that he has signed a contract with Professional Fighters League albeit UFC had offered a contract extension.
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On November 8,2018, Rick Story announced his retirement from professional competition.