Roger Hollett was born on October 8,1978 and is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Light Heavyweight division.
20 Facts About Roger Hollett
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Roger Hollett is the former Maximum Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Roger Hollett is the son of Canadian former boxing and kickboxing champion, Ralph Hollett, in which Roger was practiced in the disciplines of boxing and kickboxing while growing up with his father.
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Hollett was sidelined temporarily due to torn ligaments in his left knee during a takedown attempt by Lew Polley in their October 20,2007 match, which Hollett lost via TKO, snapping his 7 fight winning streak.
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Roger Hollett made an impressive comeback at ECC 8: Comeback on September 20,2009, defeating Marcus Hicks via TKO at 1:35 of round 1.
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Roger Hollett lost his second straight fight to UFC veteran David Heath at MFC 20 on February 20,2009, by submission due to a guillotine choke in the first round.
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Roger Hollett returned to action on September 26,2009, at ECC 10: Demolition by overwhelming fellow Canadian Chris Peak in the first round via kimura, snapping his two fight losing streak.
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Roger Hollett's next fight came at the Maximum Fighting Championship's HeatXC 4: Hysteria on November 6,2009, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in which he defeated Aron Lofton via armbar at 3:02 of round 1.
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Roger Hollett returned to the cage after sustaining yet another injury, on October 23,2010, at W-1 MMA 6: New Ground in Halifax, NS, facing Mychal Clark.
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Roger Hollett dominated Clark en route to a unanimous decision victory.
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In January 2011, it was announced that Roger Hollett was scheduled to face Steve Bosse in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at Ringside MMA 10: Cote vs Starnes.
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Roger Hollett defeated Desilets via TKO at 1:39 of round 2.
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Roger Hollett was expected to face MMA legend Jeremy Horn at ECC 14: Warrior's Soul on April 27,2012.
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Roger Hollett next defeated John Hawk via split decision at Bellator 57 to gain a spot in the Season 7 Light-Heavyweight Tournament.
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Roger Hollett was expected to make his promotional debut against Matt Hamill on September 22,2012, at UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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However, Roger Hollett was forced out of the bout due to a contract dispute with Bellator and replaced by Vladimir Matyushenko.
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On September 11,2012, it was announced that Roger Hollett would fight Hamill after all after Matyushenko had to pull out of the fight due to a torn Achilles tendon.
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Roger Hollett was expected to face Wagner Prado on January 19,2013, at UFC on FX 7.
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Roger Hollett had his second UFC fight against Fabio Maldonado on May 18,2013, at UFC on FX 8.
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Roger Hollett lost the fight via unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.