Ronny Markes is the current King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion.
26 Facts About Ronny Markes
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Ronny Markes made his professional MMA debut in 2007 at an event in Spain.
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Ronny Markes competed mostly in his native Brazil, with a few early professional fights taking place in Europe.
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Ronny Markes signed with the UFC as an injury replacement for Stephan Bonnar against Karlos Vemola at UFC on Versus 5 on August 14,2011.
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Ronny Markes dropped down to the Middleweight division and faced Aaron Simpson on February 15,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1 After being dropped by an uppercut late in the first round Ronny Markes overcame adversity and defeated Simpson via split decision.
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Ronny Markes was expected to face Derek Brunson on June 8,2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 10.
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However, the bout was scrapped on the day of the weigh in as Ronny Markes was involved in a minor traffic accident.
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Ronny Markes lost the fight via knockout in the third round.
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Ronny Markes faced Thiago Santos on March 23,2014 at UFC Fight Night 38.
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Ronny Markes lost the fight via TKO in the first round, and was released from the promotion shortly after.
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On May 15,2014 it was announced that Ronny Markes had signed a deal with World Series of Fighting and plans to return to the Light Heavyweight division.
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Ronny Markes was expected to face Kelvin Tiller at World Series of Fighting 12: Palomino vs Gonzalez on August 9,2014, However Tiller was pulled from the fight to replace injured Krasimir Mladenov Ronny Markes instead fought promotional newcomer Cully Butterfield at the event.
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Ronny Markes was expected to face Thiago Silva at WSOF 19 on March 28,2015.
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Ronny Markes was then scheduled to face David Branch at WSOF 20 on April 10,2015 However, on the day of the weigh-in, Ronny Markes was forced out of the bout due to dehydration and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jesse McElligott.
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Ronny Markes was expected to make his Bellator MMA promotional debut against Josh Barnett on December 20,2019 at Bellator's Salute the Troops event in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Ronny Markes made his promotional debut against Linton Vassell at Bellator 254 on December 10,2020.
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Ronny Markes lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Ronny Markes faced Said Sowma on July 16,2021 at Bellator 262.
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On July 19,2021, Bellator MMA officials revealed that Ronny Markes was released from the promotion.
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Ronny Markes faced Victor Jones on November 19,2021 at Premier FC 32 He won by TKO 21 seconds in to the first round.
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Ronny Markes faced Rodrigo Duarte on December 18,2021 at Shooto Brasil 110.
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Ronny Markes won the bout via kimura in the first round.
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Ronny Markes was scheduled to face Reggie Pena at Eagle FC 46 on March 11,2022.
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Ronny Markes won the fight via stoppage after Pena injured his knee in the second round.
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Ronny Markes faced Szymon Bajor on August 13,2022 at PFL 8.
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Ronny Markes was scheduled to face Da Woon Jung on May 25,2025 at GFL 2.