Saul Almeida was born on June 4,1992 and is a Brazilian-American professional boxer and mixed martial artist.
18 Facts About Saul Almeida
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Saul Almeida was born in Brazil where he lived until moving to Boston, Massachusetts at the age of eight.
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Saul Almeida began training in karate and earned the rank of black belt, at the age of ten, Saul Almeida began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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In high school, Saul Almeida competed in wrestling and trained in boxing.
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Saul Almeida made his professional debut in October 2008, defeating Iann de Oliveira via unanimous decision.
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Saul Almeida then won his next two bouts, defeating Bobby Reardanz and Cody Stevens both by unanimous decision before making his Bellator debut.
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Saul Almeida made his Bellator debut on August 20,2011 at Bellator 48.
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Saul Almeida faced Tateki Matsuda and won via unanimous decision.
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Saul Almeida next faced Matt Bessette at Bellator 63 on March 30,2012.
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Saul Almeida was expected to face UFC veteran Kurt Pellegrino at Bellator 108 on November 15,2013.
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Saul Almeida instead fought outside of Bellator for his next three fights.
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Saul Almeida faced Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 109 on November 22,2013.
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Saul Almeida lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Saul Almeida faced Andrew Fisher in a Bellator season ten featherweight tournament alternate bout on February 28,2014 at Bellator 110.
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Saul Almeida made his WSOF debut against Chris Foster on April 10,2015 at WSOF 20.
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Saul Almeida returned to the promotion on October 17,2015 at WSOF 24.
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Saul Almeida faced Alexandre de Almeida and lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Saul Almeida was scheduled to face Kevin Lee on November 15,2024 at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8.