Simeon Thoresen was born on March 14,1984 and is a Norwegian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of Cage Warriors.
17 Facts About Simeon Thoresen
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Simeon Thoresen started training karate at an early age, but choose to devote himself to gymnastics instead at the age of 8.
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Simeon Thoresen trained with Team Valhall and Team Pammachon in Sandefjord for a while and won his first and only amateur MMA match in 2005.
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Simeon Thoresen made his professional debut in August 2006 with a win over Clifford Hall at Intense Fighting 5: Caged.
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Simeon Thoresen debuted for the DEEP in October 2008, losing to Eiji Ishikawa by majority decision.
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Simeon Thoresen amassed an impressive streak over the next two and half years.
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Simeon Thoresen confirmed that he had signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC on December 29,2011.
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Simeon Thoresen won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Simeon Thoresen next fought Seth Baczynski on September 22,2012 at UFC 152.
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Simeon Thoresen used his reach to keep Baczynski at bay and landed several big punches that caused a gash on the nose of Baczynski, Simeon Thoresen was then knocked out by a punch from Baczynski late in the first round.
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Simeon Thoresen faced David Mitchell on January 26,2013 at UFC on Fox 6.
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Simeon Thoresen lost the fight via unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.
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Simeon Thoresen was expected to face Peter Sobotta at MMA Attack 4 on October 26,2013, however the event was cancelled.
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However, Simeon Thoresen was forced from the bout due to injury.
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In February, 2014, one year post his UFC career, Simeon Thoresen signed a five-fight deal with Cage Warriors.
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Simeon Thoresen's first fight was on June 7,2014 against Jake Bostwick at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69.
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March 28,2015, Simeon Thoresen fought Jack Mason at British Challenge MMA 10 in Colchester, Essex, England.