42 Facts About Simon Marcus

Simon Marcus was formerly signed with Glory, where he was the former two-time Glory Middleweight champion.

Simon Marcus has defeated Jason Wilnis three times in notable rivalries.

Simon Marcus was ranked as a Top 10 middleweight by Combat Press between September 2014 and July 2021.

Simon Marcus, a Jamaican Canadian, was a troublesome child but excelled in sports.

Simon Marcus was charged with assault and expelled from school for fighting at the age of fifteen.

Simon Marcus took up Muay Thai at sixteen and achieved success as an amateur initially by medaling at three international tournaments as well as capturing the North American Cruiserweight Championship.

Simon Marcus turned professional in 2007 and Was obtaining pro and amateur careers at the same time up until 2011.

Simon Marcus won his first pro titles in Thailand the following year by claiming the Thaphae Stadium Light Heavyweight belt and the Northern Thailand Cruiserweight strap.

Simon Marcus ended the year with a first round knockout of Chinese sanshou fighter Guo Hang Hang in Foshan, China.

Guo and Simon Marcus then rematched at the Wushu vs Muaythai event at the Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hefei, China on 11 June 2011 where Simon Marcus came out on top, winning on points after battering Guo with low kicks throughout the fight.

In 2011, Simon Marcus was scheduled to face former Rajadamnern Stadium champion Kaoklai Kaennorsing in Anaheim, California, United States, but the bout fell through.

In round one, Simon Marcus tripped Schilling, sending his head slamming into the canvas.

Simon Marcus was able to beat the count but Marcus went on the attack again and knocked Schilling out with a right elbow soon after.

Simon Marcus dominated the action over five rounds, and walked away with the unanimous decision victory and his first world title at professional level.

On 21 April 2012, Simon Marcus defeated two opponents the same night at the Qianjiang World Muay Thai King Challenge in Beijing, China.

Simon Marcus first knocked out Green Spangler before beating Li Shuai via decision in his second fight.

However, Simon Marcus withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Joe Schilling.

Levin vs Simon Marcus was then pencilled in for The Battle of Champions 7: School vs School event at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, for the vacant WMC World Light Heavyweight title on 16 November 2012 but the event was cancelled.

Simon Marcus beat two opponents in one night on 10 January 2013 when he knocked out both Arthit Hanchana and Wang Anying at the Foshan China vs Thailand event in Foshan.

Simon Marcus had been expected to face Steven Wakeling under Oriental rules at Glory 5: London on 23 March 2013 in London, England, but he was replaced by Eddie Walker in that fight in due to the Levin match coming just a week before.

Simon Marcus was expected to rematch Artem Levin in a fight for the WMC World Super-Light Heavyweight Championship at Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 14 June 2014.

On 27 April 2013, in a close fight, Simon Marcus defeated Dmitry Valent by split decision at C3: King of Fighters in Chengdu, China.

Simon Marcus was initially set to rematch Kaoklai Kaennorsing at Muaythai Superfight on 13 May 2013 but the event was moved back to 14 June 2013 and Kaoklai was replaced by Suriya Prasathinphimai.

Simon Marcus defeated Suriya by unanimous decision to retain his WPMF belt.

Simon Marcus fought to a controversial majority draw with Chidi Njokuani on the Push Kick Promotions: Muay Thai World Stand Off 5 card in Las Vegas on 29 September 2013.

Njokuani started the fight well, using footwork to control the ring, but Simon Marcus soon got inside and began landing knees and elbows from the clinch.

Each time the fight continued, Simon Marcus would begin to again work in the clinch and Njokuani repeatedly turned his back, so the referee decided to break the fighters continually.

Simon Marcus was docked a point by referee Tony Weeks for landing a second low blow in round three and the fight turned into a brawl towards the end.

Simon Marcus then took to the microphone, calling Chidi Njokuani a "bitch" for his unwillingness to fight in the clinch and questioning the judges knowledge of the Muay Thai scoring system.

Simon Marcus utilized elbows and knees heavily as he outpointed Damian Bujan en route to a split decision win at Ultra Elite Fighters V: Argentina vs The World in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 15 December 2013 in a fight where the referee was often quick to break up the clinch.

Simon Marcus was expected to fight Shifu Yanzi at Hero Legends in Jinan, China, on 3 December 2014.

Shifu was replaced by Li Bei and Simon Marcus defeated him by TKO in round one, scoring two official knockdowns.

Simon Marcus then stopped Vehas TopKing with a knee to the body just over two minutes into the first round in the final.

Simon Marcus drew Joe Schilling for the third time in the quarter-finals and floored his American rival with a flurry of punches in round two.

Simon Marcus was docked a point by referee "Big" John McCarthy for dropping his mouthpiece numerous times and, now forced to go for the knockout, was caught by a counter right cross from Schilling in the last twenty seconds of the fight which left him unconscious on the mat and with the first loss of his professional career.

At Glory 21: San Diego Simon Marcus faced Artem Levin for the Glory Middleweight Title, in a closely contested bout, the result ended in a controversial draw.

Simon Marcus won the fight by DQ, after Levin decided to leave the ring mid-fight, due to the actions of the referee.

Simon Marcus won the fight by TKO, breaking Jacoby's arm with a kick.

Simon Marcus challenged for the Glory Middleweight title for the third time in his career at Glory 58: Chicago, when he fought a rematch with Alex Pereira.

Simon Marcus made his long-awaited professional MMA debut on 17 December 2021, against Anton Tokarchuk in Unified MMA 42, a top Canadian MMA promotion.

Simon Marcus won the bout via technical unanimous decision after Tokarchuk was unable to continue due to eye poke.

Simon Marcus was next scheduled to face Dylan Schellenberg at United MMA 43 on 4 March 2022.