1. Sokoudjou moved to the United States in 2001 to pursue his career in judo.
11 Facts About Sokoudjou
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Sokoudjou's victory is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history, as well as arguably the biggest win of Sokoudjou's career to date.
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Sokoudjou was released from the UFC on November 28,2008.
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Sokoudjou was heavily criticized for his post-fight actions where he landed a barrage of extra punches after the referee had already stepped in to stop the fight.
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Sokoudjou did express remorse for his actions, and apologized to Nortje for the incident.
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Sokoudjou was slated to face Gegard Mousasi in the semifinals at Dream 11 due to an injury, Super heavyweight Bob Sapp stood in for Mousasi.
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Sokoudjou fought Heavyweight prospect Konstantin Erokhin at Fight Nights: Battle Of Moscow 14, on December 7,2013.
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Sokoudjou was defeated by former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi via second-round TKO due to ground and pound on November 7,2009, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers.
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In June 2015, it was revealed that Sokoudjou was released from the promotion.
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Sokoudjou faced Maxim Grishin in a kickboxing match on February 23,2013, at Fight Nights 10 in Moscow, Russia.
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Sokoudjou speaks French, as well as a few dialects in his home country of Cameroon.