Stephan Patrick Bonnar was an American mixed martial artist.
33 Facts About Stephan Bonnar
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Stephan Bonnar was the runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter 1; his TUF Ultimate Finale loss to Forrest Griffin is widely considered to be the most important fight in the history of the UFC.
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Stephan Bonnar was born in Hammond, Indiana, and raised in Munster, Indiana, attending Munster High School.
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Stephan Bonnar had an extensive background in combat sports, beginning with Wrestling when he was 10 years old, Tae Kwon Do at age 12, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at age 22, and then added Boxing and Muay Thai when he was 24 years old.
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Stephan Bonnar earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 16 and was a two-time Golden Gloves Champion in the Super Heavyweight division.
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Stephan Bonnar attended and graduated from Purdue University in 2000, earning a degree in Sports Medicine.
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Stephan Bonnar began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Carlson Gracie during the summer of 1999, under whom he received his purple belt.
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Stephan Bonnar trained in Muay Thai during several trips to Thailand.
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Since the beginning of 2010 Stephan Bonnar trained in Muay Thai in Las Vegas under Master One Kick Nick Blomgren at One Kick's Gym.
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In 2006 Stephan Bonnar lost a unanimous decision against Forrest Griffin in the long-anticipated rematch at UFC 62.
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Stephan Bonnar was forced to withdraw from his fight against Matt Hamill at UFC Fight Night 13 due to a serious knee injury he suffered during training.
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Stephan Bonnar returned to action at UFC 94 against Jon Jones, which resulted in a loss via decision.
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Stephan Bonnar mentioned on the MMA Live Post Fight Show for UFC 101 that he was considering a drop down to Middleweight after two disappointing losses at Light Heavyweight.
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At UFC 116, Stephan Bonnar won the rematch with a second-round TKO against Soszynski after catching him with a knee.
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Stephan Bonnar fought Igor Pokrajac on December 4,2010 at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale.
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Stephan Bonnar won the bout via unanimous decision.
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Stephan Bonnar was expected to face Karlos Vemola on August 14,2011 at UFC on Versus 5.
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However, Stephan Bonnar was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Ronny Markes.
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Stephan Bonnar faced Kyle Kingsbury on November 19,2011 at UFC 139.
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Stephan Bonnar defeated Kingsbury by unanimous decision.
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Stephan Bonnar tested positive for anabolic steroids after the fight.
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Stephan Bonnar faced Tito Ortiz on November 15,2014 at Bellator 131 and lost via split decision.
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Stephan Bonnar made his Impact Wrestling debut on November 5,2017 teaming with Moose losing to King Mo and Bobby Lashley at Bound for Glory in Ottawa, Canada.
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On September 14,2019, Stephan Bonnar faced Moose in a losing effort at Impact Wrestling's Victory Road 2019.
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The commentators said that Stephan Bonnar had been chosen as he was from a similar background and is a similar type of wrestler to Shamrock, therefore viewed as an ideal warmup for Moose.
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Stephan Bonnar was a fan of the rock band The Who and used their song "Eminence Front" as his entrance music to his UFC fights.
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Outside of competition, Stephan Bonnar has done commentary work for televised mixed martial arts programming, notably serving as the WEC's color commentator for most of 2010, calling 5 of their final 7 cards.
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Stephan Bonnar has made appearances as an analyst on the ESPN2 series MMA Live and for UFC broadcasts on the Fox television networks.
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On October 28,2018, Stephan Bonnar was arrested in Nevada and charged with DUI.
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Stephan Bonnar was arrested on scene, refused to comply or respond to officers commands, and had to be carried and laid inside the back of the patrol car.
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Stephan Bonnar was then taken to the Clark County detention center where he was charged with DUI and resisting arrest.
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Stephan Bonnar died on December 22,2022, at the age of 45.
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UFC issued a statement suggesting it was presumed that Stephan Bonnar had died of a heart complication while at work.