Steven Francis Cantwell was born on August 12,1986 and is a retired American mixed martial artist.
14 Facts About Steve Cantwell
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Steve Cantwell was born in Long Beach, California and moved to Pahrump, Nevada at the age of 10.
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Shortly after Steve Cantwell took the title, the WEC dropped both its Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions, making Steve Cantwell the final WEC Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Later that year, Steve Cantwell signed with the UFC, which is owned by the WEC's parent company Zuffa.
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Steve Cantwell faced fellow UFC newcomer Razak Al-Hassan at UFC: Fight for the Troops an earned a technical submission victory by dislocating Al-Hassan's elbow in an armbar, causing referee Mario Yamasaki to stop the fight.
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Steve Cantwell fought Luiz Cane at UFC 97, but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Steve Cantwell was expected to face Vladimir Matyushenko on January 2,2010 at UFC 108, but pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons.
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However, for unknown reasons, Steve Cantwell was replaced by Seth Petruzelli.
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Steve Cantwell was expected to face Stanislav Nedkov on October 16,2010 at UFC 120.
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However less than 48 hours before the event, Steve Cantwell was forced off the card after suffering a knee injury during a pre-fight workout.
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Steve Cantwell faced Cyrille Diabate on March 3,2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Steve Cantwell dropped to Middleweight for his next fight and faced Mike Massenzio on October 8,2011 at UFC 136.
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Steve Cantwell faced Riki Fukuda on February 26,2012 at UFC 144.
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Steve Cantwell lost the fight via unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.