Timothy Lance Catalfo was born on February 23,1959 and is an American former amateur wrestler, and mixed martial artist.
10 Facts About Tim Catalfo
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Tim Catalfo was voted as having the seventh-best facial hair in MMA history by hunglodojo.
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Tim Catalfo comes from a wrestling background; he finished in fourth place at the 1980 All-American Freestyle tournament and in 1st place at the Greco-Roman Games in 1987.
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Tim Catalfo's nickname, "Obake", was given to him by Japanese pro wrestler Yuji Nagata, and is a Japanese folklore creature.
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Tim Catalfo used this name to found the "Obake Gym" one of MMA's first independent schools.
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Tim Catalfo then went to Brazil to fight in the International Vale Tudo Championship where he won his bout via disqualification as his opponent Alexandre Ferreira eye gouged him.
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Tim Catalfo returned to the cage three years later to face UFC veteran Dave Beneteau at King of the Cage 9: Showtime.
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Tim Catalfo defeated Beneteau with a choke after just 25 seconds of the first round.
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Tim Catalfo made his promotional debut in February 2002 against fellow wrestler Tom Erikson at PRIDE 19: Bad Blood.
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Tim Catalfo had one more fight after this, submitting James Daniels at an event in Florida a year later.