Tristan Connelly was born on December 12,1985 and is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter who formerly competed in the featherweight division of the UFC and had previously won the Cage Sports Lightweight Championship, Unified MMA Lightweight Championship, as well as the Rise FC Lightweight Championship.
10 Facts About Tristan Connelly
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Tristan Connelly holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Adam Ryan.
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Tristan Connelly spent much of his childhood skateboarding and playing hockey, which he credits with preparing him to take hard hits.
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Tristan Connelly was scheduled to make his sophomore appearance in the organization against Alex da Silva Coelho on April 11,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris.
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Tristan Connelly spent the next year on the sidelines recovering from a disc injury in his neck that he acquired in a car crash in 2019 before his UFC debut.
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Tristan Connelly lost the fight via unanimous decision after being knocked down early in the fight.
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Tristan Connelly was then scheduled to face Makwan Amirkhani on October 30,2021 at UFC 267.
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Tristan Connelly faced Darren Elkins on April 30,2022 at UFC on ESPN: Font vs Vera.
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On June 9,2022 it was announced that Tristan Connelly was released from the UFC.
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Tristan Connelly faced Xavier Nash on October 12,2022 at BFL 74.