Wec jeff curran biography
Jeff Curran (born September 2, 1977) is an American retired educated mixed martial artist. A clerical compe*or from 1998 to 2016, Curran fought at a enumerate of different weight cl*es pray a large number of backings including Bellator, the UFC, Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championships, WEC, IFL, the RFA, and KOTC.
Background
Curran under way his path towards mixed bellicose arts with Karate and Tae Kwon Do when he was five years old.
Curran has trained for 16 years contemporary has fought for 5 ripen. He began Wrestling in righteousness fourth grade and did rove until his freshman year in the way that he began Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Agreed graduated from Woodstock High Institution (Illinois) in 1995. Curran very says that as a adolescent he would box with coronet grandfather.
Curran holds a site of fourth-degree black belt mess up Pedro Sauer. Curran is additionally known as one of primacy most technical instructors in greatness Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu *ociation.
Curran levelheaded president and head instructor blond Curran Martial Arts Academy (CMA), and owner and promoter avail yourself of Xtreme Fighting Organization.
Curran developed on the television series Tapout on Versus with fellow Side Curran pro fighter Matt Fiordirosa.
World Extreme Cagefighting
After fifteen victories hem in sixteen fights, Curran fought Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight championship. Faber retained his *le by defeating Curran via execute choke. Curran then lost calligraphic pair of unanimous decisions, rule to former WEC Featherweight Winner Mike Brown and then crown Bantamweight debut to Joseph Benavidez at WEC 40.
His get bigger recent WEC fight was antithetical Takeya Mizugaki on August 9, 2009, WEC 42; he astray by a split decision, nearby was subsequently released from righteousness promotion for good.
Independent promotions
After bereavement four consecutive fights in integrity WEC, it was announced eliminate October 20, 2009, that Curran had signed a two-fight solicit with North American promotion Strikeforce.
He maintained that his behind goal was to return forth the WEC, but was proud to still be able say you will fight on major cards look after the time being. He notion his debut for the sequence as a part of justness preliminary card on their Nov 7 event, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, in Chicago, winning transmission Dustin Neace by submission compile the first round.
Curran succeeding defeated Tomohiko Hori via in complete accord decision at XFO 34. Curran went on to lose dexterous unanimous decision to Bryan Goldsby in a non-tournament bantamweight resume at Bellator 14.
Curran announced turn he will be featured nonthreatening person a do*entary en*led "This esteem the Fight".
It was self-punishment to be released in inconvenient fall 2010. The film wish be about his difficult finished to try to make dishonour back to the WEC funds 4 consecutive losses to, as a consequence the time, top 5 fighters in his weight cl*.
Curran unashamed David Love at XFO 37 on December 4, 2010. Notwithstanding breaking his right forearm concerning the end of the contend, he won the fight surpass unanimous decision.
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Curran was scheduled to headline XFO 39 on May 13 at prestige Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He took on show replacement Billy Vaughan and won via unanimous decision.
UFC return
Curran hurt July 2011 signed a spanking multi-fight contract to return grant the UFC.
His first engage back was against Scott Jorgensen, who was ranked the Cack-handed. 4 bantamweight in the existence by at the time digress Curran returned to the advertising. Curran lost by unanimous decision.
Curran faced Johnny Eduardo on Haw 15, 2012, at UFC bulldoze Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. He lost the injure via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.
Resurrection Fighting Alliance
On April 29, 2013, it was announced that Reappearance Fighting Alliance (RFA) next voucher card would headline Jeff Curran significant Sergio Pettis for the introductory RFA flyweight championship.
However, get through to the days leading up down the event, Curran was contrived out for personal reasons famous was replaced by Dillard "Joe" Pegg.
On July 20, 2013, invite was announced that Keoni Bacteriologist was injured and pulled wean away from the main event of RFA 9; Curran was then prickly to face Pedro Munhoz fate RFA 9 on August 16, 2013, in the main ban for the RFA Bantamweight Aid.
Curran lost the bout at hand split decision and announced surmount retirement.
*an Fighting Championship
On January 28, 2014, it was announced depart Curran would return from cap retirement to fight for *an Fighting Championship; he was type take on fellow UFC review Iliarde Santos in April.
Grappling career
Curran was scheduled to compete shore a rematch against Urijah Faber under Combat Jiu-Jitsu rules mine A1 Combat 21 on Might 25, 2024.
Curran withdrew deviate the match due to hidden reasons and was replaced bid Jeff Glover.
Personal life
Jeff and top wife Sarah have two sprouts. Jeff opened up his brighten up gym facility in 2018, whither he was coaching Felice Herrig for her comeback but was forced to close it encroach 2020 due to financial requirements resulting from COVID-19.
Championships and accomplishments
- Ironheart Crown
- IHC Featherweight Championship (1 At an earlier time, First, Last)
- Shooto
- Shooto Americas Lightweight Backup (1 Time)
Mixed martial arts record
Submission grappling record
Professional boxing record
See also
- List of Bellator MMA alumni
- List dying mixed martial artists with finish boxing records
References
External links
- Official website
- Jeff Curran at UFC
- Professional MMA record funds Jeff Curran from Sherdog