Wec jeff curran biography
Jeff Curran (born September 2, 1977) is an American retired planed mixed martial artist. A experienced compe*or from 1998 to 2016, Curran fought at a circulation of different weight cl*es tail a large number of aggrandizements including Bellator, the UFC, Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championships, WEC, IFL, the RFA, and KOTC.
Background
Curran in operation his path towards mixed pugnacious arts with Karate and Tae Kwon Do when he was five years old. Curran has trained for 16 years build up has fought for 5 eld. He began Wrestling in ethics fourth grade and did make certain until his freshman year as he began Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Noteworthy graduated from Woodstock High Primary (Illinois) in 1995. Curran too says that as a youthful he would box with grandfather. Curran holds a area of fourth-degree black belt foul up Pedro Sauer. Curran is as well known as one of high-mindedness most technical instructors in justness Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu *ociation.
Curran enquiry president and head instructor see Curran Martial Arts Academy (CMA), and owner and promoter dead weight Xtreme Fighting Organization. Curran attended on the television series Tapout on Versus with fellow Band Curran pro fighter Matt Fiordirosa.
World Extreme Cagefighting
After fifteen victories make a claim sixteen fights, Curran fought Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight championship. Faber retained his *le by defeating Curran via hang choke. Curran then lost keen pair of unanimous decisions, principal to former WEC Featherweight Warrior Mike Brown and then fulfil Bantamweight debut to Joseph Benavidez at WEC 40. His pinnacle recent WEC fight was ruin Takeya Mizugaki on August 9, 2009, WEC 42; he misplaced by a split decision, plus was subsequently released from honourableness promotion for good.
Independent promotions
After misfortune four consecutive fights in position WEC, it was announced velleity October 20, 2009, that Curran had signed a two-fight perform with North American promotion Strikeforce. He maintained that his extremist goal was to return blame on the WEC, but was satisfied to still be able restage fight on major cards optimism the time being. He idea his debut for the syndicate as a part of blue blood the gentry preliminary card on their Nov 7 event, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, in Chicago, winning move smoothly Dustin Neace by submission ancestry the first round. Curran closest defeated Tomohiko Hori via consentient decision at XFO 34. Curran went on to lose regular unanimous decision to Bryan Goldsby in a non-tournament bantamweight make longer at Bellator 14.
Curran announced go off he will be featured revel in a do*entary en*led "This decay the Fight". It was scheduled to be released in awkward fall 2010. The film liking be about his difficult pedestrian to try to make no-win situation back to the WEC equate 4 consecutive losses to, distrust the time, top 5 fighters in his weight cl*.
Curran above suspicion David Love at XFO 37 on December 4, 2010. Notwithstanding breaking his right forearm significance the end of the disagree, he won the fight wedge unanimous decision. He underwent remedy for the injury on Pristine Year's Day 2011.
Curran was resolved to headline XFO 39 slip on May 13 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Algonquin. He took on late stand-in Billy Vaughan and won factor unanimous decision.
UFC return
Curran in July 2011 signed a new multi-fight contract to return to influence UFC. His first fight cry out was against Scott Jorgensen, who was ranked the No. 4 bantamweight in the world soak at the time that Curran returned to the promotion. Curran lost by unanimous decision.
Curran mendacious Johnny Eduardo on May 15, 2012, at UFC on Charge TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. He lost the bout before unanimous decision and was to sum up released from the promotion.
Resurrection Contest Alliance
On April 29, 2013, arrest was announced that Resurrection Contention Alliance (RFA) next card would headline Jeff Curran and Sergio Pettis for the inaugural RFA flyweight championship. However, in rectitude days leading up to distinction event, Curran was forced be elastic for personal reasons and was replaced by Dillard "Joe" Pegg.
On July 20, 2013, it was announced that Keoni Koch was injured and pulled from illustriousness main event of RFA 9; Curran was then set relating to face Pedro Munhoz at RFA 9 on August 16, 2013, in the main event endorse the RFA Bantamweight Championship. Curran lost the bout via air decision and announced his retirement.
*an Fighting Championship
On January 28, 2014, it was announced that Curran would return from his privacy to fight for *an Scrap Championship; he was to apparatus on fellow UFC vet Iliarde Santos in April.
Grappling career
Curran was scheduled to compete in spruce up rematch against Urijah Faber erior to Combat Jiu-Jitsu rules at A1 Combat 21 on May 25, 2024. Curran withdrew from decency match due to undisclosed causes and was replaced by Jeff Glover.
Personal life
Jeff and his bride Sarah have two sons. Jeff opened up his own gym facility in 2018, where put your feet up was coaching Felice Herrig yearn her comeback but was put on to close it in 2020 due to financial complications derivative from COVID-19.
Championships and accomplishments
- Ironheart Crown
- IHC Featherweight Championship (1 Time, Final, Last)
- Shooto
- Shooto Americas Lightweight Championship (1 Time)
Mixed martial arts record
Submission grapple record
Professional boxing record
See also
- List weekend away Bellator MMA alumni
- List of half-bred martial artists with professional pugilism records
References
External links
- Official website
- Jeff Curran monkey UFC
- Professional MMA record for Jeff Curran from Sherdog