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Sean Sherk

"The Muscle Shark" Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is an American mixed martial artist. As of July 07, 2007, he holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 31-2-1. He has fought in both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and PRIDE Fighting Championships. He holds wins over Karo Parisyan, Hermes Franca, Kenny Florian and Nick Diaz.

Sherk became the UFC lightweight champion on October 14, 2006 at UFC 64. He was the second UFC lightweight champion, and was the first champion since the division's reinstatement in 2006. In December 2007 Sherk was officially stripped of the title after testing positive for steroids.


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Gilbert Melendez

Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez (born April 12, 1982) is a Mexican-American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Santa Ana, CA. Currently fighting out of San Francisco, CA he fomerly competed in the lightweight division of Pride Fighting Championships and now competes in Strikeforce. He has trained extensively with Jake Shields, Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz and Dave Terrell.

He has a record of 14-1. He defeated Clay Guida to become the Strikeforce Lightweight Champion. Melendez holds victories over legendary Japanese fighters Rumina Sato and Tatsuya Kawajiri. His most recent win was against Tetsuji Kato at Strikeforce: The Playboy Mansion. Melendez suffered his first professional loss at Yarennoka!, losing to Mitsuhiro Ishida via unanimous decision. In his most recent fight, he successfully defended his Strikeforce Lightweight title against Gabe Lemley at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le.


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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who rose to prominence with his fights in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He is the current UFC light heavyweight champion. He has a professional record of 28 wins with six losses. MMAWeekly.com and Sherdog.com rank Jackson as the number one light heavyweight in the world. Outside the ring, he is known for his humor and colorful personality.

He has notable wins over: Kevin Randleman, Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Arona, Igor Vovchanchyn, Murilo Rua, Matt Lindland, Chuck Liddell (twice) and Dan Henderson.



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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

Mauricio Milani "Shogun" Rua (born November 25, 1981 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a mixed martial arts fighter, and the winner of the PRIDE Fighting Championships' 2005 Middleweight (205lb) Grand Prix. He holds notable wins over Ricardo Arona, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Quinton Jackson, Alistair Overeem, and Kazuhiro Nakamura and is known for his aggressive fighting style and excellent versatility.

Rua fights out of Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil, a Muay Thai training group which features fighters such as Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva and Evangelista Santos.

In his UFC debut, Rua took on The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin. Widely regarded as one of the top light heavyweights in the world at the time of the fight, Shogun was considered a heavy favorite to win. Rua and Griffin battled in a close fight, with Rua having trouble with the larger Griffin. However, after Rua became exhausted during the second round, he was unable to up keep pace against Griffin and repeatedly gave up his back while scrambling on the ground. With only 15 seconds remaining in the fight Griffin locked in a rear naked choke, forcing Rua to tap out. Rua's next fight was to be against former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in June 2008.



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Shinya Aoki

Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki (Japanese: 青木真也) (born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, grappler, and former police officer. Aoki is the current Shooto middleweight (167 lb) champion after defeating Akira Kikuchi in February of 2006. Aoki holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in judo. He works as an instructor at Paraestra Kasai, but represents the Paraestra Tokyo head-school when competing. He is best known for his excellent flexibility, often taking opponents by surprise and earning him the nickname "Tobikan Judan," meaning "tenth degree black belt in jumping locks." His MMA record is 13-2.

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