Kendall Kekoa Grove is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Grove was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 3, a reality television show, training under Tito Ortiz. In The Ultimate Fighter 3, he won a preliminary victory against Ross Pointon by rear naked choke and in the semi-finals defeated Kalib Starnes; a rib injury incurred by Starnes during the fight caused him to verbally submit. He defeated Ed Herman in the finals with a unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) in the series finale, winning a six-figure contract. In his first bout since the show on October 10, 2006, Grove defeated then-undefeated Chris Price in the first round via a submission (ground and pound, due to strikes).

After the taping of the series, Grove was invited to Ortiz's training camp, Team Punishment, and has trained with Ortiz along with many of his former teammates on The Ultimate Fighter 3 at Ortiz's Big Bear City, California training facility. He trained with Randy Couture's camp at Xtreme Couture. Since his loss to Jorge Rivera, he has moved back to Hawaii and now trains with his good friend BJ Penn.

Grove is a graduate of Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Hawaii, where he was a high school wrestler. He placed sixth in the state in Hawaii at 170 lbs. and only weighed 150 lbs.

At UFC 74, Grove experienced his first loss in the UFC to Patrick Côté, who won by knockout in the first round. Grove experienced his second consecutive loss at UFC 80 to Jorge Rivera by TKO at 1:20 in the first round.

Grove faced Evan Tanner at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on June 21, 2008. The bout saw Grove bloody Tanner and frustrate the former middleweight champion by stopping his takedowns and getting back immediately following being sent to the floor. Grove won a split decision (30–26, 30–26 for Grove, 29–28 for Tanner) to snap his two fight losing streak.

After every knockout win, Kendall Grove celebrates with the same routine, appearing to dig a grave and bury his opponent (similar to Tito Ortiz). He acts out hammering a nail into the coffin, digging a grave for his opponent, and wiping dirt back on the coffin. In a recent interview with MMA blog "Inside the Cage," Kendall calls the celebration the "Dagger Dance."

Marcus Paul Davis (born August 24, 1973 in Houlton, Maine), is an Irish-American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a welterweight in the UFC and in independent MMA promotions in the United States. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV.

Boxing career

Marcus began boxing at 14, turning pro at the age of 19 with a second round TKO of Luis Guzman in April 1993. He compiled a professional record of 17–1–2 over the next seven years on the New England circuit. In his last fight as a boxer, he suffered a TKO loss to 34 year old Ed Bryant which led him to reconsider his future as a successful boxer . He then became excited with the challenge of mixed martial arts, much to the bemusement of his peers. Considered on the cusp of the big-time as the number one ranked super middleweight in New England before losing to Ed Bryant, he retired from boxing after the TKO loss in October 2000.

Martial arts background

Prior to boxing, Marcus did martial arts from the age of eight. In 1995, Davis, then based in Massachusetts, started grappling training with Joe Maffei. In 1997, he moved back to Bangor and opened up an MMA school, while running a bar. The doormen took classes at the school, one of whom was Tim Sylvia. After Tim joined Miletich Fighting Systems in 2000, Marcus quickly followed. More recently, he has trained with Mark Dellagrotte and his own team in Bangor, Team Sityodtong. He also frequently visits Jorge Gurgel's main MMA academy in West Chester, Ohio.

Mixed martial arts career

Marcus Davis entered professional MMA on August 22, 2003 with a first round TKO of Shaun Gay. Though later describing himself as "one-dimensional", he put together a 3–2 pro MMA record.

In 2005, Marcus was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2. Coming in with reputed boxing skills, he picked Joe Stevenson in episode four in what proved to be a mismatch, as Davis was quickly taken down by the eventual winner and submitted. He was later brought back in episode 10 to cover for Jason Von Flue, who suffered a cut on his forehead in practice, though Von Flue's cut was healed enough in time to fight. Marcus fought on the undercard of the finale, where he lost to Melvin Guillard.

Following the series, Davis strongly considered retirement but recuperated from a shoulder injury picked up against Joe Stevenson and went back to MMA training. He has subsequently bounced back with 11 wins, including a triumphant return to the UFC at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter. He now considers himself a mixed martial artist and not a boxer fighting in MMA.

In Davis' fight against Paul Taylor at UFC 75 in London, England he was knocked down by a kick to the neck, but was able to recover, gain a dominant position, and secure an armbar as Taylor desperately scrambled to regain control. Marcus won Fight of the night as well as submission of the night for that fight. For earning the submission and fight of the night awards, he was awarded $80,000 in bonuses. His next fight was a KO win against Jess Liaudin at UFC 80 in Newcastle, England.

Marcus Davis lost against Mike Swick at UFC 85 by unanimous decision, ending his six fight undefeated streak in the octagon and eleven fight winning streak in MMA. He got back to winning ways with a submission victory over England's Paul Kelly at UFC 89.

Davis' fought Chris Lytle at UFC 93 on January 17, 2009. Both fighters are former boxers and had discussed a potential fight in their futures since early 2008. Lytle called out Davis at UFC 89. He suggested that the fight take place in Ireland, where Davis had gained a substantial following due to his emphasis on his Irish roots. Leading up to the event, both fighters promised to stand and trade blows for the entire fight, rather than engage in grappling. Lytle managed to stun Davis several times, but Davis used superior footwork, counter-punching, and kicks to win a split decision. The bout shared Fight of the Night honors with the Coleman/Rua co-main event, earning Davis a $40,000 bonus.

Benjamin Saunders is an American professional mixed martial artist. His background is in Jeet Kune Do Concepts, he was most recently a featured fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.

Ben began training in Martial Arts at a young age starting with Jeet Kune Do.

Saunders defeated Dan Barrera in the first round of the competition by split decision. Saunders was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Tommy Speer via decision.

Saunders defeated Dan Barrera at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale by unanimous decision.

In his second career UFC fight, Saunders defeated UFC newcomer Ryan Thomas by arm bar in the second round.

In his third career UFC fight he fought Brandon Wolff, defeating him in the first round with knees from the Thai clinch.

Ben Saunders next fight was supposed to be at UFC 96 against welterweight standout Dustin Hazelett, but due to injury Hazelett pulled out of the match. Saunders was then set to face UFC newcomer Ryan Madigan, However Saunders later pulled out of the match due to an injured foot.

On February 28, 2009, it was confirmed that Ben would be facing Mike Swick at UFC 99. Ben Saunders was defeated by Mike Swick by continuous punches to the face. As Swick struck, Saunders ducked into Swick's striking range every time which essentially cost him the fight.

Saunders is expected to face Marcus Davis on November 21, 2009 at UFC 106.

Dustin Tyler Hazelett is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Martial arts background

Hazelett, nicknamed 'McLovin' in reference to the movie Superbad, began training in martial arts as a sophomore in high school, and began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 16, and has earned a black belt under Jorge Gurgel.

Mixed martial arts career

Hazelett fought in a variety of promotions before making his UFC debut on October 10, 2006, in a submission loss to Tony DeSouza. He has since fought six more times in the organization with UFC record of 5-2. Dustin holds notable wins over Josh Burkman via step-over armbar, transitioned from a whizzer takedown at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale and Tamdan McCrory due to a reverse armbar at UFC 91. Each spectacular finish earned Dustin Submission of the Night honors. His impressive submission victory over Josh Burkman earned Hazelett “Submission of the Year” honors from ESPN partner Sherdog.com. His next fight was expected to be against Ben Saunders at UFC 96, but had to withdraw due to injury. He is expected to make his return to the octagon against Karo Parisyan on November 21, 2009 at UFC 106.

Karapet Parisyan is an Armenian American mixed martial artist. His fighting style is primarily Judo but has been modified to fight without the use of a judogi (sometimes called no-gi style). Karo currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

His cousin, Manvel Gamburyan, is also a MMA fighter.

Karo's family migrated to America when he was two years old. Parisyan started training in Judo when he was nine years old under fellow Armenian Gokor Chivichyan. Parisyan stated that his father began taking him to Judo lessons because he beat up on his sisters, and Judo would be an effective outlet for Parisyan to take out his anger." By age 10, Parisyan was training his Judo under both Chivichyan and "Judo" Gene LeBell. Parisyan later added Muay Thai training and managed to adapt his Judo skills to work in the absence of a judogi. He claims to be the first judo fighter to successfully do so for mixed martial arts.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, (born June 2, 1976 in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (Minotauro). Rogério holds notable wins over Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Alistair Overeem, Guy Mezger and Vladimir Matyushenko. Also a proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan American Games.

Antônio Rogério Nogueira hails from the town of Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, and trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo de la Riva. Along with his brother, Antônio trains with Black House MMA team.

Although they are identical twins, Rogério can be distinguished from his brother by his lighter weight, and by the presence of a scar on his brother's lower back.

He is also an instructor at the fight club in Miami, FL, along with his brother, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and No-Gi World Champion, Daniel Valverde.

Luiz Arthur Cane is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division.

UFC career

He lost his UFC debut at UFC 79: Nemesis when he threw an illegal knee against a downed James Irvin. Cane defeated Jason Lambert by KO at UFC 85: Bedlam in England. He defeated Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou on October 18, 2008 at UFC 89 in England with a TKO in round two. At UFC 97: Redemption he beat Steve Cantwell, winning a hard-fought unanimous decision where he displayed a good chin and disciplined striking ability.

He is known to dislike UFC fighters Thiago Silva and Wanderlei Silva, due to issues back in Brazil. However, it seems that he and Thiago Silva are now good friends, since he helped Thiago train for his fight with Lyoto Machida at UFC 94 and together went to a commemoration to celebrate one year of the trainer Stéfane Dias in American Top Team, team that he is now affiliated.

Cane is expected to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on November 21, 2009 at UFC 106.

Phil Baroni (born April 16, 1976) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 13–11–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he holds a record of 3–5–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4-2-0. He has developed a reputation for his boxing ability and knockout power, although he is an accomplished wrestler as well. He formerly trained with Team Hammer House, whose members include two PRIDE fighters and former UFC heavyweight champions, Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

Phil Baroni grew up in Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York. Baroni attended Hofstra University before transferring to Central Michigan University where he became a two time All-American collegiate wrestler. Baroni was a double major in biology and psychology, and earned his degree in psychology. He was also an amateur bodybuilder from the age of 17 to 20 where he competed in a total of six shows in which he placed either first or second.

Baroni had a successful amateur boxing and kick-boxing career. He studied kick-boxing under Keith Trimble, and had 7 kick-boxing matches, winning all by knock out. He also competed in 10 amateur boxing matches, also winning all 10 by knock out. Although Baroni was a big fan of the UFC he did not want to compete in it until the UFC had implemented Weight classes.

Amir Sadollah (born August 27, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Iranian American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He was the winner of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7.

Sadollah was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Richmond, Virginia in an Iranian and Irish family. Following his graduation from J.R. Tucker High School he attended J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Amir began mixed martial arts as a way to stay in shape. He began to take the sport more seriously after working as a surgical technologist at VCU Healthsystems and seeing similarities in the personalities of surgeons and fighters.

Sadollah's amateur record of 4-0 included a decision win, a knockout and two submissions. Sadollah was one of the 52 successful candidates out of 250 applicants at the October, 2007, International Fight League draft in Chicago. He impressed Dana White and producers enough to earn a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete on The Ultimate Fighter. Amir went on to win the tournament and the title of the Ultimate Fighter. He is currently a member of Xtreme Couture together with friend and coach Forrest Griffin.

He holds a black belt in Sambo and a white belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.