Liam McGeary ( English; Liam McGeary ; October 4, 1982 , Kings-Lynn ) - an English mixed-style fighter , a representative of the light heavyweight category. He has been performing professionally since 2010, he is known for participating in tournaments of the fighting organization Bellator , he held the Bellator light heavyweight title. He was one of the ten strongest light heavyweight fighters according to the Sherdog website [1] .
 Liam McGeary | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship |  England |
| Date of Birth | October 4, 1982 (aged 36) |
| Place of Birth | Kings Lynn , Norfolk |
| Accommodation | Andover , Hampshire |
| Growth | 198 cm |
| Weight category | Light Heavy (93 kg) |
| Arm span | 206 cm |
| Career | from 2010 to the present at. |
| Team | Team renzo gracie |
| Style | Brazilian jiu jitsu |
| Degree of mastery | Brown belt by BJ |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| • knockout | 7 |
| • change | five |
| • decision | one |
| Defeat | four |
| • knockout | 2 |
| • change | one |
| • decision | one |
| Battle stats on the Sherdog website | |
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Biography
Liam McGeary was born on October 4, 1982 in the city of Kings Lynn , Norfolk County. He practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , was a member of the Gracie Barra association and the team of the famous Brazilian wrestler Renza Gracie , and received a brown belt in the BJ from his mentor John Denacher. He performed at the London Championship and at the World Championship in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
He began to engage in mixed martial arts in 2009, the first time he performed at the amateur level, having gained one victory and suffered one defeat. He made his debut among professionals in May 2010, forcing his rival to surrender using the “elbow lever”. In his second match, he won the British ICO champion title, after which he went to fight in the USA, where he had a successful fight at the Ring of Combat promotion tournament [2] .
Having three victories in his track record and not a single defeat, in 2013 McGeary attracted the attention of the large American organization Bellator MMA and made his debut here with a technical knockout. Then he won two more fights, and in 2014 he became one of the participants in the Summer Series eight tournament - at the stages of quarter-finals and semi-finals he knocked out Mike Muchitelli and Egidijus Valavicius , while in the decisive final match he defeated Kelly Anundson , using the “back triangle” ". Having won the elimination tournament, he was awarded the right to challenge the Bellator champion title, which at that time belonged to the American Emanuel Newton - in total, McGeary tried to force Newton to surrender in various wrestling tricks 11 times, but their confrontation eventually lasted all five rounds, and he won unanimously judging decision, becoming the new champion of the organization [3] [4] [5] .
In September 2015, Liam McGeary successfully defended his championship belt, stopping the famous “veteran” Tito Ortiz with the “triangle”. For more than a year he didn’t go into the cage due to a knee injury, in November 2016 he returned to MMA and met with a new challenger, UFC veteran Phil Davis , who lost five points in points, thereby losing his league title. In February 2017, former rugby player Brett McDermott defeated him by technical knockout in the second round [6] [7] .
In February 2018, by technical knockout in the third round, he lost to Russian Vadim Nemkov .
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 17 | Wins 13 | Lost 4 |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| Surrender | five | one |
| Decision | one | one |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | 13-4 | Phil davis | TKO (change) | Bellator 220 | April 27, 2019 | 3 | 4:11 | San Jose , USA | |
| Victory | 13-3 | Muhammad Laval | TKO (punches) | Bellator 213 | December 15, 2018 | 3 | 0:53 | Honolulu , USA | |
| Defeat | 12-3 | Vadim Nemkov | TKO (kicking) | Bellator 194 | February 16, 2018 | 3 | 4:02 | Ancasville , USA | |
| Defeat | 12-2 | Linton Wassell | Surrender (triangle hands) | Bellator 179 | May 19, 2017 | 3 | 2:28 | London england | |
| Victory | 12-1 | Brett McDermott | TKO (stopped by a doctor) | Bellator 173 | February 24, 2017 | 2 | 1:06 | Belfast , Northern Ireland | |
| Defeat | 11-1 | Phil davis | Unanimous decision | Bellator 163 | November 4, 2016 | five | 5 a.m. | Ancasville , USA | Lost Bellator light heavyweight title. |
| Victory | 11-0 | Tito Ortiz | Change (reverse triangle) | Bellator 142: Dynamite 1 | September 19, 2015 | one | 4:41 | San Jose , USA | He defended the Bellator light heavyweight title. |
| Victory | 10-0 | Emanuel Newton | Unanimous decision | Bellator 134 | February 27, 2015 | five | 5 a.m. | Ancasville , USA | Won the Bellator light heavyweight title. |
| Victory | 9-0 | Kelly anundson | Change (reverse triangle) | Bellator 124 | September 12, 2014 | one | 4:47 | Plymouth Township , USA | The final of the Summer Series 2014 light heavyweight tournament. |
| Victory | 8-0 | Aegidius Valavicius | TKO (shots) | Bellator 122 | July 25, 2014 | one | 2:10 | Temecula , USA | The semifinals of the Summer Series 2014 light heavyweight tournament. |
| Victory | 7-0 | Mike Muchitelli | KO (punch) | Bellator 118 | May 2, 2014 | one | 0:22 | Atlantic City , USA | The quarterfinals of the Summer Series 2014 light heavyweight tournament. |
| Victory | 6-0 | Najim Vali | Surrender (elbow lever) | Bellator 108 | November 15, 2013 | one | 1:31 | Atlantic City , USA | |
| Victory | 5-0 | Bo Tribole | KO (punch) | Bellator 100 | September 20, 2013 | one | 0:27 | Phoenix , USA | |
| Victory | 4-0 | Anton Talamentes | TKO (shots) | Bellator 95 | April 4, 2013 | one | 1:18 | Atlantic City , USA | |
| Victory | 3-0 | Walter Howard | KO (punch) | Ring of Combat 41 | June 15, 2012 | 2 | 0:41 | Atlantic City , USA | Fight in the intermediate weight of 202 lb. [eight] |
| Victory | 2-0 | Sean Lomas | Surrender (triangle with elbow lever) | Island Rumble 3: Ballistic | October 15, 2011 | one | 1:16 | Saint Helier , UK | He won the ICO British Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Victory | 1-0 | Grzegorz Janus | Surrender (elbow lever) | Battle of jersey | May 8, 2010 | 3 | 4:45 | Saint Helier , UK |
Notes
- ↑ Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings . Sherdog .
- ↑ Liam McGeary's website . Liammcgeary.com. Date of treatment November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Jason Floyd. Bellator 108 Prelim Results: DeBlass, Burrell, and McGeary walk away with victories . themmareport.com (November 15, 2013). Date of treatment November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Emanuel Newton vs. Joey Beltran title fight headlines Bellator 124 . mmafighting.com (August 5, 2014).
- ↑ Bellator 134 Fight Card (link not available) . bellator.com. Date of treatment December 28, 2014. Archived December 28, 2014.
- ↑ Marc Raimondi. Liam McGeary signs multi-year, multi-fight extension with Bellator MMA . mmafighting.com (March 16, 2015).
- ↑ Staff. Bellator sets champ McGeary vs. Ortiz, announces four-man, single-night tourney . mmajunkie.com (June 19, 2015).
- ↑ Liam McGeary vs. Walter Howard: Ring of Combat 41 . tapology.com. Date of treatment November 18, 2013.
Links
- Liam McGuiry - professional fights statistics on the Sherdog website