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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More footnotes needed Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox martial artist Benji Russell Radach (born April 5, 1979)[1] is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2001, Radach has also formerly competed for the UFC, the WEC, Strikeforce, and the Los Angeles Anacondas of the IFL.

Mixed martial arts

Early career

Radach made his professional MMA debut in 2001 and compiled an undefeated record of 10-0 before being signed by the UFC to compete as a Welterweight.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Radach made his UFC debut against Steve Berger at UFC 37 on May 10, 2002. Radach originally was declared the winner via TKO 27 seconds into the first round, but the decision was later overturned when replay showed that Radach had the fence in his hand as he finished the final blows that ended the fight via TKO.[2]

Radach next fought against Nick Serra on June 22, 2002, at UFC 37.5. Radach won via unanimous decision.

Radach then made his next appearance against future UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk at UFC 39 on September 27, 2002. Radach lost in the first round via TKO from a referee stoppage due to a cut.

Post-UFC

Radach returned to the regional circuit where he went 4-1 before facing former WEC Middleweight Champion Chris Leben under the SportFight 4 on June 26, 2004. Radach lost via TKO in the third round after breaking his jaw, and as a result, he was kept away from active competition for three years.

International Fight League

Radach returned to MMA in 2007 after signing a contract to compete for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the IFL, coached by Bas Rutten. He made his first appearance against Ryan McGivern on February 2, 2007, at IFL: Houston. Radach won via TKO in the second round.

Radach then faced Brian Foster at IFL: Los Angeles on March 17, 2007. Radach won via guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Radach then fought Bristol Marunde at IFL: Everett on June 1, 2007, and won via TKO in the first round.

Radach made his next appearance against Gerald Harris at the IFL 2007 semifinals on August 2, 2007. Radach won via TKO in the first round.

Radach next fought Brent Beauparlant at the IFL World Grand Prix Semifinals on November 3, 2007, and won via knockout in the first round.

Undefeated in the promotion, he next fought for the inaugural IFL Middleweight Championship against Matt Horwich at the IFL World Grand Prix Finals on December 29, 2007. Radach lost via knockout in the second round.

EliteXC

Radach signed a three-fight deal with EliteXC in 2008 and won his first bout against top-ranked middleweight Murilo Rua at EliteXC: Heat on October 4, 2008. He finished the fight via TKO in the second round.

Strikeforce

After EliteXC's demise, Radach then moved on to Strikeforce where he lost by a controversial knockout to Scott Smith. He was winning the fight striking until he was knocked out by a straight right from Smith in the final round.

Radach has suffered many injuries throughout his career, including a broken jaw, a herniated disc, neck surgery, ACL replacement, and a broken collarbone, amongst others. Radach would suffer another problem in February 2010 when he caught a staph infection after surgery on a torn pectoral muscle that was suffered in training.[3]

Radach fought Ovince St. Preux for Strikeforce on December 4, 2010.[4] Radach lost to St. Preux via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25).

Radach was expected to return from a three-year hiatus and face Dmitry Samoilov at Tyumen Fight 2 on December 22, 2013. However, in the weeks leading up to the fight, the event was cancelled.[5]

Bellator MMA

Over four years after his last fight, Radach made his Bellator debut against undefeated Ben Reiter at Bellator 137 on May 15, 2015, replacing an injured A.J. Matthews.[6] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Outside MMA

Police records show multiple bookings on Radach

Radach has been a 4-year 01 journeyman electrician since he was 23Шаблон:Dubious and worked as a chaser in the woods logging and also commercial fishing in Petersburg, Alaska and Brystol Bay Alaska to pay for school and MMA training.Шаблон:Citation needed

In 2006 Radach foiled an armed robbery attempt in Vancouver, Washington, by physically disarming a gunman who was trying to hold up the restaurant that Radach was patronizing.[7]

In 2008, he was named the corporate director of instructor's training for LA Boxing. His responsibilities primarily involve training and preparing potential LA Boxing instructors for lessons of various experience levels.[8]

Mixed martial arts record

Шаблон:MMArecordbox Шаблон:MMA record start |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center| 21–7 (1) |Ben Reiter |Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 137 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Temecula, California, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 21–6 (1) | Ovince St. Preux | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 21–5 (1) | Scott Smith | KO (punch) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:24 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 21–4 (1) | Murilo Rua | TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Heat | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:31 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 20–4 (1) | Matt Horwich | KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Finals | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:58 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 20–3 (1) | Brent Beauparlant | KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:26 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 19–3 (1) | Gerald Harris | TKO (punches) | IFL: 2007 Semifinals | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:03 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 18–3 (1) | Bristol Marunde | TKO (punches) | IFL: Everett | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:28 | Everett, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 17–3 (1) | Brian Foster | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Los Angeles | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:04 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 16–3 (1) | Ryan McGivern | TKO (punches) | IFL: Houston | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:22 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 15–3 (1) | Chris Leben | TKO (jaw injury) | SF 4: Fight For Freedom | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:43 | Gresham, Oregon, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 15–2 (1) | Danny Lafever | KO (punch) | Ultimate Ring Challenge 6 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:55 | Longview, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 15–1 (1) | Gustavo Machado | KO (punches) | KOTC 28: More Punishment | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:31 | Reno, Nevada, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 14–1 (1) | Steve Van Fleet | KO (punches) | IFC WC 18: Big Valley Brawl | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:21 | Lakeport, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 13–1 (1) | Joel Blanton | KO (punches) | UFCF: Seattle | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Seattle, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 12–1 (1) | Chris Irvine | KO (punches) | Ultimate Ring Challenge 3 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:02 | Kelso, Washington, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 11–1 (1) | Sean Sherk | TKO (cut) | UFC 39 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:16 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 11–0 (1) | Nick Serra | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 37.5 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Шаблон:NocontestNC | align=center| 10–0 (1) | Steve Berger | No Contest (overturned by state commission) | UFC 37 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:27 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 10–0 | Shannon Ritch | TKO (punches) | MFC 3: Canadian Pride | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:18 | Alberta, Canada | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 9–0 | Eric Davila | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble in the Rockies | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 8–0 | Oscar Verdusco | KO (punch) | UFCF: Olympia Ring Challenge | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:25 | Olympia, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 7–0 | Willy Solorio | TKO (punches) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 16 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:23 | Oroville, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 6–0 | Royden Demotta | TKO (punches and knees) | WEC 2 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:01 | Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 5–0 | Eric Perez | KO (punch) | PPKA: Muckelshoot | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:18 | Auburn, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 4–0 | Dennis Asche | Decision (unanimous) | DesertBrawl 1 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Bend, Oregon, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 3–0 | Oz Preciado | KO (punch) | UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 3 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Everett, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 2–0 | Eric Lucas | KO (punch) | Rumble in the Ring 2 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:09 | Auburn, Washington, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 1–0 | Clayton Purvis | TKO (punches) | UFCF: Road To Victory | Шаблон:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| N/A | Olympia, Washington, United States | Шаблон:End

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