Английская Википедия:George Sullivan (fighter)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox martial artist George Sullivan (born March 13, 1981) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. A professional mixed martial artist from 2006 till 2023, Sullivan had most notably competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sullivan made his professional debut in 2006 competing in regional promotions in his native New Jersey, compiled a record of 14–3, and won the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Welterweight Championship. Sullivan signed with the UFC in the winter of 2013.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sullivan made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Mike Rhodes on January 25, 2014, at UFC on Fox 10. Sullivan won the fight via unanimous decision.

In his next fight, Sullivan faced Igor Araújo on September 13, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 51. After winning the first round, Sullivan won the bout via knockout in the second round as he was able to land several punches from within Araújo's half guard, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

Sullivan was expected to face Kenny Robertson on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15. However, Robertson pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Tim Means. He lost the back and forth fight via submission in the third round.

Sullivan was expected to face Marcio Alexandre Jr. on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. However, Alexandre pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event citing a rib injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dominic Waters. Sullivan won the one-sided fight via unanimous decision.

Sullivan faced Alexander Yakovlev at UFC on Fox 18 on January 30, 2016. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Sullivan was expected to face Héctor Urbina on July 23, 2016, at UFC on Fox 20. However, Sullivan was pulled from the event due to a "potential compliance issue" with the UFC's anti-doping policy stemming from "voluntarily disclosed information" he provided to USADA.

Sullivan was expected to face Randy Brown on February 11, 2017, at UFC 208, but was pulled from the card after USADA informed him of another potential violation.

Sullivan faced Niko Price January 27, 2018 at UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

Sullivan faced Mickey Gall on August 25, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 135. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

It was announced in October 2018 that Sullivan was released from UFC.

Post UFC

In November 2018, the fighter faced Manny Walo at Maverick MMA 10 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for the Maverick MMA Welterweight Championship. Sullivan lost this match by a unanimous decision, before he bounced back with a win against Thomas Powell in his middleweight debut at Ring of Combat 68 in May 2019, in Atlantic City, New Jersey with a unanimous decision victory. A match against Joe Riggs at Ring of Combat 70 in November 2019 ended originally in a third round TKO stoppage victory for Riggs, before it was overturned to a no-contest (NC) after Riggs tested positive for banned substances. Finally, on March 3, 2023, the fighter won the vacant ROC Middleweight Championship against Albert McCowin in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with a unanimous decision, before retiring from the sport.

Championships and accomplishments

• Cage Fury Fighting Championships
  • CFFC Welterweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

Шаблон:MMArecordbox Шаблон:MMA record start |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 19–8 (2) | Albert McCowin | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 79 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:NocontestNC | align=center| 18–8 (2) | Joe Riggs | NC (overturned) | Ring of Combat 70 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center|3 | align=center|2:08 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win | align=center| 18–8 (1) | Thomas Powell | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 68 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center|3 | align=center|4:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:No2Loss | align=center| 17–8 (1) | Manny Walo | Decision (unanimous) | Maverick MMA 10 | Шаблон:Dts | align=center|5 | align=center|5:00 | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center|17–7 (1) |Mickey Gall |Submission (rear-naked choke) |UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|1:09 |Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center|17–6 (1) |Niko Price |Submission (rear-naked choke) |UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|4:21 |Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center|17–5 (1) |Alexander Yakovlev |KO (punch) |UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|3:59 |Newark, New Jersey, United States | |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center|17–4 (1) |Dominic Waters |Decision (unanimous) |The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center| 16–4 (1) |Tim Means | Submission (arm-triangle choke) |UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold |Шаблон:Dts |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:41 |Newark, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 16–3 (1) |Igor Araújo | KO (punches) |UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|2:31 |Brasília, Brazil | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 15–3 (1) |Mike Rhodes | Decision (unanimous) |UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 14–3 (1) |Jesus Martinez | TKO (punches) |CFFC 26 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|3:12 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center|13–3 (1) |Brandon Becker | TKO (punches) |CFFC 24 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|1:53 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center|Шаблон:Nowrap | Julian Lane (fighter) | TKO (punches) |CFFC 19 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|2:30 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 11–3 (1) |Tenyeh Dixon | Decision (unanimous) |CFFC 16 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 10–3 (1) |Greg Soto | KO (punch) |CFFC 14 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|2:03 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 9–3 (1) |Mike Winters | Decision (unanimous) |CFFC 12 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center| 8–3 (1) |Elijah Harshbarger | Decision (unanimous) |Ring of Combat 35 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |For Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship. |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 8–2 (1) |Erik Oganov | Decision (unanimous) |Ring of Combat 33 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|4:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 7–2 (1) |James Frier | TKO (knees and punches) |Ring of Combat 31 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|2:24 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 6–2 (1) |Tiawan Howard | TKO (punches) |Ring of Combat 29 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|2:31 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 5–2 (1) |Al Buck | TKO (punches) |WCA: Pure Combat |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|3:58 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center| 4–2 (1) |Nick Calandrino | Submission (eye injury) |BCX 4 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|3:13 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 4–1 (1) |Roberto Concepcion | TKO (knees and punches) |BCX 3 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|1:38 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 3–1 (1) |David Porter | TKO (punches) |Ring of Combat 13 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|1 |align=center|2:08 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |Шаблон:Small |- | Шаблон:No2Loss |align=center| 2–1 (1) |Marc Stevens | Submission (rear-naked choke) |CITC: Marked Territory |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|2:58 |Lincroft, New Jersey, United States | |- |Шаблон:NocontestNC |align=center| 2–0 (1) |Rob Russo |NC (illegal knee) |Reality Fighting 13 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|1:12 |Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 2–0 |Anthony D'Angelo | Decision (split) |Reality Fighting 12 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|3:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Шаблон:Yes2Win |align=center| 1–0 |Gregg Small | TKO (punches) |Reality Fighting 11 |Шаблон:Dts |align=center|2 |align=center|1:30 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- Шаблон:End

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• Шаблон:UFC
• Шаблон:Sherdog