Matt Hamill
June 6, 2009
Nickname: The Hammer
Hometown: Ohio, USA
Date of Birth: 04/26/1978
Height: 6’2 (188cm)
Weight: 205lbs (93kg)
Style: Wrestling
Mathew S. Hamil or Matt Hamill is popularly known as “The Hammer” among his fans. This deaf American Mixed Martial wrestler was born on 5th October 1976 in Cincinnati, United States. Matt Hamill’s team association is with Team Punishment. He has won the NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling three times and is a two-time world champion for freestyle wrestling. He also attended the Rochester Institute of Technology at New York and gained a degree in Electrical Engineering. Matt Hamill is one of the top members in the MMA highest profile, Light heavyweight division. He has proved that if someone is deaf, it doesn’t mean that the person is totally handicapped.
Thiago Silva
June 6, 2009
Nickname: The Animal
Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date of Birth: N/A
Height: 6’1 (185cm)
Weight: 204lbs (93kg)
Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Thiago Silva is a professional fighter of mixed martial arts (MMA). He is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Thiago Silva’s full name is Thiago Anderson Ramos Da Silva. At 25, Thiago Silva has a successful MMA career under his belt, which he began just two years ago, at Predator FC 1, against Rubens Macula. He was awarded the Black belt by Macaco who was also his trainer. Thiago Silva is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Sao Paolo, Brazil. He trains with Chute boxe in Brazil. Like most Chute Boxe fighters he is a dangerous Muay-Thai fighter and majority of his wins come from strikes. This Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter is also known as a meteor.
Wanderlei Silva
June 6, 2009
Nickname: The Axe Murderer
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Date of Birth: 07/03/1976
Height: 5’11 (180cm)
Weight: 199lbs (90kg)
Style: Muay Thai
Wanderlei Silva, nicknamed “The Axe Murderer” was born on July 3, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil. This stocky fighter weighs 205 lbs and stands 5’11″ tall. He masters the Muay Thai and the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu style of fighting. Silva is the PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Champion.
Rudimar Fertigo was responsible for training him the nuances of Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson Silva
June 6, 2009
Nickname: The Spider
Hometown: Parana, Brazil
Date of Birth: 04/14/1975
Height: 5’11 (180cm)
Weight: 185lbs (84kg)
Style: Muay Thai / BJJ
Anderson Silva also known as Anderson da Silva was born on 14th April, 1975 in Curitiba, Brazil. He weighs 185 lbs and stands 6’2″ tall. Popularly known as “The Spider” amongst MMA fans, he has a high skill level in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai Boxing. Healso has one of the highest knockout ratios in the mixed martial arts game.
Chuck Liddell
June 6, 2009
Nickname: Iceman
Hometown: California, USA
Date of Birth: 12/17/1969
Height: 6’2 (188cm)
Weight: 204lbs (93kg)
Style: Kickboxing
Chuck Liddell, nicknamed “The Iceman” was born on December 17. 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. He weighs 205 lbs and stands 6′ 2″ tall. He masters the Kempo and kickboxing style of fighting allowing him to capture lot of victories. Chuck makes up for his relatively light weight body with his ice cool temperament that has stood him in good stead throughout all his games.
Quinton Jackson
June 6, 2009
Nickname: Rampage
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Birth: 6/20/1978
Height: 6’1 (185cm)
Weight: 205lbs (93kg)
Style: Wrestling
Quinton Jackson, nicknamed Rampage was born on June 20, 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee. He weighs 205 lbs and stands 6′ 1″ tall. He masters Wrestling, Boxing and Muay Thai that has allowed him to win many matches in the ring. Physically, Mauricio is conservatively built that allows him to be flexible with his kicks and hits.
Dan Henderson
June 6, 2009
Nickname: Hollywood
Hometown: Oregon, USA
Date of Birth: 08/24/1970
Height: 6’1 (185cm)
Weight: 183lbs (83kg)
Style: Wrestling
Dan Henderson, nicknamed “Dangerous Hendo” was born on August 24, 1970 in Apple Valley, California. He weighs 185 lbs and stands 6′ 1″ tall. He masters the Greco Roman Style of Wrestling. Dan is the current Welterweight champion of PRIDE Fighting Championships.
Rich Franklin
June 6, 2009
Nickname: Ace
Hometown: Ohio, USA
Date of Birth: 05/10/1974
Height: 6’1 (185cm)
Weight: 185lbs (84kg)
Style: Wrestling
Rich Franklin, nicknamed “Ace” was born on October 5, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He weighs 185 lbs and stands 6′ 0″ tall. He fights freestyle and is associated with Team Extreme in Ohio.
Franklin had a modest initiation to Martial Arts fighting as he learnt the skills of video tapes. He is being trained by Jorge Gurgel in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to develop his all-round skills. He currently holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.