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Alan Patrick (fighter)
Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Patrick (born July 9, 1983), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Patrick made a name for himself fighting in his home country of Brazil and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Bitetti Combat Lightweight champion.[7]
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Background
Patrick was born in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, but grew up mostly in Brasília.[8] Patrick has five brothers.[3] As a consequence of alcoholic parents and disturbing household, Patrick grew up mostly in the streets.[1]
He was interested in combat sports, but never had the money to afford training until he was introduced to a Capoeira gym that allowed him train for free and even fed him. Being successful in the sport, he gradually picked up Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the academy he also slept. Trying to follow his idol's – Ronaldo Souza's – footsteps, Patrick eventually moved to Rio de Janeiro to train mixed martial arts at the X-Gym.[3]
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Mixed martial arts career
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Early career
Patrick began his professional MMA career in his native Brazil in 2008. He fought for a variety of promotions including Jungle Fight and Bitetti Combat, amassing an undefeated record of 10 wins and no losses.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
After winning Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship,[9] Patrick made his UFC debut against Garett Whiteley on October 10, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields.[10] He won the fight via TKO due to punches.[11]
He later faced John Makdessi on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169,[12] his first fight outside Brazil.[13] He won the fight via controversial unanimous decision, all major MMA media sites scored the fight either a draw or a win for Makdessi.[14]
Patrick was expected to face Beneil Dariush on October 25, 2014 at UFC 179.[15] However, Patrick pulled out of the bout with after sustaining a jaw injury and was replaced by Carlos Diego Ferreira.[16]
Patrick faced Mairbek Taisumov on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[17] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, the first loss of his professional MMA career.[18]
Patrick was expected to face Chad Laprise on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[19] However, Laprise was pulled from the matchup with Patrick on March 12 in favor of a bout against Ross Pearson at the event after his initial opponent was scratched. In turn, Patrick faced promotional newcomer Damien Brown.[20][21] Patrick won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]
Patrick next faced Stevie Ray on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.[23] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[24]
Patrick faced Damir Hadžović on February 3, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 125.[25] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[26]
Patrick used to train in Rio de Janeiro up until this point, but after the fight with Hadžović, he moved to Orlando, Florida to train at Fusion X-cell.[27]
Patrick faced Scott Holtzman on October 6, 2018 at UFC 229.[28] He lost the fight via knockout in the third round after being dropped by a punch and eventually being finished with elbows.[29]
Patrick was expected to face Christos Giagos on April 25, 2020.[30] However, Giagos was pulled from the fight, citing injury, and he was replaced by Frank Camacho.[31] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[32] Instead Patrick was scheduled to face Marc Diakiese on July 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173.[33] However, on June 14, Patrick withdrew from the event for unknown reason and he was replaced by Rafael Fiziev.[34]
Patrick was expected to face Rodrigo Vargas on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177.[35] However, Vargas was removed from the card in early September for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Bobby Green.[36] Patrick lost the fight via unanimous decision.[37]
Patrick faced Mason Jones on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.[38] In the second round, after being poked in the eye accidentally by Jones, Patrick was unable to continue and the bout was declared a No Contest.[39]
A rematch with Jones was scheduled to face Mason Jones on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 196.[40] However, Patrick withdrew from bout and he was replaced by newcomer David Onama.[41]
Patrick was scheduled to face Michael Johnson on May 7, 2022 at UFC 274.[42] However, the bout was pushed back one week to UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić for unknown reasons.[43] He lost the bout after getting knocked unconscious in the second round.[44]
On August 8, 2022, it was announced that Patrick was no longer on the UFC roster.[45]
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Personal life
Patrick and his wife, Luana, have a son. They moved to Orlando, Florida from their native Brazil in the summer of 2018.[27]
Championships and accomplishments
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Mixed martial arts record
| 21 matches | 15 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 4 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
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