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Chris Fishgold
English mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chris Fishgold (born 6 June 1992) is an English mixed martial artist (MMA). Fishgold is the former Cage Warriors lightweight champion.[3] He currently competes in the featherweight division in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).
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Background
Fishgold started his first combat sport training at the age of 16 and knew he wanted master the sport after getting choked out by his teammate half his size on his first class in Ju-Jitsu class. He picked up Muay Thai and competed in mma professionally not longer after.[4][5]
Mixed martial arts career
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Early career
Fishgold started his professional MMA career since 2010 and fought under various promoters primarily in England. He is the former lightweight Cage Warriors champion[3] and he amassed a record of 17–1–1 prior signed by UFC.[6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Fishgold made his promotional debut on 27 October 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138, facing Calvin Kattar.[7] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[8]
His second UFC fight came on 23 February 2019 against Daniel Teymur at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos.[9] He won the fight via submission in the second round.[10]
Fishgold faced Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith on 1 June 2019.[11] He lost the fight via anaconda choke submission in the second round.[12]
Fishgold was expected to face promotional newcomer Billy Quarantillo on 7 December 2019 at UFC on ESPN 7,[13] but withdrew from the fight due to undisclosed reasons.[14]
Fishgold faced Jared Gordon on 16 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige.[15] At the weigh-ins, Fishgold weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. He was fined 20% of the purse which went to his opponent Gordon and their bout proceeded at catchweight. Fishgold lost the fight via unanimous decision.[16] After the loss, he parted ways with the promotion.[17]
Post UFC
In his first bout post-UFC, Fishgold faced Adrian Kępa on March 12, 2023 at Levels Fight League 8, losing by TKO stoppage due to a rib injury at the end of the first round.[18]
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Bare-knuckle boxing
On 20 August 2022 Fishgold debuted for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship at BKFC 27: London in the middleweight division and lost by KO in round 2 to Jake Bostwick.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
- Cage Warriors
- Cage Warriors Lightweight Champion (Four times) vs. Adam Boussif, Jason Ponet, Nic Herron-Webb and Alexander Jacobsen[20][21]
Mixed martial arts record
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| 25 matches | 18 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 3 |
| By submission | 13 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
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Bare knuckle record
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
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