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Rolando Delgado
American mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rolando "Roli" Delgado (born November 22, 1981) is an American mixed martial arts trainer and former mixed martial artist. He fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator Fighting Championships. He was a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 8.
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Early life
Delgado was born on November 22, 1981, in San Diego, California.[1][2] He moved to Little Rock, Arkansas when he was 15 years old and began training in mixed martial arts (MMA).[3]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Delgado began his career as a cast member UFC's, TUF 8. Although he did not win the show, Delgado submitted castmate John Polakowski via guillotine choke at TUF 8 Finale. He won his debut fight in December 2008.[4] He has competed at Extreme Brawl, Modern Ringsport and Absolute Fighting Championships.[4] He was a cast member of SpikeTV's reality show, The Ultimate Fighter and is a co-owner of Westside MMA in Little Rock.[3]
Delgado was released from his UFC contract following back to back losses to Paul Kelly at UFC 99 and to Andre Winner at UFC 105.[4]
After departing from the UFC, Delgado dropped back down to his original weight class and won twice in Arkansas MMA promotions and later at an undercard fight by unanimous decision.[citation needed]
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Personal life
Delgado has a son who was born in 2008.[3] Delgado was a co-host of the ArkanSanity podcast, along with fellow UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell.[5] Following the controversy surrounding the first episode of the podcast, Mitchell announced that Delgado would no longer be a contributor or co-host going forward.[citation needed]
Mixed martial arts record
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| 18 matches | 11 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 3 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
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