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Manny Gamburyan  "The Anvil"
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Fighting Out Of: Hollywood, CA
Age: 29
Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)
Weight: 145 lbs. (66 kg)
Overall MMA Record (W-L-D): 13-5-0
Strengths: Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Throws
Languages Spoken: English, Armenian, a little Turkish


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Manny Gamburyan WEC™ Fight History:


Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time
Win Mike Brown Knock Out ALDO vs FABER Apr-24-2010 1 2:22
Win Leonard Garcia Unanimous Decision WEC® BROWN vs ALDO Nov-18-2009 3 5:00
Win John Franchi Unanimous Decision WEC® Brown vs Faber 2 Jun-7-2009 3 5:00
Loss Thiago Tavares Unanimous Decision UFC® 94 ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2 Jan-31-2009 3 5:00
Loss Rob Emerson Technical Knock Out UFC® 87 SEEK AND DESTROY Aug-9-2008 1 0:12
Win Jeff Cox Submission (Choke) UFC® Fight Night™ Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon Apr-2-2008 1 1:41
Win Nate Mohr Submission (Leg Lock) UFC® 79 NEMESIS Dec-29-2007 1 1:31
Loss Nate Diaz Submission (Other) The Ultimate Fighter® 5 Finale Jun-23-2007 2 0:20


Fighter Biography

Training: Conditioning in the morning and light sparring.  Then it’s Jiu-Jitsu, judo, MMA, wrestling everyday.

When and why did you start training for fighting? When I came to the United States in 1991, I started doing judo.  Then I started doing MMA and had my first MMA fight when I was 15 years old.  I’ve been doing it ever since. I was the eight-time junior national judo champion, 2000 judo junior world team, Junior Olympics judo champion, 2nd Dan Black Belt in judo.

What is your favorite technique? Slams

Most memorable professional fight? With Joe Lauzon – I beat him and got into the finals of The Ultimate Fighter.

What was your most challenging professional fight? Thiago Tavares – I knew he was a gamer and was tough and that I was gonna have a hard time with him. I thought I was gonna beat him, but I ended up a little short.

What is your favorite thing about this sport? When me and my opponent are in the cage and they lock the door.

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