Neil Grove
Neil Grove | |
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Born | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 18 January 1971
Years active | 2006 - present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 21 |
Wins | 12 |
By knockout | 12 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Neil Grove (born 18 January 1971) is a South African-English
Background
Originally from South Africa, Grove began competing in
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Grove made his professional debut at UKMMAC 17: Iron Circle on 16 November 2006, beating Anthony Okorie by
Cage Rage
On 14 July 2007, Grove made his Cage Rage debut at Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell, stepping in on two days notice to fight
Grove fought in a rematch against
Ultimate Challenge MMA
After Cage Rage fell, Grove went on to Dave O'Donnell's new promotion: Ultimate Challenge MMA. On their very first event, Grove defeated James McSweeney via TKO to win the inaugural Ultimate Challenge Heavyweight title.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On 16 December 2008, Grove announced that he was signing a four-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Grove expressed interest in fighting fellow European standout Mostapha al-Turk, who has also signed with the UFC.[2]
He lost his long-awaited UFC debut UFC 95 in London, England, to Mike Ciesnolevicz via Heel hook submission early in the first round. Grove was released from his UFC contract in May.
Return to Ultimate Challenge MMA
After being released from the UFC, he returned to
He then fought to a draw with Stav Economou at Ultimate Challenge MMA: Never Back Down.
Bellator
Grove made his Bellator and U.S. debut against Eddie Sanchez, winning via TKO (Punches) at 1:32 of round 1.
He next faced
Grove was scheduled to make his return to the promotion at
Grove entered the Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tournament. He faced
Grove faced
Super Fight League
Grove faced Todd Duffee in the main event at SFL 2.[7] He lost via TKO at 34 seconds in the first round.
Third run in UCMMA
Grove was scheduled to return to UCMMA at UCMMA 31 to face Darren Towler for the UCMMA heavyweight title,[8] but Towler had to retire before the match due to a serious shoulder injury, being replaced by Tomasz Czerwinski making the match for the interim heavyweight title.[9]
Grove snapped his three fight losing streak, knocking out Czerwinski in the first round.
Bellator return
After being away from the sport for two and a half years, Grove is scheduled to return in July 2016. He faced James Mulheron at
Grove was scheduled to face Łukasz Parobiec on 19 May 2017 at
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Challenge MMA
- Ultimate Challenge MMA Heavyweight Championship(One time)
- Ultimate Challenge MMA Interim Heavyweight Championship(Current)
- Bellator Fighting Championship
- Bellator Season Three Heavyweight Tournament Runner up
Mixed martial arts record
21 matches | 12 wins | 8 losses |
By knockout | 12 | 1 |
By submission | 0 | 3 |
By decision | 0 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 12–8–1 | James Mulheron | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 158
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16 July 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England
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Loss | 12–7–1 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | Decision (unanimous) | Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 2 | 4 October 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Krasnodar, Russia | |
Win | 12–6–1 | Tomasz Czerwinski | KO (punches) | UCMMA 31
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1 December 2012 | 1 | 2:59 | London, England, United Kingdom | Won the Interim UCMMA Heavyweight Championship .
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Loss | 11–6–1 | Todd Duffee | TKO (punches) | SFL 2 | 7 April 2012 | 1 | 0:34 | Chandigarh, India | |
Loss | 11–5–1 | Thiago dos Santos
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 56
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29 October 2011 | 1 | 0:38 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal; Replaced an injured Blagoi Ivanov .
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Loss | 11–4–1 | Mike Hayes | Decision (split) | Bellator 52
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1 October 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Win | 11–3–1 | Zak Jensen
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TKO (punches) | Bellator 47
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23 July 2011 | 1 | 2:00 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | |
Loss | 10–3–1 | Cole Konrad | Submission (americana) | Bellator 32
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14 October 2010 | 1 | 4:45 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Bellator Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament Final. For the inaugural Bellator Heavyweight World Championship .
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Win | 10–2–1 | Alexey Oleynik
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TKO (punches) | Bellator 29
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16 September 2010 | 1 | 0:45 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Bellator Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Win | 9–2–1 | Eddie Sanchez | TKO (referee stoppage) | Bellator 24
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12 August 2010 | 1 | 1:32 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Bellator Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Draw | 8–2–1 | Stav Economou | Draw | UCMMA 12: Never Back Down | 8 May 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | For the UCMMA Heavyweight Championship .
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Win | 8–2 | Martin Thompson | TKO (punches) | UCMMA 8: Dynamite | 25 October 2009 | 1 | 0:53 | London, England | Retained the UCMMA Heavyweight Championship
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Loss | 7–2 | Mike Ciesnolevicz | Submission (inverted heel hook) | UFC 95 | 21 February 2009 | 1 | 1:03 | London, England | |
Win | 7–1 | James McSweeney | KO (punches) | UCMMA 1: Bad Breed | 7 December 2008 | 2 | 1:38 | London, England | Won UCMMA Heavyweight Championship .
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Win | 6–1 | Robert Berry | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 27 | 12 July 2008 | 2 | 1:29 | London, England | |
Loss | 5–1 | Rob Broughton | Decision (majority) | Cage Rage 25 | 8 March 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 5–0 | Robert Berry | TKO (corner stoppage) | Cage Rage 24 | 1 December 2007 | 1 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 4–0 | Domagoj Ostojic | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 23 | 22 September 2007 | 1 | 0:34 | London, England | |
Win | 3–0 | James Thompson | KO (punch) | Cage Rage 22 | 14 July 2007 | 1 | 0:10 | London, England | |
Win | 2–0 | Denniston Sutherland | TKO (punches) | UKMMAC 18: Fists of Fury | 25 February 2007 | 1 | 3:05 | Purfleet, England | |
Win | 1–0 | Anthony Okorie | TKO (punches) | UKMMAC 17: Iron Circle | 26 November 2006 | 1 | 0:54 | England |
See also
References
- ^ About Neil - MMA | Neil Grove
- ^ Fighters Only Magazine - Exclusive: UFC signed former heavyweight Cage Rage contender Neil Grove Archived 17 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Neil Grove out of Bellator 43 fight with Zak Jensen". mmadiehards.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Grove-Jensen Heavyweight Scrap Added to Bellator 47 Draw". sherdog.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Bellator Heavyweight Draw Revealed, Begins Oct. 1 at Bellator 52". sherdog.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Blagoi Ivanov out, Neil Grove back in heavyweight tourney at Bellator 56". MMAJunkie.com. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Todd Duffee vs. Neil Grove Booked For Super Fight League 2". cagejunkies.com. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Neil Grove returns to The Troxy for UCMMA 31, Dec 1st". addictedmma.com. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
- ^ "DARREN TOWLER INJURED, TOMASZ CZERWINSKI MEETS NEIL GROVE FOR INTERIM HW TITLE AT UCMMA 31". sherdog.com. 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Neil Grove in to face James Mulheron at Bellator 158 in London". mmamad.com. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.