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Mac Danzig Bio
Mac Danzig (born January 2, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Danzig, of German and Scots-Irish descent, grew up in the greater Pittsburgh area before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his career.
MMA career
In the past, Danzig was known for his association with R1 fight team (formerly RAW) and had been a student of Iowa wrestling standout Rico Chiapparelli and MMA fighter Frank Trigg. Since then he trained boxing extensively at both the Wild Card gym in Hollywood, California under Freddie Roach assistant Justin Fortune, and more recently under Gil Martinez in Las Vegas, Nevada. Danzig credits Martinez as his only current boxing coach.
While Danzig is known as an impressive grappler, having scored 12 of his victories by submission; he has proven himself to be an adept striker, most notably with his KO victory over Joe Stevenson and his TKO victory over former lightweight champion Takumi Nakayama.
After defeating Royce Gracie black belt Buddy Clinton on August 4, 2006, Danzig increased his winning streak to 12 in a row with a unanimous decision victory over Miletich fighter John Mahlow on September 29 in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Danzig then lost his KOTC title to Clay French on January 19, 2007 by split decision.
In his first major fight, facing Hayato Sakurai at PRIDE 33 on February 24, Danzig lost the fight by KO (punch) at the 4:01 mark of round two.
The Ultimate Fighter
While on The Ultimate Fighter, Danzig defeated Joe Scarola in a preliminary fight and later defeated John Kolosci to make it to the semifinals.
He then defeated Kolosci (who had replaced an injured Matt Arroyo) again, and moved on to fight Tommy Speer in the finals. Danzig defeated Speer in the finals via rear naked choke at 2:01 of the first round. Before the fight, Danzig stated his intention to drop down in weight class to lightweight whether he won or lost, citing the size difference between himself and most of the other UFC welterweights.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Danzig made his official UFC debut on December 8, 2007, where he won The Ultimate Fighter 6, defeating Tommy Speer by rear naked choke.
Danzig made his UFC main card debut by defeating Canadian Mark Bocek via third round submission in his first UFC fight as a lightweight at UFC 83 on April 19, 2008.
On September 17, 2008, at UFC Fight Night, Danzig lost a unanimous decision to Clay Guida, who used his wrestling to control Danzig. Danzig looked good in the first round, giving Guida some problems on the feet displaying crisp striking skills. In the second and third rounds though, Danzig succumbed to Guida's wrestling offense, as his opponent controlled him for with takedowns and top control.
At UFC Fight Night 17 he lost via triangle choke to Josh Neer. Both Danzig and Neer received Fight of the Night honors. The loss dropped Danzig to 1–2 in his post-TUF career. The two fighters exchanged on the feet quite evenly in a back and forth fight, but Neer's active guard caused Danzig problems as he was caught in the fight ending submission after taking down his opponent in the second round.
Danzig lost to Jim Miller at UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas via unanimous decision making it his third consecutive loss in the UFC. [2]
Danzig defeated Justin Buchholz on February 6, 2010, at UFC 109. Danzig would go on to win by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring it 29–28 for Danzig, snapping his three-fight losing streak.
Danzig was defeated by Matt Wiman via first round technical submission at UFC 115. The stoppage was considered controversial by many as Wiman had Danzig in a guillotine choke, and referee Yves Lavigne called a stoppage despite the fact that Danzig had not submitted and was still conscious.
Danzig was expected to face Wiman again on September 15, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 22, but pulled out of the fight due to a chest injury sustained during training.
Danzig then faced Joe Stevenson on December 11, 2010, at UFC 124 and earned his first KO victory in the UFC at 1:54 of the first round. While moving backwards, Danzig landed a counter-left hook that sent Stevenson to the ground, and Danzig was subsequently awarded the Knockout of the Night bonus.
Danzig was expected to face Donald Cerrone on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131 but had to withdraw due to a chest injury.
A rematch with Matt Wiman took place on October 1, 2011 at UFC on Versus 6 with Danzig losing by unanimous decision in a bout that earned Fight of the Night honors.
Danzig faced Efrain Escudero on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145. He defeated Escudero by unanimous decision.
Personal life
Danzig had a daughter, Nova, in November 2008.
He has been a strict vegan since 2004 and is an animal rights advocate.
Danzig is credited as a Mixed Martial Arts Consultant for the Nickelodeon television series The Legend of Korra. He is a good friend of series co-creator Bryan Konietzko and co-executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos and participates in the production as a MMA reference performer.
Accomplishments
Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ultimate Fighter 6 Winner
- Fight of the Night (2 Times)
- Knockout of the Night (1 Time)
King of the Cage
- King of the Cage Lightweight World Championship (1 Time)
- 4 successful title defenses
Extreme Challenge Trials
- 2001 Extreme Trials Eastern Regional Champion
- 2001 Extreme Trials National Champion
Gladiator Challenge
- Gladiator Challenge Lightweight World Champion
Mixed martial arts record
See also
- List of vegans
External links
- Professional MMA record for Mac Danzig from Sherdog
- Official twitter account
- Mac Danzig Photography
- Official UFC Profile
MMA Shirts
