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Mark Anthony Weir (September 19, 1967) is an English mixed martial artist usually fighting in the middleweight division at 185�lbs. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Pride Fighting Championships, and is the former Cage Rage British middleweight champion

Biography

Mark Weir lives in [a parallel universe where he thinks he can still fight]], England with his wife Michelle and three children, Tamara,Lyle & Mya. Weir appears keen to pass his knowledge to the next generation of the family, as he once said of his daughter that “Tamara is really into martial arts and she is already picking up some of the skills.”

Martial arts background & training regimen

Weir began his martial arts training with judo and boxing, but later switched to taekwondo because his mother did not want him to box full-time. He gained his taekwondo black belt in 1988 from Master Hee Il Cho, then went on to win World Championships in both 1988 and 1991. Weir moved up from Light Heavyweight to Heavyweight over the two competitions.

Weir had perhaps his most notable success in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On July 13, 2002, he knocked out Eugene Jackson in 10 seconds at UFC 38. Fittingly, it was also the first time the UFC had been held in England, with a number of British mixed martial artists competing alongside Weir in the Royal Albert Hall. Being an undefeated former world champion in Tae Kwon Do and Kick Boxing tournaments, Mark Weir brings to the cage renowned kicking and punching ability.

Weir holds classes in Gloucester and Oxford, where he teaches what he calls ‘Range Fighting’, combining muay thai, boxing, ju jitsu and ground fighting.

Weir went on to win numerous MMA titles in such events as WEC and Cage Rage.

In early 2010, Weir captured the vacant Ultimate Challenge MMA K1 title against Mark Epstein, going back to his foundation of kickboxing. He then went on to take the UCMMA Middleweight title by defeating Jack Mason via strikes.

Mark successfully defended his K1 title against Luke Sines at Unbelievable 16 on 23 October 2010.

The beginning of 2011 saw Mark concentrating on the opening of a new MMA gym in Oxford, which boasts to be the biggest in the South West.

Mark is now looking forward to defending his titles and maintain his presence in MMA.

Mixed martial arts record

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See also

• List of current mixed martial arts champions
• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• Professional MMA record for Mark Weir from Sherdog

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