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Paul Daley Bio
Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds notable victories over MMA veterans Martin Kampmann, Jorge Masvidal, Duane Ludwig, Scott Smith and Dustin Hazelett.
Mixed martial arts career
Paul's parents are from Caribbean background. Paul was first introduced to martial arts when he began taking karate at the age of 8, Paul has developed into one of the top strikers in all of the United Kingdom. Primarily based in England, Daley has been known to hold portions of his training camp at Mike's Gym in the Netherlands. In addition to his training in Holland, Daley is also a member of Team Rough House. At Rough House he trains with fellow Nottingham resident Dan Hardy and many other world class fighters.
Daley was the last ever Cage Rage welterweight champion. Paul has had notable fights against Jake Shields for the EliteXC welterweight championship and UFC veteran John Alessio.
Daley was set to fight Jay Hieron at Affliction: Trilogy, but the bout was scrapped due to Affliction Entertainment folding.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
He later signed a four fight contract with the UFC, following Affliction's collapse. Daley's first fight was scheduled to be on the preliminary card of UFC 103 against Brian Foster, which was due to air on ESPN UK, prior to the main card. However, on 4 September, it was announced that Paul Daley had agreed to step in for Mike Swick, who suffered an injury during training and was unable to fight top contender Martin Kampmann at UFC 103.
In his UFC debut, Daley put in an aggressive performance, defeating Martin Kampmann via Technical knockout due to a barrage of punches.
Daley was expected to face Carlos Condit on 2 January 2010 at UFC 108. However, Condit would be forced off the card after suffering a severe cut to his hand. He was replaced by Dustin Hazelett.
After failing to make the stipulated 170 lb for the Hazelett fight, Daley was fined 10% of his fight purse. The bout was fought at a catchweight of 172 lbs. Early in the fight Daley dropped Hazelett with a left hook, then followed up with additional punches on the ground knocking Hazelett out cold.
Welterweight contendership
At UFC 113, on 8 May 2010, Daley was placed to fight Josh Koscheck, with the winner destined to become the next challenger against Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship and the opportunity to coach against St-Pierre on the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Koscheck controlled the entire fight with his superior wrestling. After the end of the third and final round Paul Daley walked over to Josh Koscheck and threw a left hook which was partially blocked by Koscheck, after which referee Dan Miragliotta swung Paul Daley around in an attempt to subdue Daley. In an interview at the conclusion of the event, Dana White announced that Daley would never fight in the UFC ever again. White was quoted as saying, "He'll never come back, I don't care if he's the best 170-pounder in the world. He's never coming back here. There's no excuse for that. You never hit a guy like that after the bell."
Daley was later given a 30-day suspension from the Quebec Athletic Commission.
Post UFC
He defeated Daniel Acacio at an Impact Fighting Championships event in Sydney, Australia. Speaking after his victory, Daley revealed that he expects to sign with Strikeforce or DREAM "real soon."
He then faced Jorge Masvidal at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley in September 2010, and won via unanimous decision. Before the fight, he weighed in three-quarters of a pound overweight and was forced to give up 15% of his "show purse".
Strikeforce
Following his win over Masvidal, Daley signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce and made his promotional debut against Scott Smith on 4 December 2010 at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu. Smith charged forward as Daley connected with an overhand left hook, sending Smith unconscious face first into the canvas at 2:09 of round 1. In the post fight interview, he called out lightweight K.J. Noons.
BAMMA
Daley was supposed to face Yuya Shirai for the BAMMA welterweight belt, but came in over the 170-pound limit for a title bout. The two still headlined the card, but it became a non-title fight. Daley dropped Shirai immediately with a jab, which was his first strike in the fight, and later he dropped him again with an uppercut and left hook before finishing the fight with vicious ground and pound.
Strikeforce Welterweight Title Shot
Daley fought Nick Diaz on 9 April 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley and lost. Daley dropped Diaz twice in the first round of the scheduled five round fight. Daley then fell to the ground after a quick exchange, with the referee ending the bout three seconds from the end of the first round, marking the first time Daley has been stopped by strikes.
Post title fight
After a 3 month hiatus, Daley was expected to face Evangelista Santos at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, but Santos was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced with Tyron Woodley. The winner of this fight is expected to fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship against a fighter yet to be named. He lost the bout via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28 each in favour of Woodley.
Daley was next scheduled to fight twice in just over five weeks. The first bout was against UFC veteran Jordan Radev at BAMMA 7, and the second bout was against UFC and MFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti at Ringside MMA 12 - Daley vs. Fioravanti. Daley won both via unanimous decision.
Daley was going to fight in a kickboxing bout at UCMMA 26 against Luke Sines for his 'UK1' Welterweight Championship, however, due to contract obligations, Daley had to pull out of the fight to compete against Kazuo Misaki at Strikeforce 39.
Weight issues
Daley has had a history of missing weight in fights, with the BAMMA 7 weigh-in marking the 6th time within the last 14 fights that Daley had missed weight for a fight. After the Diaz fight, he vowed that he would improve his diet to help him cut weight correctly for his future fights. However, Daley yet again missed weight for his BAMMA 7 fight.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed Martial Arts
- Cage Rage Championships
- Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship (One time; Last)
- Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship (One time)
- Strikeforce
- 2010 Knockout of the Year vs. Scott Smith on December 4
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Knockout of the Night (One time)
- 2009 Newcomer of the Year [2]
- FX3
- FX3 Welterweight Championship (One time)
- Sherdog
- 2010 All-Violence Third Team
Mixed martial arts record
External links
- Professional MMA record for Paul Daley from Sherdog
- Paul Daley Website
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