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Fabrício Guerreiro

Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is known to have competed in Bellator's Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Guerreiro was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Guerreiro started his professional career in 2009. Until 2012, he fought only in promotions within his home state of Amapá.

The Ultimate Fighter

In March 2012, Guerreiro was announced as a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.[2]

Guerreiro was defeated by Rodrigo Damm during the entry round via submission due to a rear-naked choke in round two.[3]

Bellator MMA

In November 2012, it was announced that Guerreiro had signed with Bellator.[4]

Guerreiro made his debut against Magomedrasul Khasbulaev on February 7, 2013 at Bellator 88 in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season eight featherweight tournament. He lost via submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the second round.[5]

Guerreiro faced Desmond Green on September 13, 2013 at Bellator 99 in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season nine featherweight tournament. He won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) and advanced to the semifinals.[6]

Guerreiro then faced Patricio Freire in the semifinals on October 11, 2013 at Bellator 103. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).[7]

Guerreiro faced Shahbulat Shamhalaev on May 17, 2014 at Bellator 120. He won the fight via submission due to a kimura in the first round.[8]

Guerreiro was expected to face Nick Piedmont on January 16, 2015 at Bellator 132.[9] However, Piedmont pulled out of the fight for an undisclosed reason.[10] Guerreiro was removed from the fight card as a result.

Guerreiro faced John Teixeira at Bellator 136 on April 10, 2015.[11] He lost the fight by split decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

References

  1. ^ Artur Dantas (October 12, 2013). "Bellator 103: Patrício Pitbull vence Guerreiro e está na final do GP dos penas contra Wilcox" (in Portuguese). Nominuto.com/Gladius. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. ^ MMAjunkie.com staff (March 12, 2012). "'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil' cast unveiled with 32 featherweights and middleweights". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ MMAjunkie.com staff (March 26, 2012). "Episode No. 1 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil'". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Matt Erickson (November 7, 2012). "Bellator signs Fabricio Guerreiro, expects Brazilian to be in next 145-pound tournament". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. ^ MMAjunkie.com staff (February 7, 2013). "Bellator 88 results: Alexander Shlemenko KOs Falcao to win middleweight title". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  6. ^ Combate.com staff (September 14, 2013). "Bellator 99: Patrício Pitbull nocauteia Diego Nunes com apenas 1m19s" (in Portuguese). SporTV.Globo.com. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  7. ^ Matt Erickson (October 11, 2013). "Bellator 103 results: 'Pitbull' Freire, Wilcox move into featherweight final". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  8. ^ Steven Marrocco (May 18, 2014). "Bellator 120 results, photos: Jackson earns puzzling decision over outraged Lawal". mmajunkie.com.
  9. ^ MMAjunkie Staff (January 8, 2015). "Bellator 132 complete with seven prelims, including Dustin Jacoby vs. John Salter". mmajunkie.com.
  10. ^ Jason Floyd (January 12, 2015). "Hector Carillo and Nick Piedmont out of Bellator 132". themmareport.com.
  11. ^ Jason Floyd (March 11, 2015). "Bellator 136 adds Alexander Volkov vs. Tony Johnson and Fabricio Guerreiro vs. John Teixeira". themmareport.com.