Brian Vicious Vanhoven

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1 Brent Hess Pro Record 4-2 Amateur Record 12-1 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 2-0 Former Operation Octagon Featherweight Champion Submitted both Operation Octagon Title Opponents in the 1 st Round. Only amateur loss was to former UFC Pro, Mackens Semerzier Was a submission machine as an amateur, collecting 8 of 12 wins by sub. Found his knockout power as a pro, winning 2 of 4 by KO/TKO. Last fight was in June of time Bellator Veteran Owner/Head Coach at MiKiDo Mixed Martial Arts in Bailey s Crossroads, VA

2 Brian Vicious Vanhoven Pro Record 8-7 Amateur Record 3-4 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 2-3 (0-2 as ammy, 2-1 as pro) Defeated Jeremy Carper & Jeffrey Peterson inside Operation Octagon cage (both pro fights). Other notable pro wins Noe Quintanilla, Cole Presley & Greg Loughran 1-time Bellator Veteran Last fight was October of 2012 Was a grinder. Half of pro wins came by decision. Former Sergeant in U.S. Marine Corps

3 Francisco Cisco Isata Pro Record 9-4 Amateur Record 4-3 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 3-2 All 3 OO wins by KO or TKO. 1x World Series of Fighting Veteran/3x CFFC Veteran Notable Pro Wins Ahmet Kayretli, Rob Watley & Lester Caslow Equipped for long fights (5 of 9 Pro wins by Decision) Current Shogun Fights Featherweight Champion and Strike Off FC Lightweight Champion. Next Pro fight on 4/8 for Shogun Fights (Baltimore), where he will defend his Featherweight Title, in a rematch, against Binky Jones. Currently trains at Lineage Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Rockville, MD.

4 Colton Smith Pro Record 7-4 Amateur Record 5-1 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 3-1 Finished all ammy wins in the 1 st round and only loss was by split decision Former Operation Octagon Middleweight Champion. Went 2-1 in Operation Octagon title bouts. Won Season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter as a member of Team Roy Nelson 4x UFC Veteran/1x World Series of Fighting Veteran Currently active duty in the U.S. Army as a Sergeant First Class. Currently on 4-fight win streak; Hasn t fought since April Area training ties under Matt Larsen, Lloyd Irvin and Vanguard Gym

5 Dennis The Menace Bermudez Pro Record 16-6 Amateur Record 3-0 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 1-0 Winner, by submission, at Operation Octagon 8 Fought in the finale of The Ultimage Fighter, Season 14, as the first pick of Team Jason Mayhem Miller. 13x UFC Veteran Winner of 5 of the night awards during UFC career 9 of 16 pro wins by decision, 4 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission Currently the 11 th ranked Featherweight in the UFC Trains at Long Island MMA (NY)

6 Elder El Psycho Ramos Pro Record 9-7 Amateur Record 10-3 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 5-1 (4-1 amateur, 1-0 pro) Fought in first ever Operation Octagon Former Operation Octagon Light Heavyweight Champion Former Top Alliance Combat Welterweight Champion Has split his career training between Gold Medal Grappling, Vanguard Gym and Freedom MMA, among others. 1x CFFC Veteran/1x Shogun Fights Veteran Next Pro fight on 4/8 at Strike Off 9, in Manassas Park, VA. Tapology ranks Ramos as the 2 nd ranked Pro Middleweight in VA and the 33 rd ranked Pro Middleweight in the U.S. Southeast. Perhaps the most genuinely nice person in MMA. Originally from the country of Colombia

7 Elijah The Hero Harshbarger Pro Record 9-5 Amateur Record 1-1 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 1-0 (Pro) Won by 1 st round submission in his only OO bout. 2x Ring of Combat Welterweight Champion Pro wins over current/former UFC fighters George Sullivan, Chris Cope and Pete Sell. 4 of 5 losses to UFC/Bellator veterans Founder of Gold Medal Grappling and has trained such fighters as Colton Smith, Elder Ramos, Kris McCray and Brian Vanhoven Pro Fighter of the Year by MMA in VA. Tapology ranks him as the 6 th ranked Pro Welterweight in New Jersey and the 16 th ranked Pro Welterweight in the U.S. Northeast.

8 Jeremy Carper Pro Record 7-7 Amateur Record 7-4 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 4-2 (0-1 Pro/4-1 Amateur) Former Operation Octagon Lightweight Champion All 4 Operation Octagon wins by finish (3 submission/1 KO) Only Operation Octagon loss was to Brian Vanhoven 2x Shogun Fights Veteran/1x CFFC Veteran Notable pro wins over Caleb McAllister, Binky Jones and Ian Rammel Retired in 2014, but came back in May or may not be currently retired. With his strong Muay Thai base, Jeremy won 5 of 7 pro fights by KO or TKO. Was scheduled to fight former UFC Fighter, Jamie Varner, several years ago, but Varner pulled out under shady circumstances.

9 Johnny The Tree Man Curtis Pro Record 10-2 Amateur Record 3-0 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 1-0 (Pro) 2x CFFC Veteran; Retired as CFFC Light Heavyweight Champion, at age 42 (2013) Finished pro career on 8-fight win streak and didn t lose from Owns Freedom MMA and runs his own Tree Cutting business. Wrestled at George Mason University and was a 2x All- American. Was a member of the U.S. National Wrestling Team and was teammates with UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture

10 Kirstin Schmidt (formerly Murphey) Pro Record 1-0 Amateur Record 2-1 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 1-0 (amateur) Former Fight Night Challenge Bantamweight Champion She was MMA in VA's 2014 Pro Female Fighter of the Year. An overwhelming fighter. Got finishes in all three of her career wins. Only loss was her debut fight. Retired on a 3-fight winning streak. Undefeated from , when she retired. Career was cut short due to a concussion suffered in her pro debut win. Erred on the side of caution and retired. Fought out of Capital MMA & Fitness

11 Kris Savage McCray Pro Record 9-5 Amateur Record 4-0 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 1-0 3x UFC Veteran/1x Bellator Veteran/1x WSOF Veteran Finalist on Season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter as a member of Team Tito Ortiz. Kris scored 4 wins during the season. As a Pro, prior to the UFC, McCray was undefeated and finished all of his fights in the first round. Became a member of The Iron Army, UFC Fighter, Frankie Edgar s training team, in NY. Last Pro fight was in October of 2015 at Strike Off 6, at the Eagle Bank Arena. Kris won the fight in the venue where he gained so much success early on in his pro career. So, if that was his last fight, it was the perfect way to go out.

12 Micah See Me Terrill Pro Record 9-6 Amateur Record 3-3 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 0-1 (amateur) Former Shogun Fights Welterweight Title (Defeated Jeremy Carper in that bout) 10x Shogun Fights Veteran/2x CFFC Veteran Next fight scheduled for April 8 th at Shogun Fights (Baltimore), where he will look to reclaim the Shogun Fights Welterweight title Currently on a 3-fight win streak and won 4 of last 5 Definitely a finisher. Only one of his winning fights went to the judges. His last three fights (all wins) have all been ended via KO or TKO in the 1 st round. Has never been knocked out

13 Mike Popezilla Pope Pro Record 7-2 Amateur Record 9-1 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 8-1 One of the most tenured and successful fighters in OO history. Former Operation Octagon Lightweight Champion. Won the title and defended it twice, having to abandon it when he turned Pro. Made his Pro debut at Operation Octagon 20, with a win over Jonathan Hughes, who would go on to be his future teammate and Disciple MMA Current CFFC Lightweight Champion Current PA Cage Fight Lightweight Champion With his strong wrestling base, most of his amateur and Pro wins have come via submission Currently resides and trains in Florida

14 Najim The Afghan Rock Wali Pro Record 5-4 Amateur Record 2-0 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 2-0 Holds a pro victory over former UFC Fighter, Chris Dempsey 1x Bellator Veteran. Was defeated by Liam McGeary, former Bellator Light HW Champion Originally from Afghanistan Has also fought against former UFC fighter, Matt Van Buren Trains at Kaizen MMA

15 Shurron Thompson Pro Record Never Went Pro Amateur Record 3-0 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 3-0 2x Operation Octagon/OO Fights Middleweight Champ Won all three of his fights by 1 st round KO/TKO A U.S. Marine Holds a win over currently undefeated Pro Welterweight Erik Kronstadt. Shurron is the only person to have ever finished Kronstadt.

16 Tony Gravely Pro Record 8-3 Amateur Record 6-1 Operation Octagon/OO Fights/Cagezilla Record 3-0 Former Cagezilla Bantamweight Champion Won the title and defended it once Vacated the belt when he turned pro 4x CFFC Veteran Wrestled, collegiately, at Appalachian St. University MMA in VA s 2015 Male Amateur Fighter of the Year Next Pro fight on 4/8 at Cage Titans 33 Trains out of Tech MMA & Fitness Academy in Christiansburg, VA Fought 8 pro bouts in 2016, one of the most active Pros in MMA.

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