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2994:"Bellator 292 adds return of Keri Taylor-Melendez, Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell rematch"
2565:"Bellator books Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock 3, 'Kimbo' vs. 'Dada 5000' for Houston - MMAjunkie"
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2725:"Linton Vassell vs. Ronny Markes, Cody Law vs. Kenny Champion added to Bellator 254"
2603:"Bellator 179 results: Rory MacDonald dominates Paul Daley for first win since 2014"
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2684:"Bellator 218 Results: Valentin Moldavsky Outlasts Linton Vassell For Decision Win"
2388:"BAMMA 11 UPDATE: LINTON VASSELL INJURED, PROMOTION SEEKS NEW FOE FOR JASON JONES"
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2942:"Bellator 277: Linton Vassell Rocked Early, Mounts Comeback Against Tim Johnson"
2865:"Bellator 271: Linton Vassell Beats Tyrell Fortune In Highly Competitive Affair"
2403:"Bellator signs Wolfslair fighters Peter Graham, Gavin Sterritt, Linton Vassell"
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2890:"Linton Vassell def. Tyrell Fortune :: Bellator 271 :: MMA Decisions"
2838:"Heavyweights Tyrell Fortune, Linton Vassell to fight at Bellator 271 in Miami"
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2584:"LINTON VASSELL INJURED; FRANCIS CARMONT GETS NEW OPPONENT AT BELLATOR 158"
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2229:"Linton Vassell MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography"
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280:. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for
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430:Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1
417:Vassell faced UFC and PRIDE veteran
2254:. LintonVassell.com. Archived from
410:for his light heavyweight title at
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3070:Wagenheim, Jeff (3 October 2023).
3044:Guillen Jr, Adam (9 August 2023).
2863:Anderson, Jay (12 November 2021).
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2184:List of male mixed martial artists
16:English mixed martial arts fighter
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2401:MMAjunkie Staff (8 August 2013).
2344:"UCMMA 26: The Real Deal results"
2296:. AddictedMMA.com. Archived from
2208:Jorden Curran (22 October 2014).
2179:List of current Bellator fighters
640:Championships and Accomplishments
613:in a rematch on June 13, 2024 at
580:Bellator Heavyweight Championship
268:(born 3 June 1983) is an English
257:Last updated on: 27 February 2012
74:6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
2811:Cruz, Guilherme (13 July 2021).
2469:MMAjunkie Staff (25 July 2014).
2390:. Sherdog.com. 23 November 2012.
2273:. UltimateWarriorChallenge.co.uk
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1148:Return to Heavyweight.
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2601:Staff (19 May 2017).
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1997:Decision (unanimous)
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2894:www.mmadecisions.com
1696:Submission (armbar)
1560:Salt Lake City, Utah
1522:Temecula, California
1392:San Jose, California
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942:San Jose, California
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2147:FX3: Fight Night 9
1812:UCMMA 18: Face Off
1806:Rolandas Cizauskas
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288:. He is the former
2638:. 27 February 2018
2620:. bloodyelbow.com.
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2342:The Fight Lounge.
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2141:Chris Greig
1929:June 5, 2010
1732:Zsolt Balla
1614:Zelg GaleΕ‘ic
1582:Bellator 107
1544:Bellator 114
1506:Bellator 122
1459:Bellator 130
1419:Bellator 134
1336:Bellator 149
1296:Bellator 165
1261:May 19, 2017
1256:Bellator 179
1248:Liam McGeary
1209:Bellator 186
1174:May 25, 2018
1169:Bellator 200
1126:Bellator 218
1086:Bellator 234
1046:Bellator 254
1038:Ronny Markes
1004:Bellator 271
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926:Bellator 292
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522:Ronny Markes
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467:Liam McGeary
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456:Bellator 158
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301:Early career
276:division of
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130:2008βpresent
127:Years active
120:BST Academy
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3248:1983 births
2899:13 November
2874:13 November
2588:sherdog.com
2526:28 December
2277:28 November
1575:Matt Jones
736:No contests
723:By decision
697:By knockout
340:Jimi Manuwa
274:Heavyweight
91:Heavyweight
63:Other names
50:3 June 1983
3222:Categories
3179:MMA Junkie
3127:MMA Junkie
3003:18 January
2998:MMA Junkie
2919:MMA Junkie
2842:MMA Junkie
2790:MMA Junkie
2764:MMA Junkie
2693:18 January
2590:. Sherdog.
2354:5 February
2327:26 October
2235:10 October
2195:References
2164:, England
2128:, England
2092:, England
2056:, England
2017:, England
1981:, England
1942:, England
1903:, England
1829:, England
1793:, England
1755:, England
1716:, England
1677:, England
1638:, England
1274:, England
1201:Ryan Bader
1187:, England
1161:Phil Davis
825:Semifinal.
792:Oleg Popov
626:Oleg Popov
576:Ryan Bader
489:Phil Davis
478:Ryan Bader
342:signed to
46:1983-06-03
3081:3 October
2848:7 October
2636:MMAjunkie
2569:MMAjunkie
2500:1 October
2477:1 October
2454:1 October
2431:1 October
2409:1 October
1940:Liverpool
1865:, Sweden
1863:Stockholm
1660:UCMMA 29
1651:10β3 (1)
1621:UCMMA 32
1610:11β3 (1)
1572:12β3 (1)
1534:13β3 (1)
1494:14β3 (1)
1447:14β4 (1)
1407:15β4 (1)
1364:15β5 (1)
1324:16β5 (1)
1284:17β5 (1)
1244:18β5 (1)
1197:18β6 (1)
1157:18β7 (1)
1114:18β8 (1)
1104:, Israel
1074:19β8 (1)
994:21β8 (1)
954:22β8 (1)
914:23β8 (1)
874:23β9 (1)
834:24β9 (1)
787:24β10 (1)
775:Location
757:Opponent
690:10 losses
598:(PFL) at
419:Sokoudjou
66:The Swarm
58:, England
3185:3 August
3159:4 August
3133:22 April
3076:SBNation
3050:SBNation
3029:11 March
2951:16 April
2549:6 August
2319:Jenson.
2304:25 April
2173:See also
1925:OMMAC 5
1885:UCMMA 16
1875:5β2 (1)
1839:5β3 (1)
1803:6β3 (1)
1765:7β3 (1)
1729:8β3 (1)
1690:9β3 (1)
1481:For the
1231:For the
1102:Tel Aviv
1033:20β8 (1)
624:, faced
513:against
379:Bellator
367:BAMMA 11
278:Bellator
87:Division
3208:Sherdog
3107:5 April
2925:1 March
2822:13 July
2796:12 July
2770:18 June
2162:Reading
760:Method
754:Record
685:24 wins
249:Sherdog
2977:3 June
2667:26 May
2642:26 May
1901:London
1827:London
1791:London
1714:London
1675:London
1636:London
1272:London
1185:London
778:Notes
769:Round
763:Event
192:Losses
142:record
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2972:Metro
2158:3:19
2126:Essex
2122:3:43
2099:Loss
2090:Essex
2086:2:35
2054:Essex
2050:0:48
2015:Essex
2011:5:00
1988:Loss
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1975:2:49
1936:4:21
1859:4:10
1836:Loss
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1787:5:00
1753:Essex
1749:2:09
1710:3:16
1671:0:55
1632:4:31
1594:5:00
1556:1:54
1518:1:07
1471:0:47
1444:Loss
1431:3:18
1388:5:00
1361:Loss
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1308:5:00
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1221:3:58
1194:Loss
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1058:3:37
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898:3:11
871:Loss
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812:5:00
783:Loss
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766:Date
751:Res.
634:PFL 7
615:PFL 4
600:PFL 1
480:, at
361:BAMMA
344:BAMMA
336:UCMMA
282:UCMMA
247:from
148:Total
101:Reach
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3161:2024
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2102:1β1
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2063:Win
2030:3β1
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1955:4β2
1952:Win
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158:Wins
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