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Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy (UFC)

Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy started training at the age of six in Taekwondo. He progressed through to black belt and then started training in different styles and in 2002 he travelled to China to train with the Shaolin monks. He began to cross-train in several styles of martial arts after the realizing the importance of grappling skills in MMA. Since then he has held the Cage Warriors Welterweight World Title and is the current Light-Welterweight Champion and also the UK Storm British Champion. He has fought professionally in America, Europe and Japan.

Hardy signed a contract with the UFC in 2008. Shortly after, he made his UFC debut at UFC 89, defeating Akihiro Gono via Split Decision. He then went on to beat Rory Markham at UFC 95 in the first round by KO with a clean counter left hook. His split decision win over Marcus Davis at UFC 99 gave this rising star what he needed to start breaking through the Top 10 fighters in the welterweight division.

Hardy trains out of the Rough House Gym alongside Paul Daley, Andre Winner and Dean Amasinger. Hardy also spends a lot of time training at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu (under Eddie Bravo), Xtreme Couture, and the Wildcard Boxing Gym. In his spare time, Hardy enjoys classical cars, hardcore and punk music, and video games.

Check out Dan's website at http://www.danhardymma.com/

 

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Conor "Hurricane" Heun (Strikeforce)

Conor Heun was born February 11, 1979 in Boulder, Colorado. He joined the Boulder Bandits Wrestling Club and began competing at just five years old. By the time he finished high school, Conor had won over 1000 matches including a school record 101 varsity wins. He had wrestled in France in the Tour du Monde, he held the school record for pins, he had notched state titles in all three styles and was a 12 time Colorado National Team Member, yet he failed to capture the one title that meant the most to him, losing by one point in the state finals.

Unsatisfied and unwilling to give up on his goal of becoming champion, Conor enrolled at Div. III wrestling powerhouse, Ithaca College. Following a redshirt year on the sidelines, Heun notched 20 wins and qualified for the NCAA tournament. He failed to place. Faced with injuries and rising academic pressure, Heun would never again see the NCAA tournament.

After graduating with a BA in English Literature, Conor moved back to Boulder where he opened a silk screening business and became an assistant wrestling coach. Feeling like he was destined for bigger things, Conor moved to southern California where he took a job selling dental equipment. Looking for a way to stay fit, Conor began training at Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Academy. Encouraged by training partners Jason Chambers and Amir Rahnavardi, Conor stepped into the cage for the first time on May 12, 2006 winning his pro debut by rear naked choke.

Training full time under the tutelage of Eddie Bravo and Chris Reilly, Conor amassed an 8-2 record while fighting in national organizations such at the IFL and Elite XC. Heun will make his Strikeforce debut against UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel live on Showtime on June 19th, 2009.

Check out Conor's website at http://www.conorheun.com/

 

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Quinn Patrick Mulhern (King Of The Cage)

Quinn Patrick Mulhern (born September 20, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently is fighting out of Santa Fe, New Mexico with Santa Fe Brazilian Jiiu-Jitsu. Mulhern is a welterweight fighter primarily fighting for King of the Cage; where he is the welterweight champion. He holds notable wins over the likes of Rich Clementi, Chris Brennan and Joey Gorczynski.

Mulhern got his start into mixed martial arts when he began training jiu-jitsu as a teenager. In 2007, Mulhern made his professional debut at a Gladiator Challenge event. He fought and defeated Randy Blackwell midway through the first round via submission. His next two fights were both under the King of the Cage banner, both fight were wins for Mulhern, one submission and one close split decision.

After earning a record of 7-0, Mulhern took on the much more experienced, Chris Brennan. Mulhern dominated the fight and won via first round submission using the rare omoplata maneuver. The win earned him a title fight against current UFC fighter, Mike Guymon. The fight was back and forth but late in the fourth round, Guymon defeated Mulhern via TKO, retaining his title.

Mulhern bounced back from his loss to Guymon by defeating Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Rich Clementi at King of the Cage: Vengeance on February 12, 2010. This bout was a part of King of the Cage's debut on HDNet.

Mulhern captured the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship on March 26, 2010 by defeating Koffi Adzitso at King of the Cage: Legacy. He most recently defeated Joey Gorczynski at King of the Cage: Honor.

Mulhern has also appeared in the MTV television show Bully Beatdown.

 

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Eddie Bravo

Eddie Bravo, a Jean Jacques Machado black belt, started training BJJ in May 1994. He won the Abu Dhabi North American Trials lightweight division on October 5, 2002, in San Diego, California‹earning the Most Technical Fighter of the Night award. He then advanced to the 2003 Abu Dhabi Championships in San Paulo, Brazil, where he secured a submission win over legendary Royler Gracie.
He is also known for his mixed martial arts commentating on the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and for his music composition.

Check out 10th Planet at http://www.10thplanetjj.com/

 

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Scott "Einstein" Epstein

Scott "Einstein" Epstein is a professional mixed martial artist with the record of four wins and zero losses. Scott has obtained his black belt from Eddie Bravo and arguably knows the 10th Planet System better then anybody excluding Bravo himself. Scott was recruited by Chuck Lidell to coach the fighters on Team Lidell on The Ultimate Fighter season 11.

Scott began fighting at an early age however it wasnt until late into his teen years that he began to seek professional training. At the age of 17 Scott began training at Ray Longo’s gym. Here he learned the fundamentals of throwing punches. Around this time the UFC began to emerge and Scott quickly became infatuated with the fighting style of Royce Gracie. At the age of twenty two he began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Machados BJJ. This is where he found his new passion. After a few years of training at this gym, Scott found that his technique excelled fast in a no-gi environment. From that point on he began to focus his training without using gi.

He is the owner 10th Planet West Los Angeles and recently starred in Never Back Down 2 where he wore and featured his signature "E=MC2" custom mouthguard.

Check out Scott's website at http://www.scottepstein.net/

 

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Alder "Coach" Hampel

Alder Hampel is the instructor/owner of 10th Planet Van Nuys. He is one of Eddie Bravo's top brown belts, continues to train with Eddie at HQ weekly and is an excellent teacher. Coach Alder is the keeper of 10th Planet Watch, home of the Rubber Guard Police.

Check out 10th Planet Watch at http://www.10thplanetwatch.com/ and 10th Planet Van Nuys at www.10thplanetvannuys.com/

 

 

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Takashi Munoz

Born of Japanese and Mexican parents in the City of Angels, Munoz has been a fighter almost all of his life. He currently has a brown belt in Kyokushin karate, one of the more notoriously brutal and violent of the Japanese fighting arts. He took second place in the Kyokushin World Junior tournament at the age of 12, after only a year of training. At 15, he was invited to compete in the adults division – three years before normal eligibility. In 2005, Munoz placed in the Top 16 of 2,300 competitors at the World Junior Division Kyokushin championships in Tokyo. Having joined Legends MMA team just over a year ago, Munoz has jumped into the amateur MMA game and already started to make waves.

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