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  1. Maurice Lavonne Smith (born December 13, 1961) is a retired American kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In kickboxing, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world light heavyweight championship, the WKA (World Kickboxing Association) world heavyweight championship, and the ISKA (International Sport Karate Association) world heavyweight ...

  2. MAURICE SMITH RELATED NEWS. UFC 15: The Consecration of Mark Kerr and Randy Couture in a Circus Tent A little over twenty-six years ago, Ultimate Fighting Championship put on one of its most...

    Result
    Fighter
    Event
    Method/ Referee
    loss
    CWC 9 - Cage Warrior Combat 9 Nov / 02 / ...
    Decision (Unanimous) Jeremy Saunders
    win
    RFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander Mar / 30 / ...
    KO (Head Kick) Jim Axtell
    loss
    Sengoku - Third Battle Jun / 08 / 2008
    Submission (Neck Crank) Yoshinori Umeki
    win
    Strikeforce - Strikeforce at the Dome Feb ...
    Submission (Straight Armbar) Anthony ...
    • 6'2" (1.9 m)
    • 206 (93 kg)
    • United States
    • December 13, 1961
  3. A professional kickboxing veteran who battled greats such as Ernesto Hoost during the prime of his career, Maurice Smith is a journeyman MMA fighter whose most notable achievement was winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship in 1997 with a losing (4-7) record heading into the fight.

  4. Jun 29, 2011 · While MMA fans may remember Maurice Smith best for his thrilling, head kick win over Marcus Silveira at Extreme Fighting 3, defeating the seemingly unstoppable Mark Coleman at UFC 14, or returning to action in 2007 and stopping Marco Ruas for the second time, the decorated fighter could add to that list just yet.

  5. Yet despite beating Coleman, becoming the first fighter to successfully defend a UFC title when he beat “Tank” Abbott, and facing off with the likes of Randy Couture, Kevin Randleman, Marco ...

  6. Mar 30, 2022 · More than two decades after his final appearance inside the Octagon, Maurice Smith remains a historic figure in mixed martial arts despite his sub-.500 record.

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  8. Apr 23, 2017 · After Smith retained the title with another knockout win over Kazunari Murakami, a fighter who later became a pro wrestling star in Japan, the EFC folded.

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