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At UFC 14 on July 27, 1997, Smith faced UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman in a title fight. Smith was considered to be a massive underdog for the bout, but shocked the mixed martial arts world with a unanimous decision victory to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
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 ...
ResultFighterEventMethod/ RefereelossCWC 9 - Cage Warrior Combat 9 Nov / 02 / ...Decision (Unanimous) Jeremy SaunderswinRFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander Mar / 30 / ...KO (Head Kick) Jim AxtelllossSengoku - Third Battle Jun / 08 / 2008Submission (Neck Crank) Yoshinori UmekiwinStrikeforce - Strikeforce at the Dome Feb ...Submission (Straight Armbar) Anthony ...- 6'2" (1.9 m)
- 206 (93 kg)
- United States
- December 13, 1961
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.
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.
Complete career stats for the fighter Maurice Smith on ESPN. Includes striking, clinch and ground stats per MMA fight.
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A former UFC heavyweight champion, Smith’s impact on the sport of mixed martial arts certainly qualifies him to join the greats, yet at the time of his first Octagon bout against Mark Coleman at...