George Sullivan (fighter) explained

George Sullivan
Other Names:The Silencer
Birth Date:13 March 1981
Birth Place:Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Nationality:American
Height:[1]
Weight Lb:170
Weight Class:Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach In:73+1/2
Fighting Out Of:Belmar, New Jersey, United States
Team:Pellegrino MMA
Trainer:Kurt Pellegrino
Rank:Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Kurt Pellegrino[2]
Years Active:2006–2023
Mma Kowin:11
Mma Decwin:8
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Subloss:5
Mma Decloss:2
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:15148

George Sullivan (born March 13, 1981) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. A professional mixed martial artist from 2006 till 2023, Sullivan had most notably competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sullivan made his professional debut in 2006 competing in regional promotions in his native New Jersey, compiled a record of 14–3, and won the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Welterweight Championship.[3] Sullivan signed with the UFC in the winter of 2013.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sullivan made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Mike Rhodes on January 25, 2014, at UFC on Fox 10. Sullivan won the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

In his next fight, Sullivan faced Igor Araújo on September 13, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 51.[6] After winning the first round, Sullivan won the bout via knockout in the second round as he was able to land several punches from within Araújo's half guard, forcing the referee to stop the fight.[7]

Sullivan was expected to face Kenny Robertson on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15.[8] However, Robertson pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Tim Means.[9] He lost the back and forth fight via submission in the third round.[10]

Sullivan was expected to face Marcio Alexandre Jr. on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.[11] However, Alexandre pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event citing a rib injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dominic Waters.[12] Sullivan won the one-sided fight via unanimous decision.[13]

Sullivan faced Alexander Yakovlev at UFC on Fox 18 on January 30, 2016.[14] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[15]

Sullivan was expected to face Héctor Urbina on July 23, 2016, at UFC on Fox 20.[16] However, Sullivan was pulled from the event due to a "potential compliance issue" with the UFC's anti-doping policy stemming from "voluntarily disclosed information" he provided to USADA.[17]

Sullivan was expected to face Randy Brown on February 11, 2017, at UFC 208,[18] but was pulled from the card after USADA informed him of another potential violation.[19]

Sullivan faced Niko Price January 27, 2018 at .[20] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.[21]

Sullivan faced Mickey Gall on August 25, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 135.[22] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[23]

It was announced in October 2018 that Sullivan was released from UFC.[24]

Post UFC

In November 2018, the fighter faced Manny Walo at Maverick MMA 10 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for the Maverick MMA Welterweight Championship. Sullivan lost this match by a unanimous decision, before he bounced back with a win against Thomas Powell in his middleweight debut at Ring of Combat 68 in May 2019, in Atlantic City, New Jersey with a unanimous decision victory. A match against Joe Riggs at Ring of Combat 70 in November 2019 ended originally in a third round TKO stoppage victory for Riggs, before it was overturned to a no-contest (NC) after Riggs tested positive for banned substances.[25] Finally, on March 3, 2023, the fighter won the vacant ROC Middleweight Championship against Albert McCowin in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with a unanimous decision, before retiring from the sport.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Win| align=center| 19–8 (2) | Albert McCowin| Decision (unanimous)| Ring of Combat 79| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States| |-| NC | align=center| 18–8 (2) | Joe Riggs| NC (overturned)| Ring of Combat 70| | align=center|3| align=center|2:08| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 18–8 (1) | Thomas Powell| Decision (unanimous)| Ring of Combat 68| | align=center|3| align=center|4:00| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–8 (1) | Manny Walo| Decision (unanimous)| Maverick MMA 10| | align=center|5| align=center|5:00| Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States| |-|Loss|align=center|17–7 (1)|Mickey Gall|Submission (rear-naked choke)| ||align=center|1|align=center|1:09|Lincoln, Nebraska, United States||-|Loss|align=center|17–6 (1)|Niko Price|Submission (rear-naked choke)| ||align=center|2|align=center|4:21|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States||-|Loss|align=center|17–5 (1)|Alexander Yakovlev|KO (punch)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:59|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–4 (1)|Dominic Waters|Decision (unanimous)|The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 16–4 (1)|Tim Means| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| ||align=center| 3|align=center| 3:41|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 16–3 (1)|Igor Araújo| KO (punches)|||align=center|2|align=center|2:31|Brasília, Brazil||-| Win|align=center| 15–3 (1)|Mike Rhodes| Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-| Win|align=center| 14–3 (1)|Jesus Martinez| TKO (punches) |CFFC 26||align=center|2|align=center|3:12|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center|13–3 (1)|Brandon Becker| TKO (punches)|CFFC 24||align=center|2|align=center|1:53|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center|| Julian Lane| TKO (punches)|CFFC 19||align=center|2|align=center|2:30|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 11–3 (1)|Tenyeh Dixon| Decision (unanimous)|CFFC 16||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 10–3 (1)|Greg Soto| KO (punch)|CFFC 14||align=center|1|align=center|2:03|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 9–3 (1)|Mike Winters| Decision (unanimous)|CFFC 12||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 8–3 (1)|Elijah Harshbarger| Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 35||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|For Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship.|-| Win|align=center| 8–2 (1)|Erik Oganov| Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 33||align=center|3|align=center|4:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 7–2 (1)|James Frier| TKO (knees and punches)|Ring of Combat 31||align=center|1|align=center|2:24|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 6–2 (1)|Tiawan Howard| TKO (punches)|Ring of Combat 29||align=center|2|align=center|2:31|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 5–2 (1)|Al Buck| TKO (punches)|WCA: Pure Combat||align=center|1|align=center|3:58|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 4–2 (1)|Nick Calandrino| Submission (eye injury)|BCX 4||align=center|1|align=center|3:13|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 4–1 (1)|Roberto Concepcion| TKO (knees and punches)|BCX 3||align=center|1|align=center|1:38|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 3–1 (1)|David Porter| TKO (punches)|Ring of Combat 13||align=center|1|align=center|2:08|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 2–1 (1)|Marc Stevens| Submission (rear-naked choke)|CITC: Marked Territory||align=center|3|align=center|2:58|Lincroft, New Jersey, United States||-|NC|align=center| 2–0 (1)|Rob Russo|NC (illegal knee)|Reality Fighting 13||align=center|2|align=center|1:12|Wildwood, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 2–0|Anthony D'Angelo| Decision (split)|Reality Fighting 12||align=center|3|align=center|3:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 1–0|Gregg Small| TKO (punches)|Reality Fighting 11||align=center|2|align=center|1:30|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-[27]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fight Card - The Ultimate Fighter Finale American Top Team vs. Blackzilians. UFC.com. July 17, 2015.
  2. Web site: 4 years a purple belt is now over brown belt earned the right way. Twitter. Sullivan_UFC. January 16, 2016. January 30, 2016.
  3. Web site: Our George Sullivan is the new CFFC Welterweight Champion!. pelligrinomma.com. kpmma. 2012-04-12. 2014-04-12.
  4. Web site: UFC on Fox 10 adds debuting welterweights to Chicago fight card. mmaweekly.com. Erik Fontenez. 2014-01-12. 2014-01-12.
  5. News: UFC on FOX 10: George Sullivan vs. Mike Rhodes. mmaweekly.com. Staff. 2014-01-25. 2014-01-25.
  6. Web site: Three bouts added To UFC Fight Night 51. mmafrenzy.com. 2014-07-14. 2014-07-14. Andrew Ravens.
  7. Web site: UFC Fight Night 51 results: George Sullivan shuts down Igor Araújo in second. mmajunkie.com. 2014-09-13. 2014-09-13. Ben Fowlkes.
  8. Web site: Kenny Robertson vs. George Sullivan added to FOX UFC Fight Night in New Jersey. foxsports.com. 2015-02-04. 2015-02-04. Damon Martin.
  9. News: Tim Means steps in for Kenny Robertson, meets George Sullivan at UFC on FOX 15. mmajunkie.com. Staff. Mma Junkie. 2015-03-24.
  10. Web site: UFC on FOX 15 results: Tim Means submits George Sullivan in Round 3. Steven Marrocco. mmajunkie.com. 2015-04-18. 2015-04-18.
  11. Web site: George Sullivan to Meet Marcio Alexandre Jr. at 'TUF 21' Finale on July 12. sherdog.com. 2015-06-11. 2015-06-11. Tristen Critchfield.
  12. Web site: Marcio Alexandre Jr. out with rib injury, George Sullivan now meets Dominic Waters at TUF 21 Finale. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2015-07-05. 2015-07-05.
  13. Web site: TUF 21 Finale results: George Sullivan dominates short-notice Dominic Waters. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 2015-07-12. 2014-07-12.
  14. Web site: UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2015-11-04.
  15. Web site: UFC on FOX 18 results: Alexander Yakovlev stops George Sullivan with first round KO. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2016-01-30. 2016-01-30.
  16. Web site: UFC on Fox 20 update: 4 bouts confirmed for July 23 card in Chicago. Staff. sherdog.com. 2016-04-04. 2016-04-04.
  17. News: George Sullivan pulled from UFC on FOX 20 for 'potential compliance issue' with anti-doping policy. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-07-21. 2016-07-21.
  18. Web site: George Sullivan vs. Randy Brown added to UFC 208 in Brooklyn. mmamad.com. Dale Jordan. 2016-12-14. 2016-12-14.
  19. Web site: UFC welterweight Sullivan facing second USADA violation in a year. 29 January 2017.
  20. News: With new additions, UFC Fight Night Charlotte card now boasts 11 bouts. charlotteobserver. 2017-12-20. en.
  21. News: UFC on FOX 27 results: Niko Price chokes out George Sullivan in second round. 2018-01-27. MMAjunkie. 2018-01-28. en-US.
  22. News: Mickey Gall vs George Sullivan set for UFC Fight Night 135 - MMA Mad. 2018-07-12. MMA Mad. 2018-07-12. en-GB.
  23. News: UFC Fight Night 135 results: Mickey Gall taps George Sullivan with fifth RNC in five wins. 2018-08-26. MMAjunkie. 2018-08-26. en-US.
  24. News: UFC Roster Update: Kajan Johnson, 13 Others Among Departures. 2018-10-04. en-US.
  25. Web site: MyMMANews . 2023-02-27 . George Sullivan – Return fight at ROC 79 is for me to say 'goodbye' the right way . 2023-05-09 . mymmanews.com . en-US.
  26. Web site: Meloni . 'Beautiful' Bob . 2023-03-04 . George Sullivan goes out on top, Ring of Combat 79 recap . 2023-05-09 . mymmanews.com . en-US.
  27. Web site: George. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2018-10-04.

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