Native name فريد خذر Role Mixed martial artist Other names Hurricane Height 1.7 m | Nationality Tunisian Weight 77 kg Name Ferrid Kheder Number of contests 1 | |
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Born March 3, 1975 (age 49) Tunisia ( 1975-03-03 ) Division LightweightWelterweight Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Team Team Tompkins (Las Vegas) | ||
Ferrid kheder l enfant terrible du judo
Ferrid Kheder (Arabic: فريد خذر) (born 3 March 1975) is a Tunisian judoka and mixed martial artist. He competes in the welterweight and lightweight divisions.
Contents
- Ferrid kheder l enfant terrible du judo
- Ferrid kheder au dojo de port vila
- Judo career
- Mixed martial arts career
- Xtreme Vale Todo 5 controversy
- Bellator
- References
Ferrid kheder au dojo de port vila
Judo career
Kheder began training judo in 1979 at the age of four. He went on to train with the French Team from 1993 to 2001, and in the Tunisia Team from 2001 to 2004. He has medaled seven times in the World Cup and placed 7th at the 2000 Olympic Games.
He holds a black belt in judo as well as a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Mixed martial arts career
Kheder added Muay Thai and grappling training to his judo background to compete in MMA with Fighting Klub Team. He was riding an eight-fight win streak, until most recently losing to Daisuke Nakamura at M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough on August 28, 2009 via decision. Since then he has started another five fight win streak.
Xtreme Vale Todo 5 controversy
There is some question as to if Kheder's alleged victory over Hermes Franca was rigged by a promoter, Lu Dwyer, during the Xtreme Vale Todo event that took place on December 19, 2010. In addition to the fight's announcer, all three judges, and the referee had scored the bout in favor of Franca. Regardless of the judges' scores, Dwyer declared Kheder the victor, and another promoter raised Kheder's hand in victory after the referee refused to do so.
There is a potential conflict of interest due to the fact that Kheder is primarily sponsored by Dwyer and her business J & L Irrigation. Dwyer sponsors "Team FK" by paying his living expenses and taking a percentage of his winnings.
Days after his controversial decision win Kheder posted on his Facebook page that Dwyer decided to overturn the fight result to a "No Contest" and suggested a 5 round rematch, presumably in the same promotion.
Bellator
Ferrid's next fight was supposed to be against American Toby Imada in Bellator's Lightweight Tournament. However, during the weigh-ins, Ferrid refused to step onto the scale to be weighed and was instead removed from the tournament which allowed Josh Shockley to take Kheder's place.