Nationality American Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Name John Cholish | Division Lightweight Education Cornell University Reach 74.0 in (188 cm) Wins by knockout 3 | |
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Born December 17, 1983 (age 40)
Hackettstown, New Jersey ( 1983-12-17 ) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) Residence New York City, New York, United States Teacher Vinicius Magalhaes, Renzo Gracie | ||
Fighting out of New York, New York | ||
KBK Champions: John Cholish
John Cholish (born December 17, 1983) is a retired American mixed martial artist.
Contents
- KBK Champions John Cholish
- John cholish won t leave day job despite impressive debut
- Early career
- Strikeforce
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Personal life
- References
John cholish won t leave day job despite impressive debut
Early career
Cholish made his professional MMA debut in September 2007. He lost his first fight via submission, but won his next seven fights before signing with the UFC.
Strikeforce
Cholish made his Strikeforce debut in February 2011 as part of the preliminary card for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva. He defeated The Ultimate Fighter veteran Marc Stevens via submission (kneebar) in the second round. Cholish drew considerable attention from MMA news sites for the submission due to its rarity.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Cholish made his promotional debut against Mitch Clarke on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Cholish faced Danny Castillo on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3. He was defeated by Castillo via unanimous decision.
Cholish was expected to face Yves Edwards on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5. However, Cholish was forced out of the bout with a groin injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.
Cholish next faced Gleison Tibau on May 18, 2013 at UFC on FX 8. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. After the fight Cholish retired from MMA, citing low pay as the reason for his retirement.
"I'm fortunate enough that I have a job that provides for me really well, I give a lot of these guys credit that fight at this level. I think they could be compensated much better based on the income that the UFC takes in. Fortunately, I can just walk away and I'm OK with it. By no means do I mean it disrespectfully toward any other fighters because I think they do a great job. But hopefully Zuffa and the UFC will start paying them a little better."
Personal life
Cholish, a Cornell University graduate, holds a full-time job with the Marex Spectron which brokers commodities of natural gas crude oil on the institutional platform.