Nationality American Name Matt Veach Height 1.70 m | Team H.I.T. Squad Weight 77 kg Total 21 Wins by knockout 5 | |
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Born May 31, 1981 (age 42)
Springfield, Illinois, United States ( 1981-05-31 ) Division Lightweight
Welterweight Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling | ||
Fighting out of Granite City, Illinois | ||
Bamma 12 main event jim wallhead vs matt veach
Matt Alan Veach (born May 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his 3 fight stint in the UFC, including his "Fight of the Night" performance against former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.
Contents
- Bamma 12 main event jim wallhead vs matt veach
- Cage warriors 38 matt veach
- Mixed Martial Arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Post UFC
- Maximum Fighting Championships
- BAMMA
- References
Cage warriors 38 matt veach
Mixed Martial Arts
Matt started wrestling in the sixth grade and competed for 12 years. He was a high school state placer, JuCo All-American, and a D-1 NCAA qualifier for Eastern Illinois University.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Veach made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens, facing off against UFC veteran, Matt Grice. After getting knocked down in a brief exchange early in the first round, Veach quickly recovered and dropped Grice, following up with punches on the ground as the referee halted the bout at 4:34 of the very first round, giving Matt the win via TKO.
At The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale in a fight against Frank Edgar as a replacement for an injured Kurt Pellegrino, Veach made his second appearance in the UFC. The first round was very close; Edgar controlled most of the standup part of the round, while Veach landed numerous takedowns and slams. However, early in the second round, Edgar caught Veach with an over hand right that stunned him, leaving him open for Edgar to take him to the ground, achieve the back mounted position and sink in a rear naked choke for the win at 2:22 of round two. This marked the first loss of Veach's professional mixed martial arts career.
Veach faced Paul Kelly at UFC 112, losing via second round submission. The loss was his second straight getting him released from his UFC contract.
Post UFC
After being released from the UFC, Veach continued to train with Matt Hughes and Robbie Lawler at The HIT Squad. He won 4 straight fights in different promotions following his UFC release.
Maximum Fighting Championships
In February 2011, Veach signed with the Canadian promotion, MFC. His debut came at the main card of MFC 28 against Drew Fickett. Veach took the fight with only five days notice, stepping in for the MFC lightweight champion, Antonio McKee. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.
BAMMA
Veach faced off against 'Judo' Jim Wallhead in the main event of BAMMA 12 in Newcastle, England on March 9th, 2013. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.