Nationality American Reach 73.0 in (185 cm) Name Mike Russow Height 1.85 m Number of contests 1 | Team DeathClutch Role Mixed martial artist Weight 115 kg | |
Residence Chicago, Illinois, United States Fighting out of Alexandria, Minnesota, United States Movies UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | ||
How to pronounce mike russow heavyweight fighter ufc mma tko ko knock out punch hit
Michael Earl Russow (born November 9, 1976) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the World Series of Fighting's Heavyweight division. Having made his professional debut in 1998, Russow has also formerly competed for the UFC, Adrenaline MMA, PRIDE FC, and also participated in the Yarennoka! event in the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
Contents
- How to pronounce mike russow heavyweight fighter ufc mma tko ko knock out punch hit
- Mike Russow Juggling Life as a Chicago Cop UFC Fighter
- Background
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- World Series of Fighting
- Personal life
- Mixed martial arts
- Amateur wrestling
- References
Mike Russow Juggling Life as a Chicago Cop, UFC Fighter
Background
Russow is from Kankakee, Illinois and was a state wrestling champion in high school for the Heavyweight division. He also attended college at Eastern Illinois University and earned a degree in sociology. His first fight was in 1998.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Russow signed with the UFC in 2009 and made his debut against Justin McCully at UFC 102. He won via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27).
Russow then defeated Todd Duffee via third round KO at UFC 114. Russow absorbed heavy punishment from Duffee during the course of the fight but hung on late into the third and final round. Russow then connected with a hard straight right hand, taking Duffee and the fans in attendance by surprise.
Russow defeated TUF 10 alum and DeathClutch teammate Jon Madsen on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24 via TKO; with that win he improved his winning streak to ten.
Russow was expected to face Dave Herman on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136. However, the bout was cancelled after Herman failed his preliminary drug test in which he tested positive for marijuana.
Russow faced John Olav Einemo on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis and won via unanimous decision.
Russow faced Fabricio Werdum on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147. Russow was defeated by Werdum via TKO at 2:28 of round 1.
Russow faced Shawn Jordan on January 26, 2013 at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson. Despite a strong first round, Russow lost to Jordan by TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion.
World Series of Fighting
On October 6, 2013 it was announced that Russow has signed with World Series of Fighting.
Personal life
Russow and his wife have a daughter. Russow is also a police officer in his hometown of Chicago.