Other names Rare Breed Name Rich Hale Nationality American Height 1.93 m | Reach 80.5 in (204 cm) Weight 109 kg Team Koncrete Gym | |
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Born May 17, 1985 (age 38)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States ( 1985-05-17 ) Division Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight Fighting out of Tempe, Arizona, United States | ||
Rich hale vs nik fekete full length
Richard "Rich" Hale (born May 17, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist formerly competing in Bellator's Heavyweight division.
Contents
- Rich hale vs nik fekete full length
- Mixed martial arts career
- Rage in the Cage
- Bellator
- Accomplishments
- References
Mixed martial arts career
Hale made his professional debut in December 2006.
Rage in the Cage
Hale started his career fighting for the promotion Rage in the Cage. He has a record of 13 wins and 2 losses in his career under the promotion. He won the Rage in the Cage Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Championships.
Bellator
In February 2011, Bellator announced that Hale will be a part of the Bellator Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament and that he would National Champion wrestler Nik Fekete in the quarterfinals.
Hale made his Bellator debut on March 26, 2011 at Bellator 38 where he defeated Nik Fekete via technical submission (inverted triangle choke) to move on to the Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals.
At Bellator 42, Hale competed in the semi-finals of the Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament against D.J. Linderman. Hale won by a narrow split decision to move on to the Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals where he fought Christian M'Pumbu at Bellator 45. He lost via TKO in the third round.
In late 2012, Hale moved up in weight as he joined the Heavyweight Tournament in Bellator's Season Seven. He faced Mike Wessel in the opening quarter-finals at Bellator 75 on October 5, 2012. He won the fight via vicious TKO, stopping his opponent via strikes at just 1:19 into the first round. In the semifinals, he faced Thiago Santos. After being rocked in the first minute of the fight, Hale regained his composure and won the fight via TKO in the first round.
Hale faced Russian Alexander Volkov in the final, with the winner awarded the Bellator Heavyweight Championship. The fight took place at Bellator 84 on December 14, 2012, with Volkov winning by unanimous decision after five rounds.
Hale fought Ryan Martinez at Bellator 96. He was knocked out in the first round by ground and pound from Martinez.
In March 2014, Hale returned to the Heavyweight division. He faced Blagoi Ivanov in the opening round of the Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 111 on March 7, 2014. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.