Other names Thunder Nationality American Name Tyler Toner | Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Wins by knockout 8 Number of contests 1 | |
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Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | ||
Shootboxing Bushido - Tyler Toner vs Kenichi Ogata
Tyler Toner is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights in the featherweight division.
Contents
- Shootboxing Bushido Tyler Toner vs Kenichi Ogata
- Tyler toner training day
- WEC
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Shootboxing
- Personal life
- References
Tyler toner training day
WEC
Toner was scheduled to make his World Extreme Cagefighting debut against Brandon Visher on December 19, 2009 at WEC 45. However, Toner was denied a license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, because his vision was too poor to fight.
Toner instead faced Visher on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48. He won the fight via TKO (elbows) in the first round.
Toner faced Diego Nunes on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Toner was expected to face Leonard Garcia on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Finale 12, but after Garcia was rescheduled to fight Nam Phan, Ian Loveland stepped in to face Toner. Toner lost the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28).
After the loss, he was subsequently released from the promotion.
Shootboxing
On June 1, 2009, Toner traveled to Japan on short notice to take on Shootboxing World Champion Kenichi Ogata. Widely considered a big underdog, Toner shocked the Japanese audience by knocking out Ogata with a head kick at 2:58 of the first round securing the upset win over the former champion.
Personal life
Toner and his wife were married six weeks after his fight at WEC 48.