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Christian Wellisch (born September 13, 1975) is a Hungarian-American former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2009, he competed for the UFC, WEC, and King of the Cage. He was the first Hungarian fighter ever in the UFC.

Early life

Christian Wellisch was born in Budapest in 1975, and lived in Hungary for 12 years. Because of the political repressions at the time, his parents decided to leave Hungary and moved to America so that he and his siblings could have better opportunities abroad. One such opportunity was the chance to start a career in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Wellisch began his professional career in 2001 as a Heavyweight fighting in smaller promotions. In 2006, he scored a stoppage victory over the undefeated Dan Evensen. With a record of 6–2, Wellisch made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Cheick Kongo at UFC 62. He lost by knockout due to a knee strike in the first round. Wellisch followed up with two victories against Anthony Perosh and Scott Junk at UFC 66 and UFC 76 respectively. His streak ended at UFC 84, where undefeated rising star Shane Carwin knocked him out with a punch in 44 seconds of the first round, knocking his mouthguard out as well.

In November 2008, the UFC released Wellisch from his contract along with Jon Fitch and other American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) fighters as a result of a dispute over the exclusive license rights for a video game between AKA and UFC President Dana White.[1] The dispute was resolved a day later and Wellisch, along with the other AKA fighters, were re-signed.[2]

In his next appearance, Wellisch made his Light Heavyweight debut at UFC 94, where he lost to Jake O'Brien by split decision. With his second consecutive loss, and the UFC facing a glut of fighters due to recent acquisitions of WEC contracts, Wellisch was released from the UFC roster.[3]

Life after MMA

Después de graduarse de la Facultad de Derecho McGeorge , [ 4 ] Wellisch decidió retirarse de las MMA y ahora dirige su propio bufete de abogados en las afueras de San José, California . Al hablar sobre su decisión de retirarse, Wellisch dijo: "Me dije a mí mismo cuando entré en este deporte que no iba a dar ningún paso atrás", también dijo: "No voy a pelear en eventos pequeños, creo que tomé la decisión correcta".

Se alistó en la Guardia Nacional del Ejército de California y actualmente ostenta el rango de Capitán . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

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Referencias

  1. ↑ "Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch y posiblemente otros despedidos por la UFC" . MMAMania.com . 19 de noviembre de 2008. Consultado el 10 de febrero de 2009 .
  2. ↑ Martin, Damon (20 de noviembre de 2008). "24 HORAS DESPUÉS; JON FITCH REGRESA A LA UFC" . MMAWeekly.com . Archivado del original el 29 de abril de 2009. Consultado el 10 de febrero de 2009 .
  3. ↑ Caplan, Sam (10 de febrero de 2009). "Christian Wellisch y Eddie Sanchez se suman a la lista de despidos recientes de la UFC" . FiveOuncesOfPain.com . Consultado el 10 de febrero de 2009 .
  4. ↑ Registros de membresía del Colegio de Abogados del Estado de California
  5. ↑ Rostro de la defensa: 'Pesadilla húngara' se une a la Guardia de California
  6. ↑ WELLISCH contra la Agencia de Asistencia para la Educación Superior de Pensilvania
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