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Matt Arroyo

Matt Arroyo

American mixed martial arts fighter

Matt Arroyo (born September 1, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He was featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship reality television show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.[2] He fights out of Tampa, Florida with Gracie Tampa, under Royce Gracie black belt Rob Kahn.

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Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

In his first bout of the competition, Arroyo was able to submit Dorian Price via rear naked choke in the first round. After losing a coin toss to Troy Mandaloniz, Arroyo was going to train with Team Hughes, but he and Richie Hightower both decided to continue training with Team Serra. Matt Hughes cornered his quarterfinal fight with Mandaloniz, whom he defeated via armbar in the first round.

During the coaches' bowling competition, Arroyo successfully coached Matt Serra to victory over Matt Hughes.

While preparing for his semifinal match vs. Mac Danzig, Arroyo sustained a rib injury and had to withdraw from the competition, prompting Dana White to select John Kolosci as his replacement. Arroyo went on to defeat John Kolosci at The Ultimate Finale 6 via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of the first round.[3][4]

UFC career

After the end of the show, Arroyo was given a fight against John Kolosci at The Ultimate Finale 6. Arroyo won by submission via armbar in the first round. He then had a rematch against Matt Brown at The Ultimate Finale 7. Arroyo lost the bout by TKO in the second round. He lost to Dan Cramer at UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2, by split decision. After the loss, Arroyo was released from the UFC.[5]

Arroyo appears as a playable character in the video game UFC Undisputed 2009.

Personal life

Arroyo holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Tampa, where he was also the president of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi. After college he sold life insurance for a year before committing himself to fighting full-time.

He is currently very active in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.[6] He has recently opened up his own MMA academy known as Gracie Tampa South with his mentor Rob Kahn.[citation needed] On December 30, 2009, Arroyo received his black belt in BJJ under Rob Kahn.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches 3 wins 3 losses
By knockout 0 2
By submission 3 0
By decision 0 1
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gracie Tampa's mixed martial arts fight team". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  2. [2]
    Meltzer, Dave (August 27, 2007). "Participants in Ultimate Fighter season six are announced". Los Angeles Times.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
  3. [3]
    "The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale: Matt Arroyo vs. John Kolosci". MMAFrenzy.com. December 5, 2007.
  4. [4]
    "Matt Arroyo vs. John Kolosci". tapology.com. December 8, 2007.
  5. [5]
    "Matt Arroyo Released From UFC". 411mania.com. February 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  6. [6]
    "UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®". Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
  7. [7]
    Matt Arroyo Earns BJJ Black Belt[permanent dead link]
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