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Wes Shivers

Wes Shivers

American martial artist


Wesley Davis Shivers (born March 8, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist.[1] He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.[2] Shivers also played in three National Football League (NFL) games with the Atlanta Falcons in 2000.[3] Shivers had a small role in the movie Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown and Universal Soldier: The Reckoning as well as an appearance in the pseudo reality show The Devils Ride as Bobby Slaughter in season 3.

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Football career

After he entered high school at Benton Academy, Wes decided that he wanted to devote all of his time to American football. After graduation, Shivers attended a junior college prior to attending Mississippi State University. Shivers played on the football team as an offensive tackle.[4] He was named a Junior College All-American, as well as being on the All-Southeastern Conference team. Shivers was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft and played three games with Atlanta before being cut.[5][6] Shivers became a police officer after retiring but retired from that to pursue MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

After picking up 4 stoppage wins in local Mississippi organizations, Shivers spent a good part of 2009 participating in the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. In his first fight, he lost a controversial majority decision to eventual semi-finalist James McSweeney.

After more than a year, Shivers returned to action, defeating Goldman Butler at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro via KO.[7]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches 8 wins 1 loss
By knockout 4 1
By submission 4 0
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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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References

  1. "Wes". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Wes Shivers Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. "NFL Draft History - 2000 NFL Draft Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-03-24.

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