Alessio Di Chirico
| Alessio Di Chirico | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 12, 1989 Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Manzo |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight (155 lb) |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Rome, Italy |
| Team | White Lotus Dojo American Top Team Hung Mun MMA Studio |
| Trainer | Lorenzo Borgomeo |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| University | University of Foro Italico |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Alessio "Manzo" Di Chirico (born December 12, 1989) is an Italian mixed martial artist. He won the first International Mixed Martial arts Federation (IMMAF) Light Heavyweight armature title in 2014. He currently competes in Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Di Chirico was born in Rome, Italy. He attended University of Foro Italico, majoring in Sport and Science. He started played American football when he was young and he was the linebacker for Grizzlies Rome from 2008 to 2011. He started MMA training to lose weight and his friend Giovanni Pinelli introduced MMA to him, and decided to transitioned to MMA from American football after 2011. He joined Roman Gymnasium Hung Mun and started his MMA training there.
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation, partnering with Tuff-N-Uff, organised first-ever Amateur MMA World Championships in Las Vegas in 2014 and Di Chirico won the 2014 International Mixed Martial arts Federation (IMMAF) Light Heavyweight amateur title on July 1.
Di Chirico faught in the European based promotions and amassed of a record of 9-0 prior joining UFC.
Di Chirico made his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos on April 10, 2016. He face Bojan Veličković and he lost the bout by unanimous decision.
On August 27, 2016, Di Chirico faced Garreth McLellan on UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit. He won the fight via split decision.
He next faced Eric Spicely on UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña on January 28, 2017. He lost the fight via submission (triangle choke) in the first round.
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