James Te Huna
| James Te Huna | |
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Te Huna in 2014
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| Born |
29 September 1981 Darfield, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13.3 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight (2003–2014, 2016–) Middleweight (2014) |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Sydney, Australia |
| Team | Athletic Allstars |
| Years active | 2003–2016 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 0 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Tama Te Huna, brother |
| Website | www.jamestehuna.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
James Te Huna (born 29 September 1981) is a retired New Zealand mixed martial artist best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
James Te Huna was born in Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand, and is of Maori descent.
Te Huna racked up victories on the local circuit, in Australia, as well as suffering a submission loss (via shoulder dislocation) to Bellator season one middleweight champion Hector Lombard.
Te Huna defeated veteran journeymann Antony Rea whilst competing for the Cage Fighting Championship promotion. He became the Cage Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight World Champion at CFC 10 by defeating Anthony Perosh by first round KO. Te Huna was later sanctioned by the promotion for illegally stomping on Perosh after the referee had stopped the bout. Cage Fighting Championship promoter Luke Pezzutti issued the following statement concerning Te Huna's behaviour, "To Anthony Perosh and the supporters/ Fans of Cage Fighting Championship, we apologize and do not condone nor tolerate the un-sportsman like actions of James Te-Huna at the CFC 10 August 21 event where the referee Ivan Walton stepped in to stop the fight between James and Anthony, and as a result of his actions that evening he has been fined 20% of his fight purse and has offered to write a letter of apology to Anthony Perosh, CFC officials and the supporters of CFC. CFC officials will amend rules, regulations to further prevent this type of behavior from our athletes." A formal letter of apology was duly issued on Te Huna's behalf.
Te Huna escaped serious injuries after a twenty-foot shop glass panel fell on top of him while walking to training alongside a Sydney mall.
Te Huna then signed a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and made his debut at UFC 110 against Igor Pokrajac. Te Huna was victorious via a controversial TKO stoppage. The referee stopped the bout when he hit Pokrajac with nine consecutive punches, which he did with his broken arm.
His next fight was scheduled to be at UFC 120 against UFC newcomer Tom Blackledge, but Te Huna withdrew from the fight due to injury and was replaced by James McSweeney.
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