Marc Diakiese
| Marc Diakiese | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 16, 1993 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Other names | Bonecrusher |
| Residence | Doncaster, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Boxing, Submission Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Manchester, England |
| Team |
American Top Team Titan Fighter London Shootfighters |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marc Diakiese (born March 13, 1993) is an English mixed martial artist of Congolese descent currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He moved to the UK at the age of 12 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diakiese began training in mixed martial arts in 2010. He won three British amateur titles while compiling an undefeated record of 9–0 before turning pro.
After earning four wins in his professional MMA career in regional promotions, Diakiese joined the BAMMA organization in 2014. He fought five times for the promotion over the course of the next year, bringing his record to 9-0 and in the process winning the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship, which he successfully defended twice before signing with the UFC.
Diakiese made his UFC debut against Lukasz Sajewski on 8 October 2016 at UFC 204. After being smothered by his opponent in the first round, Diakiese came back to win the fight by TKO due to knees and punches near the end of the second round.
Diakiese returned to face Frankie Perez on 9 December 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov. Despite losing the second round, Diakiese would go on to win the bout by unanimous decision.
Diakiese faced Teemu Packalen on 18 March 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson. Diakiese defeated Packalen via knockout, 30 seconds into the first round. The win earned Diakiese his first Performance of the Night bonus.
Diakiese faced Drakkar Klose on 7 July 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale. He lost the fight by split decision.
Diakiese was the first UFC fighter to pose for Gay Times Magazine, an LGBT publication where his view on LGBT community was "As people, we are all one"
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