Marcus Brimage
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| Born | Marcus Clyde Brimage April 6, 1985 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Other names | The Bama Beast |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight (2007–2011), Featherweight (2011-2014), Bantamweight (2014-present) |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of |
Coconut Creek, Florida, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Team |
American Top Team Spartan Fitness |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcus Clyde Brimage (born April 6, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Brimage has made a name for himself fighting in the South. He was formerly signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their Bantamweight division, until his release on October 16, 2015. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.
Brimage began drawing interest in martial arts after seeing an episode of Dragon Ball Z, and watching a highlight reel of Quinton Jackson during high school. After graduating high school, and playing football was over, Brimage attended Wallace State Community College before graduating from Faulkner University with a bachelor's in criminal justice. Brimage continued to work out, but was still looking to keep his competitive spirit alive. Brimage began training at a local Muay Thai gym by recommendation from one of his staff sergeants in the military. There Brimage met Chris Connelly, with whom he later opened up a gym, Spartan Fitness, in 2006. Shortly after Brimage began fighting as an amateur, collecting a 10–0 record before turning professional in 2007.
In March 2007 Brimage made his professional debut for Georgia Fighting Championships. Brimage fought and defeated Jason Kwast via unanimous decision. Ten months later Brimage returned to competition against future Bellator fighter Bryan Goldsby. Brimage defeated Goldsby via TKO in the second round of the fight.
A month after his second professional fight Brimage was selected for BET's reality television show Iron Ring. Brimage lost his only fight for the promotion against Joey Camacho via submission. Due to injuries Brimage was forced into a more than two-year hiatus from MMA. Brimage again returned to MMA against former UFC veteran Kyle Bradley, defeating him via first-round TKO.
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