Maximo Blanco
| Maximo Blanco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 16, 1983 Falcón, Venezuela |
| Other names | Maxi |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Featherweight (current) |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Team |
Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting Yoshida Dojo Sengoku Training Players (formerly) |
| Rank | Green belt in Tae Kwon Do |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Maximo Blanco (born October 16, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Blanco is the former Lightweight King of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce and World Victory Road.
Blanco, originally from Venezuela, trained in Tae Kwon Do for three years, reaching the rank of green belt, before being introduced to wrestling at the age of 14 by his cousin. Blanco competed in the sport for a year at German Villalobos High School, before being recruited to compete for the inaugural team at Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School in Japan along with three other Venezuelans. Blanco faced problems with bullying and fitting in to a new society, but continued to excel at wrestling, winning All-Japan honors before being recruited again to compete at Nihon University. Upon graduating, Blanco continued competing and won International Championships in Venezuela, China, and Azerbaijan. Blanco was also a competitor at the 2007 Pan American Games and came close to winning a Bronze Medal in the 144 lb weight division, he later lost the third place match via points to Peruvian grappler Aldo Parimango.
Blanco made his mixed martial arts debut on August 27, 2008 against Yuki Yashima at Pancrase: Shining 6. The bout ended in a no contest after an accidental headbutt.
He returned to the promotion at Pancrase: Shining 8 on October 1, 2008 and knocked out Hiroki Aoki with a slam and punches in just 22 seconds.
Blanco faced Daisuke Hanazawa at Pancrase: Shining 10 on December 7, 2008 and was defeated by submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the second round.
He faced Koji Oishi at Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 on April 5, 2009. The fight was ruled a draw after two rounds.
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