Mike Rio
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| Born | Michael Alexander Rio July 6, 1981 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Other names | The Wolverine |
| Residence | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight (MMA) (2008–present) |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Team | American Top Team Miramar American Top Team Coconut Creek |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University |
Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri Harper College, Palatine, Illinois |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Michael Alexander Rio (born July 6, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competed most recently in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was also a competitor on the 15th season of The Ultimate Fighter. He now fights for Fight Time Promotions.
Rio was introduced to wrestling at Cutler Ridge Middle School, but truly began competing at Miami Southridge High School, where he went on to win two Florida state championships under high school wrestling coach Jim Husk (who also coached his father, uncle, older brother and two younger brothers) and assistant coach Kenny Johnson. During that time he led his school to two undefeated state championship wins, individually amassing an overall record of 147-10, going undefeated his junior and senior years. Along with those honors, he also holds the national record of fastest pin at 4 seconds at 103 lbs. He was also named to the Wrestling USA Magazine's National All-American High School Team as an Honorable Mention in 2000 and Wrestler of the Year (Mr. Wrestling) by Florida Dairy Farmers, Inc.
It was also in high school that Rio met and began some wrestling training with Cuban world champion and now fellow fighter Alexis Vila.
In his first year at the collegiate level, Rio advanced to the finals of the national tournament, but lost. A year later, he once again advanced to the finals and won his first national championship at the junior college national wrestling championships for Harper College in Illinois at 149 lbs. He then won back-to-back titles at the NAIA national wrestling championships for Lindenwood University in Missouri at 149 and 157 lbs, respectively. He was also the only NAIA wrestler that year to defend his back-to-back title. Rio finished his college career by being named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the 2006 national championship tournament. And it was because of this performance that he had the honor of being featured in the March 27 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine's long-running segment Faces in the Crowd.
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