Raymond Daniels (martial artist)
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| Born | Raymond Lee Daniels April 29, 1980 Sun Valley, California, United States |
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| Other names | The Real Deal | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 77.4 kg (171 lb; 12.19 st) | |||||||||||||
| Division | Welterweight | |||||||||||||
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Long Beach, California, United States | |||||||||||||
| Team | Los Angeles Stars Team Paul Mitchell Karate World Champion Karate Classic Fight Team |
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| Trainer | Tyler Wombles | |||||||||||||
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Sixth degree black belt in American Kenpo Sixth degree black belt in Shotokan Fifth degree Kukkiwon black belt in Tae Kwon Do |
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| Years active | 2006-present | |||||||||||||
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| Total | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 34 | |||||||||||||
| By knockout | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Website | www |
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Raymond Lee Daniels (born April 29, 1980) is an American karateka, Tae Kwon Do practitioner, and kickboxer known for his flashy and aggressive style of fighting. He currently competes for Bellator Kickboxing.
Daniels is the current Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight champion. As of October 1, 2017, he is ranked the #8 welterweight in the world by CombatPress.com.
Daniels was born in Sun Valley, California and raised in Palmdale, California. His grandfather Frankie Daniels was a professional boxer as well as a Korean War veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He began training in American Kenpo karate in 1985 under the tutelage of his father Frank Daniels and earned his black belt in 1992.
While still in high school Daniels became a single father. Seeking a better life for him and his son, Daniels realized his boyhood dream of becoming a police officer with the Long Beach Police Department at the age of 21. After more than 7 years of service, Daniels retired to concentrate on his martial arts career.
Daniels had humble beginnings as a junior competitor in sport karate competitions. By the age of 19, he would go on to become a top ranked fighter for both the National Black Belt League (NBL) and the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA). Among his titles are eight NBL World Championships, at least two NASKA world championships, a second-place finish at the $50,000 World Pro Taekwondo Championship in Croatia in 2010, and nine overall championships at the W.A.K.O Irish Open.
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