Reza Madadi
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Gholam Reza Madadi رضا مددی |
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| Born | Gholam Reza Madadi June 20, 1978 Tehran, Iran |
| Native name | رضا مددی |
| Other names | Mad Dog |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
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Lightweight (from 2010) Welterweight (2006–2010) |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Submission Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | , Sweden |
| Team | Allstars Training Center Hilti NHB Spårvägens BK (Wrestling) |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Wrestling | Gold medal Swedish Freestyle Wrestling Champion |
| Years active | 2006–present (MMA) 1994–2006 (Wrestling) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/MadDog.Madadi |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Reza Madadi (Persian: رضا مددی, born June 20, 1978 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-Swedish mixed martial artist.
Madadi started out as a wrestler at the age of 15, his wrestling career saw some good results, winning the Swedish championship in 2002 and 2003 along with victories in Sweden and other parts of Scandinavia, in both the styles of Greco-Roman and Freestyle. He transitioned from wrestling to MMA in 2006.
Madadi competed in Strike And Submit (SAS), Superior Challenge (SC), Furious Fighting Championship (FFC) and a few other fighting organizations. Madadi holds a submission victory over former UFC fighter Junie Browning in 2010, later that year he took a very impressive decision victory against former WEC- and future Strikeforce and UFC fighter Carlo Prater.
He became the Superior Challenge Lightweight Champion in 2011, after defeating former UFC fighter Rich Clementi via unanimous decision at Superior Challenge 7.
He was expected to challenge for the title in British top promotion Cage Warriors, against the champion Matt Veach on June 16, 2011. However, just a few days before the fight Veach had to withdraw due to an injury and Madadi was scrapped from the card.
Madadi's success on the European circuit, 11-2 (6 submissions, 2 TKO's), led to him being considered as one of the best European lightweight prospects.
In November, 2011 it was reported that Madadi had signed with the UFC.
He was expected to make his promotional debut against Rafaello Oliveira on January 20, 2012 at UFC on FX 1. However, Oliveira was forced out of a bout with an injury and replaced by Fabrício Camões Madadi himself would later withdraw from the bout due to injury as well and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tommy Hayden.
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