Sam Oropeza
| Sam Oropeza | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1985 Briarcliffe, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | Sammy O, The Fighting Pride of Briarcliffe |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight (170 lb) Middleweight (185 lb)Cruiserweight (199 lb) |
| Reach | 72.5 in (184 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Briarcliffe, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Team | Philadelphia Fight Factory, Team Balance |
| Rank | brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable school(s) | Monsignor Bonner High School |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Sam Oropeza | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Sammy O |
| Rated at | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Wins by KO | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
Sam Oropeza (born June 17, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist and boxer who formerly competed in Bellator's middleweight and Welterweight divisions. After 16 Professional MMA fights racking up an impressive 13-3 record Oropeza has made the switch to Professional Boxing where he has had 2 Cruiserweight tilts.
Oropeza was born in Briarcliffe, Pennsylvania as the youngest of six children. At the age of 10, Oropeza lost his father to liver failure. During his youth, Oropeza wrestled at Monsignor Bonner High School. In 2006, he started to practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu and in 2008 he earned a purple belt. In the same year, he fought as an amateur in mixed martial arts for the first time.
Oropeza Rattled off 2 Amateur finishes for New Breed Fighters in late 2008 before turning Professional in 2009. He made his Professional debut on June 6,2009 vs Mitch Filer at World Cage Fighting Alliance in Atlantic City, New Jersey and defeated him via rear naked choke in the first round. From 2009 to 2010, he was victorious against Dustin Collins (Arm Bar Submission) , Dave Concepcion (KO head Kick),and Koa Ramos (Guillotine Choke) at KOTC: Honor Oropeza's first defeat (professional or amateur) was against fellow undefeated prospect Myles Jury at KOTC: No Mercy.. He Was Able to bounce back on the biggest stage of his career up to that point submitting Don Carlo-Clauss in front of 11,287 fans at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva.
In 2010 Sam Oropeza was selected to do a taping for the MTV show Bully Beatdown. The premise of this show was to put 'real life bullies' in the cage to fight professional mma fighters. If the bully is defeated, the bullies victims can receive up to $10,000. If the bully defeats the Fighter, he earns $10,000. The episode Aired on MTV2 in 2012 titled David: Tears of A Clown. Oropeza made the bully tap out 5 times in round 1 and stopped the fight with a TKO in round 2, earning the bullies victims $10,000.
Oropeza also appeared on Kevin Smith's show, Comic Book Men, on AMC. Oropeza was seen portraying Jay from the Jay and Silent Bob Duo in a staged fight between the 2 cult heroes.
Boasting a 5-1 record Oropeza made his Bellator debut against Giedrius Karavackas on May 14, 2011 at Bellator 44. The fight was televised live nationally on MTV2. He was defeated via submission due to a scarf hold armlock in the third round.
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