Shanon Slack | |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
April 23, 1983
Other names | The Heartbreak Kid |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
Division | Featherweight (145 lb) |
Fighting out of | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Team | Subfighter MMA, Reign MMA Alliance MMA Black House |
Years active | 2009, 2011–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 7 |
Wins | 6 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Occupation | Professional MMA fighter, Financial analyst (formerly) |
University |
Fresno State University Old Dominion University |
Notable school(s) | Hermitage High School |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Shanon Slack (born April 23, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division.
Slack lived his early life in Chicago, but his family moved to Richmond, Virginia when he was in the 6th grade. In wrestling, he was a high school All American as a senior, wrestled at Cerritos College where he won All-American honors and the California JUCO title then Fresno State and Old Dominion and trained at the Olympic Training Center.
After the 2008 Olympic trials, Slack moved to California and began working as a financial analyst. Soon after, he gained interest in mixed martial arts and met Dominick Cruz. He trained with Cruz in California at the Alliance MMA then went on to coach top MMA fighters Junior Dos Santos, Rodrigo Noguiera, and Rogerio Noguiera in Brazil. Then, in 2009 he was invited to train at Black House, a Brazilian fighting team.
Slack was also one of the coaches of Team Cruz in the The Ultimate Fighter: Live.
Slack started his professional career in 2009. He compiled three straight victories in two years, before signing with Bellator in 2012.
Slack made his debut against Booker Arthur on May 18, 2012 at Bellator 69. He won via unanimous decision.
Slack faced Matt McCook on July 20, 2012 at Bellator 72. Slack had his first career's defeat via split decision (29-28 McCook, 29-28 Slack, 29-28 McCook).