Shonie Carter
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| Born | Mearion Shonie Bickhem III May 3, 1972 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | Mr. International |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 176.6 lb (80.1 kg; 12.61 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Greco-Roman Wrestling • Judo • Shidōkan Karate |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Team | Iron Academy |
| Rank |
black belt in Judo black belt in Shidōkan Karate black belt in Jujutsu |
| Years active | 1997–2013 2014–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 62 |
| Wins | 57 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 90 |
| Wins | 51 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 15 |
| By decision | 24 |
| Losses | 31 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 18 |
| Draws | 7 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Triton Community College Carson–Newman College |
| Website | www |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III (born May 3, 1972), better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Welterweight, Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. He is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, a UFC veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. He has also competed in Pancrase, King of the Cage, M-1 Global, KSW and Bellator. He is known for his flashy dress, colorful vocabulary, outlandish personality and use of the spinning backfist in competition. Following coming back from retirement, Carter currently fights in the Welterweight division.
Carter was born in the African American ghettos of Chicago, Illinois and served for six years in the United States Marine Corps before beginning his profession as a fighter. Carter attended Proviso East High School. He began his martial arts training in Greco-Roman wrestling at Triton Community College in River Grove, Illinois before transferring to Carson-Newman College in Tennessee where he began studying judo and jujutsu, under Dr. Stephen Terrell and Dr. Stephen Karr. He was also an All-American wrestler and participated in the Olympic trials. After a semester of studying judo, Carter enrolled in the Tennessee state championship in the white-green, brown, and black belt divisions. He won state titles in the white-green and brown divisions, and placed second in the black belt division. His instructor awarded him his brown belt after his performance. Carter later added sanshou and Shidōkan Karate to his repertoire.
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