Marcus Davis

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Marcus Davis
Statistics
Nickname	The Irish Hand Grenade
Height	5' 10"
Weight	170lbs
Born	August 24, 1973
Fighting out of	Bangor, Maine
Town of birth	Houlton, Maine
Fighting style	Boxing, Choi Shin Do
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	9
By knockout	3
By submission	5
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Marcus Davis (August 24, 1973), nicknamed "the Irish Hand Grenade", is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a welterweight in the UFC and in independent MMA promotions in the USA.

He was a contestant on the Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV.

1 Biography
2 Mixed martial arts record
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Boxing career

Marcus began began boxing at 14, turning pro at the age of 19 with a second round TKO of Luis Guzman in April 1993. He compiled a professional record of 17-1-2 over the next seven years on the New England circuit. He became bored with boxing and became excited with the challenge of mixed martial arts, much to the bemusement of his peers. Considered on the cusp of the big-time as the number one ranked junior middleweight in New England, he retired from boxing in October 2000.^[1]

[edit] Martial arts background

Prior to boxing, Marcus did martial arts from the age of eight.^[2] In 1995, Davis, then based in Massachusetts, started grappling training with Joe Maffei. In 1997, he moved back to Bangor and opened up a MMA school, whilst running a bar. The doormen took classes at the school, one of whom was Tim Sylvia. After Tim joined Miletich Fighting Systems in 2000, Marcus quickly followed. More recently, he has trained with Mark Dellagrotte and his own team in Bangor, Team Irish.^[3]

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

Marcus Davis entered professional MMA on August 22, 2003 with a first round TKO of Shaun Gay. Though later describing himself as "one-dimensional", he put together a 3-2 pro MMA record.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about The Ultimate Fighter 2 follow.

In 2005, Marcus was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2. Coming in with reputed boxing skills, he picked Joe Stevenson in episode four in what proved to be a mismatch, as Davis was quickly taken down by the eventual winner and submitted. He was later brought back in episode 10 to cover for Jason Von Flue, who suffered a cut on his forehead in practice, though Von Flue's cut was healed enough in time to fight. Marcus fought on the undercard of the finale, where he lost to Melvin Guillard.

Spoilers end here.

Following the series, "the Irish Hand Grenade" strongly considered retirement but recuperated from a shoulder injury picked up against Joe Stevenson and went back to MMA training. He has subsequently bounced back with six wins, including a triumphant return to the UFC at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter. He now considers himself a mixed martial artist and not a boxer fighting in MMA.

[edit] Personal

Marcus is twice married and twice divorced, though he has reconciled with his second wife and they're currently in a relationship. He has three children.^[4]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

9 wins (3 TKO's, 5 submissions, 1 decisions), 3 losses.
Date	Outcome	Opponent	Method	Event	Round, time	Notes
10/10/2006	Win	Forrest Petz	Submission (Guillotine choke)	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	1, 4:58
9/8/2006	Win	Mike Vaughn	Submission (Armbar)	ISCF-Wild Bill's Fight Night 4	1, 4:14
7/14/2006	Win	Jason Hathaway	TKO	ISCF-Wild Bill`s Fight Night 3	1, 1:19
6/30/2006	Win	Doug Gordon	Decision (Unanimous)	CFFC 1-Cage Fury Fighting Championships 1	3, 5:00
5/13/2006	Win	Craig Gunder	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	CZ 16-In the Cage 2	1, 0:37
4/8/2006	Win	Andy Normington	Submission (Neck Crank)	CZ 14-In the Cage	1, 1:41
11/5/2005	Loss	Melvin Guillard	TKO (Cut)	UFC-Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale	2, 2:55
4/2/2005	Win	Renat Myzabekov	Technical Submission (Armbar)	CZ 10-Ground War	1, 1:19
7/10/2004	Win	Shawn Gay	TKO	CZ 7-Gravel Pit	1, 1:33
4/30/2004	Loss	Nuri Shakir	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	MMA-Eruption	3, 2:38
10/18/2003	Loss	Thiago Alves	Decision (Split)	HFC 2-Hardcore Fighting Championships 2	3, 5:00
8/22/2003	Win	Shawn Gay	TKO	ISCF-Friday Night Fights	1, 2:09

[edit] See also

List of male mixed martial artists

[edit] References

^ Interview with UFC.com - October 7, 2006 Retrieved October 19, 2006
^ Interview with MMAWeekly.com from October 4, 2005 Retrieved October 19, 2006
^ Interview with WrestlingObserver.com from September 13, 2005 Retrieved October 19, 2006
^ Marcus Davis' Myspace page Retrieved October 19, 2006

[edit] External links

The Ultimate Fighter - Season 2
Josh Burkman \| Dan Christison \| Luke Cummo \| Marcus Davis \| Rashad Evans \| Melvin Guillard \| Jorge Gurgel \| Brad Imes \| Keith Jardine \| Eli Joslin \| Rob MacDonald \| Sammy Morgan \| Tom Murphy \| Seth Petruzelli \| Kerry Schall \| Kenny Stevens \| Joe Stevenson \| Anthony Torres \| Jason Von Flue \| Mike Whitehead Coaches: Rich Franklin \| Matt Hughes