Corey Hill
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| Corey Hill | |
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| Nickname | The Real Deal |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Born | October 3, 1978 |
| Fighting out of | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| Team/Association | Miletich Fighting Systems[1] |
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| Wins | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
Corey Cornelius Hill (born October 3, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida.[2]
He competed as a lightweight on The Ultimate Fighter 5 television series. During tryouts and production for the show, he told the UFC that he was 4-0, but he was actually 2-0, both wins from amateur bouts. His first professional fight (albeit technically an exhibition) was on the show, a victory against Rob Emerson which he won by unanimous decision after three rounds. When his official professional fight happens he will have shared a rarity with BJ Penn, Tito Ortiz, and Chuck Liddell -as they all started their professional career in the UFC.
After defeating Rob Emerson by decision in the preliminaries of TUF 5, Hill went on to lose in the quarterfinals via triangle choke in the first round to fellow Team Pulver teammate, Nate Diaz. In fact, by some accounts he was dominating the far shorter, future TUF 5 champion, Nate Diaz by effectively using his tremendous reach, much the way Ben Saunders, TUF 6 hopeful, did in his win over his opponent in his preliminary bout, before finally submitting to Diaz. Hill's performance validated the comments made several weeks prior by guest coach Jeremy Horn, who suggested Hill had the potential to be a dominating force in the UFC Lightweight division--even going so far as to offer to train Hill after his run on the show.
In his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 12, Hill defeated Joe Veres with a second round TKO. [3]
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[edit] Personal life
Corey attended Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida. He is married and has two children.[4] Corey currently lives in Colorado Springs, where he worked in a local Wal-Mart before pursuing his fighting career.[5]
Corey also attended Coby Community College in Colby, Kansas where he was an All-American on a National Championship team, alongside Daniel Cormier, under Coach Steve Lampe
[edit] MMA record
| 2-0-0 (wins-losses-draws)[6] | |||||||
| 01/23/08 | Win | Joe Veres | UFC Fight Night 12 | TKO | Round 2 | ||
| 11/18/06 | Win | Styrder Fann | Kickdown Classic 31 | TKO | Round 1 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ IGN: Broken Face: Pat Miletich Interview
- ^ While 6-4, 155 pounds sounds frail, and at first glance he looks to be a boxer or kickboxer, he was actually a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida.
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9754
- ^ Corey Bio
- ^ Corey Hill Interview on Complex magazine
- ^ Corey Hill's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics.
http://mmajunkie.com/2007/06/20/jens-pulver-corey-hill-injured-at-home-recovering/
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