| Marcus Brimage | |
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| Born | Marcus Clyde Brimage April 6, 1985 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Other names | The Bama Beast, Brim |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Lightweight (2007-2011), Featherweight (2011-present) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Sanshou, Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Team | American Top Team, Spartan Fitness |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcus Clyde Brimage (born April 6, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Brimage has made a name for himself fighting in the South. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), fighting in their featherweight division. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. Brimage holds notable victories over Kyle Bradley and Bryan Goldsby.
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Brimage began drawing interest in martial arts after seeing an episode of Dragon Ball Z, and watching a highlight reel of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson during high school.[1] After graduating high school, and playing football was over, Brimage continued to workout, but was still looking to keep his competitive sprint alive. Brimage began training at a local Muy Thai gym by recommendation from one of his staff sergeants in the military. There Brimage met Chris Connelly, whom he later opened up a gym with called, Spartan Fitness, in 2006.[2] Shortly after Brimage began fighting as an amateur, collecting a 10-0 record before turning professional in 2007.[3]
In March of 2007 Brimage made his professional debut for Georgia Fighting Championships. Brimage fought and defeated Jason Kwast via unanimous decision. 10 months later Brimage returned to competition against future Bellator fighter, Bryan Goldsby. Brimage defeated Goldsby via TKO in the second round of the fight.
A month after his second professional fight Brimage was selected for BET's reality television show, Iron Ring. Brimage lost his only fight for the promotion against Joey Camacho via submission. Due to injuries Brimage was forced into more than two year hiatus from MMA. Brimage again returned to MMA against former UFC veteran, Kyle Bradley, defeating him via first round TKO.
Before going to appear on The Ultimate Fighter 14 Brimage moved to Coconut Creek, Florida to train full-time with the American Top Team.
Brimage was selected to appear on both The Ultimate Fighter 8, and The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom but due to injuries was never allowed to get onto the show. In 2011, Brimage had dropped to the featherweight division, and finally signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.[4] In the first episode, Brimage fought Bryson Wailehua-Hansen; winning via TKO in the second round.[5] The win gained Brimage entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. He was selected as a part of Team Bisping.[6]
Brimage next fought against former WEC fighter, Bryan Caraway. Brimage lost the fight in the second round via submission (rear-naked choke).[6]
Brimage officially dropped down to the featherweight division and made his UFC debut on December 3, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Ultimate Fighter castmate Stephen Bass. Brimage won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 5 matches | 4 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4-1 | Stephen Bass | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale | December 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Debut at Featherweight |
| Win | 3-1 | Kyle Bradley | TKO (punches) | USA MMA 13 | July 31, 2010 | 1 | 3:01 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Joey Camacho | Submission | Iron Ring | February 18, 2009 | 1 | 1:27 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Bryan Goldsby | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Freestyle Fighting 7 | January 19, 2008 | 2 | 1:07 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Jason Kwast | Decision (unanimous) | Georgia FC 2 | March 17, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Georgia, United States |
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