Nordine Taleb

Nordine Taleb
Born Nordine Taleb
June 10, 1981
Saint-Tropez, France[1]
Other names The Machine
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality France
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight (170lbs)
Middleweight (185lbs) - formerly
Reach 74.0 in (188 cm)
Fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Team Tristar Gym
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Firas Zahabi[2][3]
Years active 2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 11
By knockout 5
By decision 6
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nordine Taleb (born June 10, 1981) is a French professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Taleb has also formerly competed for Bellator MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Taleb began his professional career with a unanimous decision victory, before losing his next bout via TKO. After a further four victories across Canada, Taleb fought Pete Sell at Ring of Combat 38 for Sell's welterweight championship.[4] Taleb was the much quicker man and was able to move in and out of range quickly, which reduced the amount of strikes he took from Sell.[4] In the second round, Taleb hit Sell with a counter right hand, followed by strikes on the ground. The referee stopped the fight early in the second round and Taleb was declared the ROC Middleweight Champion.[4]

Bellator

In 2011, Taleb was signed by Bellator and made his debut at Bellator 64 against Matt Secor. Taleb dominated the fight and outclassed Secor enough to be awarded 10-8 rounds by one judge.[5] Taleb was able to take Secor down multiple times and also controlled the stand-up portion of the fight. Taleb won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-24).[5]

Taleb's second fight for Bellator was against Matt MacGrath, which was held as a 180lb. Catchweight bout, due to the fight being contested at short notice.[6] Taleb controlled MacGrath in the opening round, by utilising his reach advantage via straight punches.[6] MacGrath started to come back into the fight in the second round, but was knocked down by a left hand from Taleb. Taleb hit MacGrath with some follow-up shots and was declared the winner via TKO.[6]

Taleb was then entered into the Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament. Taleb's opponent in the quarterfinal was the first-and-only DREAM welterweight champion Marius Žaromskis.[1] Taleb lost via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter

In December 2013, it was announced that Taleb was selected as one of the fighters to represent Canada for the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.[7] In his first fight on the show, Taleb lost to Tyler Manawaroa via unanimous decision after three rounds.

In a rare move, the UFC revealed in March 2014 that Taleb would also appear as a participant on the next season of the show, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn.[8] Taleb lost his preliminary fight to get into the house against Mike King via decision after a sudden victory round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Despite being announced as a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn, Taleb appeared on the event leading up to its premiere as he faced fellow contestant Vik Grujic at the The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.[9] He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Taleb faced Li Jingliang on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine.[10] He won the fight via split decision and marked a successful return to welterweight.[11]

Taleb was expected to face Cláudio Silva on April 25, 2015 at UFC 186.[12] However, Silva was forced out of the bout with a broken foot and replaced by Chris Clements.[13] Taleb won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–2 Chris Clements Decision (unanimous) UFC 186 April 25, 2015 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–2 Li Jingliang Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine October 4, 2014 3 5:00 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–2 Vik Grujic Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy April 16, 2014 3 5:00 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Middleweight bout.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 8–2 Marius Žaromskis Decision (unanimous) Bellator 74 September 28, 2012 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Quarterfinal.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–1 Matt MacGrath TKO (punches) Bellator 67 May 4, 2012 2 2:30 Rama, Ontario, Canada Catchweight (180 lbs) bout.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–1 Matt Secor Decision (unanimous) Bellator 64 April 6, 2012 3 5:00 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–1 Pete Sell TKO (punches) Ring of Combat 38 November 28, 2011 2 0:53 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won the Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–1 Syzmon Boniecki TKO (punches) UGC 28: Montreal October 1, 2011 1 1:52 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–1 John Salgado KO (head kick) Eye of the Tiger June 11, 2011 1 2:50 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–1 Chad Cox Decision (unanimous) W-1 MMA 6: New Ground October 23, 2010 3 5:00 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–1 Dean Martins TKO (punches) W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood March 20, 2010 2 2:54 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1–1 Guillaume DeLorenzi TKO (punches) XMMA 3: Ring Extreme March 14, 2008 3 3:46 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Louis-Philippe Carles Decision (unanimous) XMMA 2: Gold Rush November 24, 2007 3 5:00 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bellator 74s Nordine Taleb on Marius Zaromskis: "I'll have to knock him out twice"". mmajunkie.com. September 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ "I received my purple belt today under @firaszahabi I'm honoured!". twitter.com. October 27, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nordine Taleb on Instagram: "I received my purple belt today under @firaszahabi I'm honoured!"". Instagram. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "DeBlass, Audinwood, Taurus among title winners at ROC 38". sherdog.com. November 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ben Askren retains welterweight crown; Sandro, Marx, Nakamura advance at Bellator 64". sherdog.com. April 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Chandler blasts Gono in 56 seconds at Bellator 67; Baker advances to final". sherdog.com. May 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Report: TUF Nations cast announced". bloodyelbow.com. December 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ "TUF: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn revealed". fightnews.com. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  9. ↑ Keith Grienke. "Taleb to Face Grujic on TUF Finale". topmmanews.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  10. ↑ Staff (2014-08-11). "Nordine Taleb-Jingliang Li Welterweight Bout Added to Oct. 4 UFC Fight Night in Halifax". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  11. ↑ Staff (2015-10-05). "‘The Leech’ suffers split decision loss against Nordine Taleb". fightsportasia.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  12. ↑ Don Wilson. "Taleb added to UFC 186". topmmanews.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  13. ↑ Keith Grienke (March 24, 2015). "Taleb To Get Menaced By Clements At UFC 186". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-04-25). "UFC 186 results: Nordine Taleb cruises past Chris Clements for scorecard sweep". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.