Jack Shore
Jack Richard Shore (born February 6, 1995) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2016, he is the former Bantamweight champion in the Cage Warriors promotion. As of April 19, 2022, he is ranked #15 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Background. Shore started kickboxing at 6 years old, at the behest of his father. After doing that for 4 years, his father opened an MMA gym in 2007 and has trained Jack since. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Shore had  an undefeated amateur tenure (12-0) concluded with a gold medal and four impressive triumphs in the men's lightweight division of the inaugural 2015 IMMAF European Open. Cage Warriors. Shore made his debut as a featherweight against Tyler Thomas at Pain Pit Fight Night 15: Renegade on March 5, 2016, and won by a first-round submission. Three months later, he was scheduled to make his Cage Warriors debut against David Tonatiuh Crol at CWFC 76 on June 4, 2016. Shore made use of his superior grappling to take Crol down and submit him with a first-round rear -naked choke. Shore was next scheduled to face Eddie Pobivanez at CWFC 79 on October 15, 2016. Shore won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. For his third fight with the promotion, Shore moved away from the Cage Warriors flagship events. He was scheduled to fight the undefeated Alexandros Gerolimatos at Cage Warriors FC: Academy Wales on March 4, 2017. Shore needed a little over two minutes to submit Gerolimatos with a rear-naked choke. Shore made his fourth appearance with Cage Warriors at CWFC 83 on May 6, 2017, against Konmon Deh. Shore won the fight by  a first-round armbar submission. Shore then faced Mattia Galbiati at CWFC 87 on October 14, 2017. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Shore was scheduled to face Ayton De Paepe at CWFC 89 on November 25, 2017. It was Shore's last appearance as a featherweight with Cage Warriors. Shore won the fight by a first-round submission. Shore moved down in weight to bantamweight for his seventh appearance with Cage Warriors. He was scheduled to fight Vaughan Lee at CWFC 92: Super Saturday on March 24, 2018. Shore won the fight by unanimous decision. Shore  extended his winning streak to nine fights with a first-round technical knockout of Weslley Maia at CWFC 97 on September 29, 2018. Cage Warriors Bantamweight champion. His nine-fight winning streak earned Shore the chance to challenge the reigning bantamweight champion Mike Ekundayo at CWFC 100 on December 8, 2018. Shore dominated his fellow undefeated prospect through takedowns and ground-and-pound, en route to a third-round technical knockout victory. Shore was scheduled to make his first title defense against Scott Malone at CWFC 104 on April 27, 2019. Shore won the fight by a third-round rear -naked choke submission. On May 29, 2019, it was announced that Shore had signed with the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Shore made his promotional debut against Nohelin Hernandez at on 28 September 2019. He won the fight via third-round submission. The win earned him a "Performance of the Night" bonus. He was then expected to make his sophomore appearance in the organization against Geraldo de Freitas at on 21 March 2020. However, the whole event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was scheduled to face Anderson dos Santos at on 16 July 2020. However, dos Santos tested  positive for COVID-19 before departuring Brazil and was replaced by Aaron Phillips. He won the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke. Next he was scheduled to face Khalid Taha on 7 November 2020 at . However, Shore was removed from the bout in late-October due to undisclosed reason and replaced by Raoni Barcelos. Shore faced Hunter Azure at on 10 April 2021. He won the bout via split decision. 16 out of 16 media members scored the fight for Shore. Shore was scheduled to face Said Nurmagomedov on 4 September 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191 However , Nurmagomedov was pulled from the event due to visa issues, and he was replaced by Zviad Lazishvili. In turn, Lazishvili pulled out from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Liudvik Sholinian. Shore won the fight via unanimous decision. Shore was scheduled to face Umar Nurmagomedov on March 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 204. However, Nurmagomedov was removed from the bout for unknown reason and he was replaced by Timur Valiev. Shore won the fight via unanimous decision.