Jack Marshman
Jack Robert Marshman (born December 19, 1989) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, he has also competed for BAMMA and Cage Warriors. He is the former BAMMA Lonsdale Middleweight Champion and former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion. Background. Marshman started training MMA when he was 15 when his dad introduced him to his friend who is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, Richard Shore. After the first MMA training session, Marshman was instantly hooked and spent much of his time in the  gym there after. He claimed that learning MMA taught him to stay out of troubles in his teenage life. Marshman joined the army at the age of 17. He served as a Lance Corporal with The 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, for 10 years, where he was deployed to Afghanistan. He serves as a Paratrooper while fighting MMA professionally. He believed his military service helped him to develop the physical and mental toughness and self-discipline which would help him in his MMA career. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Marshman fought in the European circuit and he was the  Middleweight Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Champion He amassed a record of 20-5 prior joining UFC. Marshman was the first Welshman signed by UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Marshman made his UFC debut on 19 November 2016 at . He faced Magnus Cedenblad and won his first UFC win via TKO one round two. On 19 February 2017 Marshman faced Thiago Santos at . Marshman came out aggressively on round one but he was dropped to the floor on round two after he was hit by Santos's spinning wheel kick and followed by a series of striking to his face and  lost the fight via a TKO. Marshman faced Ryan Janes at on 16 July 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Marshman faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on 28 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 119. He lost the fight via submission. Marshman was expected to face Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127. However, on 19 February 2018 it was announced that Zaleski was pulled from the event, citing knee injury. He was replaced by Brad Scott. Subsequently, Marshman was removed from the card two days before the event for medical issues surrounding  his weight cut and his fight with Scott was scrapped. Marshman faced Karl Roberson on 3 November 2018 at UFC 230. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Marshman faced John Phillips on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147 At the weigh-ins, Marshman weighed in at 188 lbs, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lbs. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and the bout proceeded at catchweight. Marshman won the bout via split decision. Marshman received a formal warning from the military due to participating in the fight week against  orders. Marshman faced Edmen Shahbazyan on 6 July 2019 at UFC 239. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Marshman was scheduled to face Markus Perez on 16 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night 164. However, Marshman was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Wellington Turman. Marshman was expected to face Kevin Holland 21 March 2020 at . However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled. Mashman faced Sean Strickland, replacing Wellington Turman, on 31 October 2020 at UFC Fight Night 181. At the weight-ins, Marshman  weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Marshman was fined a percentage of his purses, which went to Strickland. Marshman lost the fight via unanimous decision.