Sabah Homasi
Sabah Homasi (born October 19, 1988) is a Lebanese American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for the UFC, Titan FC, and Strikeforce. As of March 1, 2022, he is #10 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings. Background. Born in Lebanon, New Jersey and raised in nearby East Brunswick, Homasi moved at the age of 10 to Florida and to Detroit when he had started high school and began training in mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Homasi made his professional  MMA debut in May 2009. Over the next 7 years he fought for various promotions, including Strikeforce, Titan FC and Bellator MMA. Before joining the UFC he amassed a record of 11 wins against 5 losses. The Ultimate Fighter. Homasi competed on , the 21st season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter. He represented American Top Team. In his first fight on the show, Homasi lost to Carrington Banks via decision after three rounds. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Homasi made his debut with the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2016 against Tim Means on the main card of UFC 202 . He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. In his second fight for the promotion, Homasi faced Abdul Razak Alhassan on December 2, 2017 at UFC 218. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round after a controversial early stoppage. Due to the stoppage controversy of their first bout, a rematch with Alhassan took place on January 20, 2018 at UFC 220. Homasi lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Homasi was subsequently released from the UFC. Return to Bellator. In April 2019, Homasi announced that he had signed a contract with Bellator. In  his promotional return, Homasi knocked out Micah Terrill in 17 seconds at Bellator 225 on August 24, 2019. Homasi was next expected to face Paul Daley at Bellator 232 on October 26, 2019. However, he withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Saad Awad. The bout was then rescheduled to take place at Bellator 241 on March 13, 2020, but the whole event was eventually cancelled due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Homasi next faced Curtis Millender on August 7, 2020 at Bellator 243. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Homasi faced Bobby Voelker October  29, 2020 at Bellator 250. He won the fight via flying knee in the second round. Subsequently, Homasi signed a multi-fight contract with the promotion. Homasi was rescheduled for the third time to face Paul Daley on April 16, 2021 at Bellator 257. Homasi lost the bout in the second round via TKO after Daley survived getting dropped by Homasi in the first round. Homasi faced Andrey Koreshkov on August 13, 2021 at Bellator 264. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Homasi faced Jaleel Willis on January 29, 2022 at Bellator 273. He won the bout via arm -triangle choke in the first round.