Fredy Serrano
Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca (born September 22, 1979) is a male former Olympic freestyle wrestler from Colombia and a current mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2013, he has formerly competed for the UFC and was also on . Wrestling career. Born in Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Serrano began wrestling in 1990 at the age of 11. In 2007 he became the 55 kg Pan Am bronze medalist. 2008 Olympics. Serrano participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics as a representative of Colombia. He ended up losing to Abbas Dabbaghi from Iran in the  Round of 16. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. At the beginning of 2013, Serrano retired from wrestling to focus on his MMA career. He had two unsanctioned MMA fights in 2013, both of which he won. In March 2014, Serrano was announced as having signed an 8-fight contract with Resurrection Fighting Alliance. However, he never debuted before joining the cast of "The Ultimate Fighter". The Ultimate Fighter. In May 2014, Serrano was announced as a member of the cast of fighters participating . He competed as a bantamweight for Team Werdum. In his first fight on the show, Serrano  lost to Alejandro Pérez by unanimous decision. Serrano faced former "TUF: Latin America" castmate Bentley Syler on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62. Serrano won the fight by knockout in the third round. The win earned him a "Performance of the Night" bonus . Serrano faced Yao Zhikui on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79. He won the fight via TKO in the first round after Yao severely injured his arm while trying to defend a takedown. Serrano was originally expected to face Ray Borg on July 30, 2016 at UFC 201. However Borg pulled out of  the fight and was replaced by Ryan Benoit. He lost the fight via split decision. Serrano faced Hector Sandoval on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.