Terrion Ware
Terrion Jamar Ware (born March 31, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background. Growing up in Los Angeles, Terrion's original dream was to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ware was signed by the Los Angeles Angels out of college and played in their minor league system. He made it all the way to their Single A team, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, as a centerfielder but he had to give up on baseball due to an arm injury he originally suffered in college. Mixed martial arts  career. Early career. Starting his MMA career in 2012, Ware fought for various regional American promotions, compiling a 17–5 record while winning the BAMMA USA Bantamweight Championship against Eric Winston, and defending it once against Jeff Martin, as well as the California Xtreme Fighting Bantamweight Championship against Jared Papazian. Other memorable fights during this time were his fight against Leandro Higo at RFA 29 on August 21, 2015, which he lost via last second rear-naked choke at the end of round 3. He also fought for the Absolute Championship Berkut promotion at . At this event he won against Nick  Mamalis via unanimous decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship. In his UFC debut, Ware faced Cody Stamann on July 8, 2017, at UFC 213 in Las Vegas. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Terrion faced promotional newcomer Sean O'Malley on December 1, 2017 at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ware faced Tom Duquesnoy on March 17, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Terrion Ware faced Merab Dvalishvili on September 15, 2018 at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Following his fourth straight loss, Ware was released from the UFC. Post UFC . Following his release, Terrion's first fight outside of the UFC was against Jordan Winski at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 75 on May 25, 2019. He lost the fight via split decision. Terrion's next fight was against Denis Purić at Fight Night 11: Lethbridge on September 28, 2019 for the ZF Bantamweight Championship. He lost the fight via split decision.