Mike Grundy
Grundy at UFC Fight Night 147 in London
BornMichael Grundy
(1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 37)
Wigan, England
ResidenceLiverpool, Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight (145 lbs) (2014–present)
Lightweight (155 lbs) (2015)
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofLiverpool, Merseyside, England
TeamTeam Kaobon Wigan (2007–present)[1][2]
TrainerColin Heron (Head coach)
Marcelo Brigadeiro (Luta Livre)
Shane Rigby (Wrestling)
Andy Aspinall (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
Juddas Clottey (Boxing)
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
WrestlingOlympic Freestyle Wrestling[4]
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins12
By knockout1
By submission8
By decision3
Losses4
By submission2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's freestyle wrestling
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 74 kg
Men's Brazilian jiu-jitsu
European No-Gi Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Italy   Lightweight

Michael Grundy (born 1 March 1987) is an English professional mixed martial artist and retired freestyle wrestler who also competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). During his wrestling career, Grundy most notably claimed a bronze medal from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Background

Grundy started wrestling at a young age under the guidance of his father.[6] He has four siblings who all have wrestled to some extent.[6]

Freestyle wrestling career

During his wrestling career, Grundy represented both England and Great Britain. He made two Junior World Teams and one Senior World Team while wrestling for England. Grundy wrestled for Great Britain in the men's freestyle 74 kg division at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, where he went 1–1. Competing for England, he competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 5th overall. In his last international wrestling event, Grundy also competed for England in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal, being the best achievement of his career.[5][7]

Grappling career

Grundy competed against Aljamain Sterling in the main event of Polaris 25 on September 30, 2023.[8] He lost the match by decision.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

His initial contact with mixed martial arts was when he helped Terry Etim during his fight camp in 2007.[1] Gradually he picked up various disciplines and ultimately made his amateur mixed martial arts debut in 2011, followed by professional debut in September 2014.[1] Over the next three years, Grundy competed for various promotions including Shooto, BAMMA, and Absolute Championship Berkut. He amassed a record of 11 wins against 1 loss before joining the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Grundy made his debut on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal against Nad Narimani.[10] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[11]

Grundy was scheduled to face Movsar Evloev on 31 August 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 15.[12] However, on 19 August it was reported that Grundy had pulled out from the event, citing injury.[13]

Grundy was scheduled to face Makwan Amirkhani on 21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards.[14] However, the event was eventually postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Grundy faced Movsar Evloev on 26 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN 14.[16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Grundy was expected to face Nik Lentz on 16 January 2021 at UFC on ABC 1.[18] However, a member of Grundy's team tested positive for COVID-19, hence Grundy was pulled from the fight.[19]

Grundy faced Lando Vannata at UFC 262 on May 15, 2021.[20] He lost the fight via split decision.[21]

As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Grundy faced Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night 204 on March 19, 2022.[22][6] The bout was originally scheduled to occur at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. Grundy lost the fight via technical submission with an Anaconda choke in the first round.[23]

In May 2022, it was reported that Grundy was released by UFC.[24]

Personal life

Grundy has three sons, of whom the oldest is also a mixed martial artist.[6]

Championships and accomplishments

Freestyle wrestling

Senior

Mixed martial arts

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches 12 wins 4 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 8 2
By decision 3 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–4 Makwan Amirkhani Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall 19 March 2022 1 0:57 London, England
Loss 12–3 Lando Vannata Decision (split) UFC 262 15 May 2021 3 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 12–2 Movsar Evloev Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till 26 July 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 12–1 Nad Narimani TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal 16 March 2019 2 4:42 London, England
Win 11–1 Fernando Bruno Decision (unanimous) Aspera FC 58 4 November 2017 3 5:00 Gaspar, Brazil Won the vacant Aspera FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 10–1 Michael Tobin Submission (guillotine choke) ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev 22 July 2017 3 4:38 Sheffield, England
Win 9–1 Yutaka Saito Decision (unanimous) Professional Shooto 1/29 29 January 2017 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–1 Fouad Mesdari Submission (arm-triangle choke) Shinobi War 9 26 November 2016 1 2:39 Liverpool, England
Win 7–1 Daniel Vasquez Submission (arm-triangle choke) ICE Fighting Championships 18 28 October 2016 1 1:15 Manchester, England
Win 6–1 Zsolt Fényes Submission (americana) ICE Fighting Championships 17 20 August 2016 1 0:55 Manchester, England
Win 5–1 Marley Swindells Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 25 14 May 2016 3 5:00 Birmingham, England Return to Featherweight.
Win 4–1 Damian Frankiewicz Submission (arm-triangle choke) BAMMA 21 13 June 2015 1 3:59 Birmingham, England Lightweight debut.
Loss 3–1 Damian Stasiak Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 19 28 March 2015 2 4:18 Blackpool, England
Win 3–0 Mamadou Gueye Submission (Brabo choke) BAMMA 18 21 February 2015 1 3:35 Wolverhampton, England
Win 2–0 Mike Cutting Submission (Brabo choke) BAMMA 17 6 December 2014 1 1:56 Manchester, England
Win 1–0 Ant Phillips Submission (Brabo choke) BAMMA 16 13 September 2014 1 2:47 Manchester, England Featherweight debut.

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Jim Edwards (1 November 2017). "Commonwealth Games medalist Mike Grundy knocking on the door of the UFC". Metro.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Mike Grundy | UFC". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Mike grundy on Instagram: "What a journey so far Never easy to be a dad and a coach at the same time you got to keep the training separate from home but one thing..."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ Lewis, Daniel (29 July 2014). "Mike Grundy takes wrestling bronze for England". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "This weekend in MMA: former England wrestler Mike Grundy stepping into the octagon with UFC". teamusa.org. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Thomas Gerbasi (16 March 2022). "Mike Grundy Wants To Create A Memory". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  7. ^ Lewis, Daniel (29 July 2014). "Mike Grundy takes wrestling bronze for England". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  8. ^ Jones, Phil. "Aljamain Sterling Gets New Opponent For Polaris 25". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Polaris 25 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ^ Fiedel, Michael. "Mike Grundy to make long-awaited UFC debut in London". The Body Lock. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. ^ "UFC London results: Mike Grundy debuts with second-round stoppage over Nad Narimani". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  12. ^ Marcel Dorff (23 July 2019). "Voormalig M-1 Global Kampioen Movsar Evloev treft Mike Grundy tijdens UFC Shenzhen" (in Dutch). MMA DNA. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ^ Marcel Dorff. "UFC Shenzhen loses another fight after canceling Mike Grundy". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 20 April 2022.(in Dutch)
  14. ^ Carroll, Peter (7 January 2020). "Mike Grundy vs. Makwan Amirkhani set for UFC London". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  15. ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (15 March 2020). "UFC postpones three events amid growing coronavirus outbreak". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  16. ^ "UFC adds Mike Grundy vs. Movsar Evloev to July 25 event". MMA Junkie. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  17. ^ Vreeland, Daniel (25 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 3 Results: Evloev Survives Early D'Arce Attempt, Tops Grundy". Cageside Press. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  18. ^ Marcel Dorff (22 November 2020). "Nik Lentz vs. Mike Grundy added to UFC event on January 16, 2021". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 20 April 2022. (in Dutch)
  19. ^ Staff (10 January 2021). "With Mike Grundy out Saturday, Nik Lentz moves to UFC 257 vs. Movsar Evloev". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  20. ^ Tristen Critchfield (31 March 2021). "Two New Additions Complete 15-Bout Lineup for UFC 262". Sherdog.
  21. ^ Behunin, Alex (15 May 2021). "UFC 262 Results: Lando Vannata Beats Grundy, Judges in Featherweight Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  22. ^ Farah Hannoun (10 December 2021). "UFC adds Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy to March 19 lineup". MMAjunkie.com.
  23. ^ Law, Eddie (19 March 2022). "UFC London: Makwan Amirkhani Puts Mike Grundy To Sleep Early". Cageside Press. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Report: Moutinho, Grundy, Hubbard Among Latest UFC Cuts". MMA News. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  25. ^ Sherdog.com. "Mike Grundy MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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