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JUSTIN WREN PROFESSIONAL
Mixed martial arts record Professional record breakdownįight Force International: Blood & Sand 8 He won via submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the first round. Wren faced Roman Pizzolato at Bellator 174 on March 3, 2017. He won his second Bellator bout against Juan Torres on February 19, 2016, also by unanimous decision. After five years away from the sport, Wren made his promotional debut against Josh Burns at Bellator 141 on August 28, 2015. In July 2015, Wren signed a five-fight contract with Bellator MMA. He fought and defeated Josh Henry in his debut for Ring of Fire by TKO in the first round.Īfter injuring his back from a slam in his victory over Josh Robertson, Wren underwent a corrective procedure to repair six or seven discs in his back. 26, the promotion was named as Ring of Fire MMA, based in Colorado. 23, 2010 Wren announced he had signed a deal with an unnamed promotion. Wren would go on make his UFC debut at The Ultimate Finale 10, against Ultimate Fighter 10 castmate, Jon Madsen, to whom he lost via split decision. Wren then moved on to the quarter-finals and fought Roy Nelson in a controversial two round majority decision loss that many spectators at ring side, including Dana White, felt should have gone to a third round. On episode five, Wren fought UFC veteran Wes Sims, defeating him via first round technical submission from an arm triangle. He was picked third for his team and fifth overall. Wren was on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter fighting for Team Rashad. Heading into the tenth installment of The Ultimate Fighter, Wren had trained all over the world but found his permanent home in Denver, CO with TUF 10 coach Trevor Wittman. Wren then won five more fights and was ten and one before appearing on TUF. Wren won his first three fights by knockout before taking his first loss. To stay active, Wren entered local fights around Iowa and began his MMA career. Wanting to try his hand at Division I college wrestling, Wren attended Iowa State University to compete for then coach Cael Sanderson, however, he sustained an injury training before he could join the team. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University to train for the Olympics to compete in Greco Roman wrestling. This championship gained him national attention and earned him a scholarship to the U.S. He was a two time All-American in that discipline, winning the national championship in Fargo, ND the summer after his senior year in high school ('05).
While he was indeed a standout collegiate-style wrestler, Wren's greatest success came in the Greco Roman style. During that time, he was a two time Prep State Champion (2004, 2005) and a two time Prep all-American, winning the Prep National Championship his senior year in Lehigh, Pennsylvania. He was a standout at Texas wrestling powerhouse Bishop Lynch High School, where he was coached by Olympic Gold Medalists Kenny Monday and Kendall Cross. Wren enjoyed a highly successful and decorated wrestling career before venturing into MMA.
A professional competitor since 2006, Wren has also formerly competed for the UFC, and was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. Justin Christopher Wren (born April 27, 1987) is an American humanitarian worker and a professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Bellator MMA. American mixed martial arts fighter Justin Wren
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