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Drew McFedries Born Michael Andrew McFedries
July 27, 1978
Ames, Iowa, United StatesOther names The Massacre Nationality American Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Division Middleweight Reach 72 in (180 cm) Style Boxing Fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa Mixed martial arts record Total 16 Wins 10 By knockout 8 By submission 1 By decision 1 Losses 6 By knockout 2 By submission 4 Draws 0 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Michael Andrew "Drew" McFedries (born July 27, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, known for his aggressive style and knockout-punching power.
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Biography
McFedries is afflicted with Crohn's disease and has spoken in many interviews about his struggle with the disorder. It has not stopped him from competing in mixed martial arts, but he does believe it has a large effect on his athletic ability.
McFedries stated in an interview with FightLockdown that if he were not doing MMA that he would like to finish his degree and possibly do music videos or movies.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Drew McFedries made his mixed martial arts debut in a loss to Nate Quarry in August 2001. He rebounded quickly, earning wins in his next 4 fights. With a 4-1 professional record, McFedries debuted at UFC 65 on November 11, 2006, earning a TKO victory over Alessio Sakara. McFedries struggled to find consistency in the octagon, alternating wins and losses in his next 4 fights. A loss to Martin Kampmann, a win over Jordan Radev, a loss to Patrick Côté and a win over Marvin Eastman. McFedries then lost via Kimura to Mike Massenzio at UFC Fight Night 15 and to Thales Leites via Rear Naked Choke at UFC 90. In 2009 he returned with a TKO victory over Xavier Foupa-Pokam at UFC 98. He then was choked out by Tomasz Drwal at UFC 103. Following the loss McFedries was released from his contract.
Post UFC
McFedries was expected to face Joey Villaseñor on September 11, 2010 at Shark Fights 13, but was replaced by Danillo Villefort due to injury.[2]
In his first post-UFC fight, McFedries faced Gary Tapusoa on January 29, 2011 at Titan Fighting Championships 16.[3] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 16 matches 10 wins 6 losses By knockout 8 2 By submission 1 4 By decision 1 0 Result Record Opponent Dominick Cruz Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 10-6 Garrett Olson TKO (punches) ProElite 1 August 27, 2011 2 4:04 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Catchweight (196 lb) bout Win 9-6 Gary Tapusoa TKO (punches) Titan FC 16: Sylvia vs. Wagner January 29, 2011 3 4:42 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Loss 8-6 Tomasz Drwal Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 103 September 19, 2009 2 1:03 Dallas, Texas, United States Win 8-5 Xavier Foupa-Pokam TKO (punches) UFC 98 May 23, 2009 1 0:37 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 7-5 Thales Leites Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 90 October 25, 2008 1 1:18 Rosemont, Illinois, United States Loss 7-4 Mike Massenzio Submission (kimura) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer September 17, 2008 1 1:28 Omaha, Nebraska, United States Win 7-3 Marvin Eastman KO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale June 21, 2008 1 1:08 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won Knockout of the Night Loss 6-3 Patrick Cote TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman January 23, 2008 1 1:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 6-2 Jordan Radev KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher June 12, 2007 1 0:33 Hollywood, Florida, United States Loss 5-2 Martin Kampmann Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 68 March 3, 2007 1 4:06 Columbus, Ohio, United States Returns to 185 lbs Win 5-1 Alessio Sakara TKO (punches) UFC 65 November 18, 2006 1 4:07 Sacramento, California, United States Fought at 205 lbs Win 4-1 Brian Monahan TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 71 October 7, 2006 1 N/A Moline, Illinois, United States Win 3-1 Steve Evan Dau Submission (punches) Extreme Challenge 51 August 2, 2003 2 1:26 St. Charles, Illinois, United States Win 2-1 Rafal Piszczek TKO (punches) Shooto: Midwest Fighting May 21, 2003 2 2:37 Hammond, Indiana, United States Win 1-1 Claude Patrick Decision (unanimous) UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 June 15, 2002 3 5:00 Hull, Quebec, Canada Loss 0-1 Nate Quarry TKO (exhaustion) Extreme Challenge 43 September 8, 2001 2 3:03 Orem, Utah, United States Notes and references
- ^ Pittman, Stephanie (June 3, 2009). "My best KOs are the ones that no one has seen.". FightLockdown. http://www.fightlockdown.com/articles/miscellaneous/fld-exclusive-drew-mcfedries-qmy-best-kos-are-the-ones-that-no-one-has-seenq. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
- ^ "Shark Fights 13 adds champion Evans, Larson, Herman, Spratt, Mann, Hicks". mmajunkie.com. 2010-07-28. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20079/shark-fights-13-adds-champion-evans-larson-herman-spratt-mann-hicks.mma.
- ^ "Drew McFedries vs. Gary Tapasua slated for HDNet's Titan Fighting 16". mmajunkie.com. 2010-12-14. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21745/drew-mcfedries-vs-gary-tapasua-slated-for-hdnets-titan-fighting-16.mma.
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Categories:- 1978 births
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- People from Ames, Iowa
- African-American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Iowa
- Middleweight mixed martial artists
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