- Cory Tait
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Cory Tait Born 
EnglandOther names Capcom Nationality English Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Division Featherweight (present), Bantamweight (2010) Style Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing, Sambo, Combat Self Defence Fighting out of England Team Gintas Combat Years active 2010-present Mixed martial arts record Total 5 Wins 4 By knockout 3 By submission 1 By decision 0 Losses 1 By knockout 0 By submission 0 By decision 1 Draws 0 No contests 0 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: October 3, 2011 Cory Tait (born in England) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the featherweight division.[1] He is currently the Cage Rage UK Featherweight Champion.
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Mixed martial arts career
Background
Cory is a natural born fighter, training in Tae Kwon Do since the age of 5. At aged 10 he got his black belt, then a year later he met his current trainer Gintas Bukauskus, who was the International no holds barred champion. Gintas trained Cory for many years as a kickboxer. To date, Cory has won several prominent industry competitions; BKBU English and European Under 16s Championship (2003-2004), Boys Under 18s British Kick Boxing Champion 2005-2006, 2007 European Kick Boxing Champion and was a World Amateur MMA Finalist in 2008.[2]
Cory made the crossover to MMA at the age of 18, competing and winning many ameteur grappling competitions then competing semi-professionally.
Cage Rage UK
Cory made his professional debut against lightweight John Brightwell, he won by armbar in the first round. Three weeks later he made his Cage Rage UK debut against Dino Gambetesa, Cory won by knockout via the crescent kick and was nominated for knockout of the year.
He received his first title shot shortly after but was out-wrestled and neutralised on the ground by James Lutman. However Cory worked hard on his wrestling skills ever since and soon got a title shot, this time for the UCMMA Featherweight title, where he demonstrated these skills effectively.[3]
On September 17, 2011, Tait defeated Nathan Beer by TKO (spinning backfist and punches) to win the UCMMA Featherweight Championship.[4]
Personal life
Tait done an interview with 'MMA Prospects UK', where he describes that his inspiration in taking up martial arts was 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers and hyper activity'. He also mentions where his 'Capcom' nickname comes from, his early MMA career amongst other things.[5]
MTV UK have done a documentary on MMA in the UK, with Tait, Jimi Manuwa, and Jack Marshman being filmed in the build-ups of their next fights and the training and lifestyles involved[6]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 5 matches 4 wins 1 loss By knockout 3 0 By submission 1 0 By decision 0 1 Draws 0 No contests 0 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 4–1 Nathan Beer TKO (Spinning backfist and punches) UCMMA 23 - Go 4 It September 17, 2011 2 N/A N/A Won UCMMA Featherweight championship Win 3–1 Danny Pearson TKO (Punches) UCMMA 19 - Lights Out March 26, 2011 1 N/A N/A Loss 2-1 James Lutman Decision (Unanimous) UCMMA 17 - Kings of the Cage December 4, 2010 3 5:00 N/A Win 2–0 Dino Gambatesa KO (Front Kick) UCMMA 16 - Unbelievable October 23, 2010 2 0:10 N/A Win 1–0 John Brightwell Submission (Armbar) Cage Warriors 38 - Young Guns October 1, 2010 1 1:31 N/A References
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Cory Tait MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cory-Tait-58466. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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- ^ "UCMMA 23: Go 4 It – Maguire defends, Tait and Towler crowned | TKO - The Mixed Martial Arts blog from Mirror.co.uk". Mma.mirror.co.uk. 2011-09-19. http://mma.mirror.co.uk/2011/09/19/ucmma-23-go-4-it-%E2%80%93-maguire-defends-tait-and-towler-crowned/. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ Template:Http://www.mmaprospectsuk.com/features/exclusive-interviews/339-interview-with-cory-tait
- ^ Template:Http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/3570-mtv-the-wrap-up-presents-mma
Categories:- Living people
- English people
- English mixed martial artists
- Featherweight mixed martial artists
- Bantamweight mixed martial artists
- British mixed martial artists
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