Spencer Fisher

Spencer William Fisher (born May 9, 1976) is an American mixed martial arts fighter from Brevard, North Carolina. He trains with the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion.

He made his UFC debut at "Ultimate Fight Night 2", scoring a second-round submission victory over Thiago Alves. He then defeated Aaron Riley at "Ultimate Fight Night 3" by TKO after the first round. Perhaps Fisher's most notable early fight was with Canadian kickboxer Sam Stout on the undercard of "UFC 58". When Stout's original opponent Kenny Florian sustained an injury in training that left him unable to compete, Fisher took the fight on very late notice, reportedly having to cut twenty pounds in the final two days leading up to the match. [ [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=2573 In two days, he had to find a way to drop 20 pounds and prepare to face Sam Stout on short notice at UFC 58.] ] Although Fisher seemed to land harder punches, Stout landed more, and came away with a split decision.

Fisher returned at "UFC 60" against Matt Wiman and won by knockout in the second round, hitting Wiman with a flying knee that forced referee John McCarthy to stop the bout. Fisher was able to record another first round TKO at "UFC 64" against Dan Lauzon. His win streak came to a halt at "Ultimate Fight Night 8", where he was defeated in round two by TKO (strikes) by Hermes Franca.

In a rematch of their "UFC 58" match, Fisher defeated Sam Stout at "Fight Night 10" by unanimous decision after three rounds. Fisher was scheduled to fight Din Thomas at "UFC Fight Night 11", but was forced to withdraw due to a staph infection. [ [http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/category/Spencer-Fisher/ UFC lightweight contender Spencer “King” Fisher (20-3) has confirmed that a staph infection in his knee has forced him to withdraw from his fight with Din Thomas at UFC Fight Night 11.] ] Ironically, Fisher's replacement for this match was Kenny Florian, who Fisher had replaced in the UFC 58 fight against Sam Stout.

Fisher fought Frankie Edgar at "" on November 17, 2007. Fisher lost this fight by unanimous decision. Fisher's next fight was scheduled to be against Marcus Aurelio at UFC Fight Night 13, but he was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury.cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=11857
title=Injury Knocks Fisher Out of Aurelio Bout
last=Savage
first=Greg
publisher=Sherdog.com
date=March 17, 2008
accessdate=2008-03-18] With his shoulder healed, Fisher was next scheduled to fight Jeremy Stephens at Finale on June 21, 2008. Fisher won by unanimous decision.

Fisher is slated to fight Shannon Gugerty at UFC 90 in Chicago on October 25, 2008. [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6820&zoneid=13]

Personal life

Spencer is married to former female mixed martial arts fighter Emily Fisher. They have three daughters. [ [http://blogs.chron.com/fighting/2007/06/ The Miletich fighter was in touch with his softer side Monday, spending the better part of the day in a Bettendorf, Iowa, hospital to be by the side of his wife, Emily. They welcomed the newest addition to the Fisher family, a baby girl, who will join two sisters at home.] ]

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