- Rani Yahya
died=
fightingfrom=Lake Forest,California
hometown=Brasilia, Brazil
fightstyle=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins=11
losses=4
draws=
(t)ko=
submissions=10
nocontest=|Rani Yahya (born
September 12 ,1984 inBrasilia, Brazil ) is aBrazilian jiu-jitsu fighter and mixed martial artist (MMA). Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigiousAbu Dhabi submission grappling tournament in April 2007. He currently fights in both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions of the American-based MMA organizationWorld Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Yahya has a professional mixed martial arts record of 11 wins and three losses.Yahya's made his WEC debut against former TKO featherweight champion
Mark Hominick at "" in Las Vegas onMay 3 ,2007 . Yahya defeated Hominick in the first round with arear naked choke submission hold.He recently fought Chase Beebe for the WEC bantamweight championship at "
WEC 30 " onSeptember 5 ,2007 . Yahya lost the fight via unanimous decision. His last fight was a KO loss toNorifumi Yamamoto atK-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!! onDecember 31 ,2007 .MMA record
External links
* [http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=657 WEC profile]
*Sherdog|id=10425|name=Rani Yahya
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