Brandon Sene

MMAstatsbox|name=Brandon Sene
nick=Sweet Dreams


height=5 ft. 11 in. (180 cm)
weight=205 lb (93 kg)
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1981|month=5|day=21
fightingfrom=Tampa, Florida
hometown=Bozeman, Montana
fightteam=Gracie Tampa Northcite web |url=http://www.gracietampa.net/north.htm|title=Gracie Tampa North's mixed martial arts fight team]
fightstyle=Muy Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins=2
losses=0
draws=0
nocontest=
ko=
submissions=2|

Brandon Vern "Sweet Dreams" Sene (born May 21, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently known for fighting in the MMA World Fighting Championships and being sponsored by High Octane Fight Gear. He is featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship reality television show "" which premiered on April 2, 2008 on Spike TV.cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/category/brandon-sene/|work=mmajunkie.com|title= Brandon Sene Tapped for “The Ultimate Fighter 7"|date=2008-01-29|accessdate=2008-02-18] He fights out of Tampa, Florida with Gracie Tampa North, under Royce Gracie black belt Rob Kahn, alongside "The Ultimate Fighter 5" contestant Allen Berube and "The Ultimate Fighter 6" semifinalist and Gracie Tampa South instructor Matt Arroyo.

Personal life

Raised in Gardiner, Montana and Livingston, Montana, Brandon went to Park High School, pursuing an Associates degree in Science at the University of Montana in 1999.cite web |url=http://www.mmawfc.com/view_fighter.php?fighter_id=12|title=Brandon Sene's Bio on MMAWFC.com] cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=TUF.Sene_tufTRvsTF|title=The Ultimate Fighter 7 Website: Brandon Sene's Bio] He later joined the United States Marine Corps and completed five years and two tours of duty as a Scout Sniper in the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment.cite web |url=http://highoctanefightgear.com/SPONSORED_FIGHTERS.html|title=Brandon Sene on High Octane Fight Gear] During this time he was stationed at many locales including Okinawa Island, the Philippines, East Timor, and most notably Iraq for a 28 month detail. While serving with the Marines, Brandon began to study MMA, learning Shamrock brothers defensive tactics and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program styles, having never previously boxed or wrestled in high school.After leaving the Marines but heading back to Iraq as a Personal Security Detail contractor for Triple Canopy, Inc. he continued to develop his MMA skills, adding grappling to his arsenal after meeting other contractors who were training BJJ. He later returned to the U.S. to pursue a career as an MMA fighter.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Brandon started his MMA Career in the MMA World Fighting Championships, earning a perfect 2-0 professional record within the first several months of his debut. Not long after his start in the WFC, his Gracie Tampa teammates Allen Berube and Matt Arroyo heard from Craig Piligian, the Executive Producer of that there would soon be a casting call for the show and got together with Sene to make an audition video for Piligian.cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcAeVEO2pIs|title=Brandon's Sene's TUF 7 Audition Video]

The Ultimate Fighter

While the video, along with Gracie Tampa's endorsement, were enough to earn Brandon a spot on the show, they were not enough to ensure that he would stay there. After selling both his cars and quitting his job to head to Las Vegas, Nevada, Sene soon found out, along with the other 31 fighters accompanying him, that he would have to fight his way into the Ultimate Fighter house that season.cite web |url=http://fightticker.com/mohawk_blog_040308_tuf_7_episode_1|title=Fight Ticker Exclusive: TUF 7 Episode 1 in a fighter's shoes|date=2008-04-03|accessdate=2008-04-14] In his qualifying match on the second episode of the show, "No Losers Here", Sene secured his spot in the house by defeating Aaron Meisner via Rear naked choke in a come from behind victory in the second round.cite web |url=http://fightticker.com/mohawk_blog_041008_tuf_7_episode_2|title=Fight Ticker Exclusive: TUF 7 Episode 2 in a fighter's shoes|date=2008-04-11|accessdate=2008-04-14]

MMA record

References

External links

* [http://fightticker.com/blog/106 Brandon's TUF 7 Blog on Fight Ticker]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sene8541 Brandon's MySpace page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcAeVEO2pIs Brandon's Sene's TUF 7 Audition Video]
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=tuf.home The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest]
* [http://highoctanefightgear.com/ High Octane Fight Gear]
* [http://www.gracietampa.net/north.htm Gracie Tampa North]
* [http://www.mmawfc.com/ MMA World Fighting Championships]