Nick Ring

Nick Ring
Born	(1979-02-10) February 10, 1979 Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
Other names	The Promise
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	74.0 in (188 cm)
Style	Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Team	B.D.B. Martial Arts Tristar Gym
Rank	brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2002–present
Professional boxing record
Total	5
Wins	4
By knockout	2
Losses	1
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	11
By knockout	2
By submission	5
By decision	4
Losses	0
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nick Ring is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Ring fought in various promotions, most notably the Bellator Fighting Championships. Ring was a competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ring's early background in fighting was as a kickboxer, where he compiled around 30 fights. His transition to MMA was quoted as being because "eventually what I liked about MMA versus kickboxing - and I love kickboxing - was just the whole ground aspect. I like the purity of an MMA fight."

Ring was also a professional boxer (during his hiatus from MMA through injury) with a record of 4–1, with 3 victories coming by knockout.

Ring started his MMA career in 2002 in local promotions in his home region of Alberta, Canada against Bill Mahood. Ring was able to win via verbal submission just 22 seconds into the first round.

A year later, Ring made his second professional MMA appearance against Wyatt Lewis. Ring was again victorious, this time via decision after 2 rounds.

Just two weeks later, Ring fought again. Against Alex Gasson, Ring won another decision and followed this up with a submission (strikes) victory over Kevin Dolan.

Two years later, Ring made his return to mixed martial arts against Kimo Woelfel, winning via first round rear naked choke. Ring next fought Mike Malone and won via first round TKO; his first TKO of his career. Ring later won a unanimous decision over Ryuichi Murata.

Injury and return at Bellator

Ring suffered a knee injury which forced him out of competition for over three years. During this time, Ring took up a professional boxing career, compiling a record of 4–1, with three knockouts. He eventually made his return to MMA when he signed with Bellator.

At Bellator 9, Ring fought Isidro Gonzalez and was able to submit him in 39 seconds with a guillotine choke. Ring then won his next two fights against Chester Post and Yannick Galipeau, both in the first round.

It was rumoured that Ring was offered a place in Bellator at the same time as The Ultimate Fighter.

The Ultimate Fighter

In March 2010, Ring was announced as part of the upcoming eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.

In a dominant first performance, to gain entry into the TUF house, Ring defeated Woody Wetherby via TKO due to punches in round 1. Ring earned praise from Tito Ortiz, who expressed his interest in selecting Ring as the first member of Team Punishment. This was indeed to be the case as Ortiz selected him as his number one pick, making Ring the first overall pick of the competition.

For his second bout, Ring fought Court McGee, winning via controversial majority decision (20–18, 19–19, 20–18).

Later on in the competition, McGee was reinstated due to the controversial nature of Ring's victory and the two were set to have a rematch in the quarter-finals. However, after visiting the doctor, Ring discovered that he faced a third ACL reconstruction surgery and faced a choice; fight on injured and risk tearing his meniscus, or withdraw from competition and have surgery immediately. James Hammortree was named as Ring's replacement.

Due to his knee injury and surgery, Ring was not able to compete at the TUF 11 Finale. Ring's surgery took place on April 8, 2010 and afterwards, Ring faced a long period of recovery time, getting cleared to train in September. Since his recovery, Ring has been training for his upcoming debut at UFC 127 at his home club, BDB Martial Arts in Calgary AB, and at Tristar Gym in Montreal QC, with the likes of Georges St-Pierre and Rory MacDonald

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ring fought promotional newcomer and DEEP middleweight champion, Riki Fukuda on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127. Ring was awarded a controversial unanimous decision by ringside judges, this sentiment was not shared by the Australian audience, Dana White or Joe Rogan.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

11 matches	11 wins	0 losses
By knockout	2	0
By submission	5	0
By decision	4	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location'	Notes
Win	11-0	Riki Fukuda	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch	27 February 2011	3	5:00	Sydney, Australia
Win	10–0	Yannick Galipeau	Submission (Armbar)	AMMA 1 – First Blood	24 October 2009	1	2:30	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	9–0	Chester Post	TKO (Punches)	Rumble in the Cage 36	12 September 2009	1	2:24	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Win	8–0	Isidro Gonzalez	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Bellator 9	29 May 2009	1	0:39	Monroe, Louisiana
Win	7–0	Ryuichi Murata	Decision (Unanimous)	Deep – 23 Impact	5 February 2006	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–0	Mike Malone	TKO (Punches)	Icon Sport – Opposites Attract	28 October 2005	1	3:04	Hawaii
Win	5–0	Kimo Woelfel	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	Superbrawl – Icon	23 July 2005	1	2:06	Honolulu, Hawaii
Win	4–0	Kevin Dolan	Submission (Punches)	WFF 4 – Civil War	4 April 2003	1	1:20	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	3–0	Alex Gasson	Decision (Unanimous)	Calgary Max	22 February 2003	3	5:00	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Win	2–0	Wyatt Lewis	Decision (Unanimous)	Roadhouse Rumble 7	8 February 2003	2	5:00	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Win	1–0	Bill Mahood	Submission (Verbal)	Roadhouse Rumble 5	23 February 2002	N/A	N/A	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Professional record breakdown

2 matches	2 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	0	0
By decision	1	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	2-0	Court McGee	Decision (Majority)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz		2	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada	Preliminary bout
Win	1-0	Woody Weatherby	TKO (Punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz		1	2:42	Las Vegas, Nevada	Elimination bout

External links

• Professional MMA record for Nick Ring from Sherdog