Charlie Brenneman, from Hollidaysburg, Penn., began his mixed martial arts career in April of 2007.
In his MMA debut, Brenneman defeated Marcello Olivera via unanimous decision at Extreme Challenge 81 in New Jersey.
Brenneman went on to win his next four fights, including one that declared him the ROC welterweight champion.
After a loss to John Howard at Ring of Combat 21, Brenneman regained his focus and began a journey that would evening lead him to the highest stage in MMA, the UFC.
After 6 consecutive wins Brenneman was set to take part in his first UFC bout against Jason High at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi.
Action began as “The Spaniard” dominated frame after frame. After out-striking and taking High down six times, Brenneman left Charlotte victorious.
In his second career bout inside the UFC Octagon, Brenneman met his match in a defeat against Johny Hendricks at UFC 117.
Despite taking Hendricks down on two occasions, Brenneman was knocked out at 0:40 of the second round.
Once again, Brenneman bounced back at UFC: Fight for the Troops 2, taking Amilcar Alves the distance and winning via Unanimous Decision.
Fans across the globe began to wonder who this Brenneman guy was.
They began to ask, is he a legitimate welterweight contender?
In his very next fight, Brenneman proved his worthiness when he defeated Rick Story in arguably the most impressive victory of his career.
“The Spaniard” took Story down five times on way to a unanimous decision victory and earned his third UFC win.
Now a legitimate contender in the 170-pound weight class, Brenneman will square off with highly dangerous Anthony Johnson at UFC Live 6 on Saturday, October 1.
Already a dark horse in the welterweight division, a win over Johnson will continue to turn many heads in the direction of Brenneman.
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