Brian Camozzi
| Brian Camozzi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 24, 1991 Alameda, California, United States |
| Other names | The Mantis |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Kickboxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Parker, Colorado, United States |
| Team | FactoryX Muay Thai |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Notable relatives | Chris Camozzi - Brother |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Brian "The Mantis" Camozzi (born June 24, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the Welterweight Champion for Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Sparta Combat League. Camozzi currently fights in Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the younger brother of former UFC Middleweight fighter Chris Camozzi.
Camozzi was born in Alameda, California and he has a brother, Chris Camozzi, who is a MMA fighter, and formerly fought for the UFC in the middleweight division. He played rugby, football and compete in wrestling when he was in high school. He was introduced to MMA from his older brother Chris, who paid for his gym fee up until Camozzi graduated from high school. Camozzi felt in love with the sport after his first BJJ and kickboxing classes. He started train full time after high school and participated in MMA competition not long after.
Camozzi made his professional MMA debut in January 2013 for Sparta Combat League and he has fought for other promotions including North American Allied Fight Series, Fight to Win and Resurrection Fighting Alliance. He amassed a record of 7-2 prior joining UFC.
Camozzi made his short notice promotional debut, replacing Charlie Ward citing a visa issue, on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov against Randy Brown in Albany, New York. He lost the fight via TKO on round two.
Camozzi was expected to face Alan Jouban at UFC 213 on July 8, 2017. However, Jouban was removed from the card citing foot injury replaced by Chad Laprise. Laprise won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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