Jonathan Meunier
| Jonathan Meunier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 4, 1987 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Other names | The French Spider District |
| Residence | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Ethnicity | French |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Weleterweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Team | Tristar Gym |
| Trainer | Firas Zahabi Philippe Dupont, Sandro Ferr |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jonathan "The French Spider" Meunier (born August 4, 1987) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Meunier was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and started Taekwondo at the early age and later trained in kickboxing. He hold multiple titles in both kickboxing an MMA (amateur and pro).
He trains at Tristar Gym where his follow teammates are Alex Garcia, Georges St-Pierre and Rory MacDonald in Quebec City.
Meunier made his professional MMA debut on October 5, 2013 at Quebec Mixed martial Arts League 1 in Canada, and amassed an undefeated record of 7-0 with all finishes prior signed by UFC.
Meunier made his UFC debut against Colby Covington on a short notice, replacing his Tristar teammate Alex Garcia on June 18, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson in Ottawa, Canada. He lost the fight via submission on round three.
He next faced Richard Walshon November 26, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson. He won the fight via unanimous decision with the scoreboard of 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27.
He was expected to face Li Jingliang on June 17, 2017 in Singapore at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia. He wall pulled from the fight due to injury and was replaced by Frank Camacho.
Battlefield Fight League amateur middleweight kickboxing champion vs. Kevin Genereux
Meunier's idol is Anderson Silva whose nick name is "Spider", and as Meunier is a French Canadian, hence his nickname, “The French Spider.”
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