Thiago_Michel

Thiago Michel

Thiago Michel

Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter

Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter formally competed for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

Personal life

Thiago Michel stated in an interview that when he was a child, he had a life-threatening throat infection and his father who taught him kickboxing starting at the age of 12, couldn't donate blood to his own son because he drank too much. This lead him never to drink again, strengthening their bond as father and son. Michel soon became a world kickboxing champion where he compiled 26 wins and just 2 defeats.

Kickboxing career

Michel was selected to represent Brazil in the 73 kg/160 lb division at the first It's Showtime event held in the country.[1] He went up against Steve Poort, an up-and-coming Dutch fighter, at It's Showtime 60 in São Paulo, Brazil[2] and won by unanimous decision.[3]

He competed in the eight man 70 kg/154 lb tournament at Tatneft Cup Brazil in São Paulo on December 8, 2012, losing to Carlos Roberto by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals.[4][5]

He faced Miodrag Olar at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 on March 23, 2013, in a 76 kg/165 lb bout and won on points after dominating in a display of brute strength and size.[6][7]

He defeated Paul Marfort by unanimous decision on the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament undercard in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013. [8][9][10]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Thiago Michel, who trains with world champion kickboxer Ely Perez, was the 2010 WAKO World Cup kickboxing champion at 165 lbs (75 kg) while also having a 7–1 record in MMA competition.[11] He's also held Muay Thai titles and has posted knockouts in all nine of his career MMA wins.[12]

Michel made his professional MMA debut on November 18, 2006, and has made a name for himself fighting mainly in his home country of Brazil. Michel won 6 of his first 7 fights before a 28-month break from the sport from 2008 to 2010. Before signing with Bellator, he amassed an impressive record of 9 wins and 2 losses. He was also ranked the number 1 lightweight prospect on Bloody Elbow's 2010 scouting report.[11]

Bellator Fighting Championships

Thiago Michel is currently signed to Bellator Fighting Championships, competing in their lightweight division. Michel made his American debut at Bellator 62 on March 23, 2012, where he defeated fellow Brazilian Rene Nazare by split decision.

Michel faced Russian prospect Alexander Sarnavskiy in the opening round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament on January 31, 2013, at Bellator 87.[13] He lost via submission in the second round.

Kickboxing titles

  • 2014 WGP Kickboxing Champion -78 kg (1 Title Def.)[14]
  • WAKO Pro Pan American K-1 Rules Middleweight Championship -75.0 kg

Kickboxing record

More information Date, Result ...
More information Date, Result ...

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches 10 wins 4 losses
By knockout 9 0
By submission 0 3
By decision 1 1
More information Res., Record ...

References

  1. [1]
    Thiago Michel Tabbed As It's Showtime Brazil 73kg Representative
  2. [2]
    It's Showtime Brazil, November 10: Fight Card
  3. [3]
    It's Showtime Brazil Live Results
  4. [4]
    Bellator's Thiago Michel Continues With Kickboxing This Weekend
  5. [5]
    TATNEFT CUP BRASIL 2012 - CARLOS ROBERTO "FORMIGA" (CTC) VS THIAGO MICHEL (ELLY KICKBOXING)
  6. [6]
    Next SuperKombat New Heroes on March 23 in Brazil
  7. [7]
    Felipe Micheletti wins the Superkombat New Heroes 4 Man Tournament in Brazil
  8. [8]
    Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  9. [9]
    GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates
  10. [10]
    GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  11. [11]
    Leland Rolling (10 November 2010). "World MMA Lightweight Scouting Report: #1 - Thiago Michel". bloodyelbow.com.
  12. [12]
    "Heavy-handed Thiago Michel joins Bellator's season-six lightweight tourney". MMAjunkie.com.
  13. [13]
    "Bellator 87". mmanewsblog.wordpress.com. 2012-12-22.
  14. [14]
    WGP #21: Ravy Brunow is the new WAKO PRO Pan American champion
  15. [15]
    WAKO PRO World Title K1 kg-78,100 Event in Moscow, Russia 21/11/2014
  16. [16]
    Datsi Datsiev (RUS) new WAKO PRO World Champion in K-1 Kg -78,100
  17. [17]
    WGP SUPER 4, Ibirapuera SP (Brasil), 26/04/2014
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Thiago_Michel, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.