Justin McCully

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Justin McCully
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Born (1976-02-18) February 18, 1976 (age 49)
Washington DC, United States
Other namesJustin Sane (In professional wrestling)
The Nsane1 (in mixed martial arts)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach74 in (190 cm)
Fighting out of Maui, Hawaii, United States
Team Team Punishment
Years active1997–2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins11
By knockout1
By submission6
By decision4
Losses5
By submission4
By decision1
Draws2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Justin McCully (born February 18, 1976) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who most recently competed in the Heavyweight division of the RFA. A professional competitor since 1997, McCully has also formerly competed for the UFC, RINGS, Pancrase, It's Showtime and Jungle Fight.

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Mixed martial arts career

McCully trains with Team Punishment, including Tito Ortiz, Kendall Grove, and professional wrestler Samoa Joe. McCully also trained with B.J. Penn in Hilo for Penn's bout with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 94. He has three previous fights inside the UFC, a unanimous decision victory over Antoni Hardonk at UFC Fight Night 9, a submission loss to Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 86, and a unanimous decision win over Eddie Sanchez at UFC: Fight For The Troops. McCully was also scheduled to fight Christian Wellisch at UFC 76 , but McCully was ultimately replaced by Scott Junk. He has also fought a former UFC champion, losing to Evan Tanner by technical submission at a 1998 Pancrase event. [1]

McCully competed against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 86. [2] He lost by submission to Gonzaga applying an Americana keylock from the mounted position in the first round.

He then fought Eddie Sanchez at UFC: Fight for the Troops and won the fight by unanimous decision. Most recently, McCully lost to Mike Russow at UFC 102 via unanimous decision.

After his defeat at the hands of Mike Russow at UFC 102, McCully was released by the organization. [3]

Personal life

Justin has two children, and is also good friends with professional wrestler Rob Van Dam. [4] In 2014 he had a falling out with Tito Ortiz over what McCully claimed was Ortiz owing him money and refusing to pay him back. This fallout culminated with McCully openly supporting and training with Stephan Bonnar who was Ortiz' opponent at Bellator 131. [5] McCully's brother, Sean, is a former professional kickboxer and MMA fighter.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches11 wins5 losses
By knockout10
By submission64
By decision41
Draws2
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win11–5–2Justin GrizzardTKO (punches)RFA 1: Elliot vs. PulverDecember 16, 201112:45 Kearney, Nebraska, United States
Loss10–5–2 Mike Russow Decision (unanimous) UFC 102 August 29, 200935:00 Portland, Oregon, United States
Win10–4–2 Eddie Sanchez Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight For The Troops December 10, 200835:00 Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Loss9–4–2 Gabriel Gonzaga Submission (americana) [6] UFC 86 July 5, 200811:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win9–3–2 Antoni Hardonk Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard April 5, 200735:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–3–2Ruben VillarealSubmission (front choke)Valor Fighting: San ManuelOctober 26, 200613:48 San Bernardino, California, United States
Win7–3–2Derek ThorntonSubmission (rear-naked choke)Extreme Wars 5: BattlegroundsOctober 6, 200612:20 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win6–3–2Ed de KruijfSubmission (armbar)Venom: First StrikeSeptember 18, 200410:48 Huntington Beach, California, United States
Win5–3–2Dario AmorimDecision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 1 September 13, 200335:00 Manaus, Brazil
Loss4–3–2Ed de KruijfSubmission (reverse full-nelson) It's Showtime: Exclusive October 22, 200012:36 Haarlem, Netherlands
Win4–2–2Errol MaduroSubmissionUFO Europe: Free Fight GalaNovember 28, 1999N/AN/A Kijkduin, Netherlands
Loss3–2–2 Mikhail Ilyukhin Technical Submission (achilles lock) RINGS: King of Kings 1999 Block A October 28, 199914:48 Tokyo, Japan
Win3–1–2Mario NetoSubmission (kneebar)WVC 9: World Vale Tudo Championship 9September 27, 199911:53 Aruba
Loss2–1–2 Evan Tanner Technical Submission (kimura)Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2July 26, 199815:07 Aomori, Japan
Win2–0–2Martin EmmenSubmission (armbar)Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1July 7, 199811:34 Tokyo, Japan
Win1–0–2Daisuke IshiiDecision (unanimous)Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1July 7, 199823:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw0–0–2Daisuke IshiiDraw (unanimous)Pancrase: Alive 4March 18, 199823:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw0–0–1Kenji AkiyamaDrawDaidojuku: Wars 4March 11, 199753:00 Tokyo, Japan

Championships and accomplishments in professional wrestling

References

  1. ↑ Fight Finder – Justin McCully's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics
  2. ↑ "Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully planned for UFC 86". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The latest 4 UFC fighters to be released". bloodyelbow.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Into the Mind of "The Insane One" Justin McCully". FIGHTTICKER.com. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Justin McCully says unpaid debt prompted him to align with Stephan Bonnar". September 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "– UFC 86 RESULTS AND LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY". MMAWeekly.com. July 3, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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