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778:. Muñoz has indicated that win or lose, he expected this fight to be his last. Munoz dominated the fight in the stand-up and ground, winning a unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). Keeping his promise, an emotional Munoz took off his gloves after the fight and placed them in the center of the octagon.
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790:. Muñoz ran his own gym, Reign Training Center, in Lake Forest but in the end of April 2015, he sold it to an investor to dedicate more personal time to his children and as a wrestling coach. He was placed on administrative leave from his job as a high school wrestling coach at
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2943:"He's back! Mark Munoz inks four-fight UFC contract"
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441:United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka
3138:Professional MMA record for Mark Munoz
2623:"OSU Wrestlers Dominate WEC Undercard"
2507:"Welcome markmunoz.net - BlueHost.com"
2444:"Welcome markmunoz.net - BlueHost.com"
3267:Sportspeople from Vallejo, California
3217:Mixed martial artists from California
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633:Muñoz won a unanimous decision over
165:Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
3237:American male mixed martial artists
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3192:Middleweight mixed martial artists
2325:List of male mixed martial artists
1180:UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz
1140:UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
859:FILA Wrestling World Championships
747:UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
388:Last updated on: November 23, 2011
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1260:UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman
814:Championships and accomplishments
706:UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman
144:Reign Training Center (2010–2015)
90:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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2850:. mmajunkie.com. Archived from
2744:. mmamania.com. March 12, 2011.
2509:. Markmunoz.net. Archived from
2446:. Markmunoz.net. Archived from
2387:Chuck Mindenhall (2015-04-28).
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628:UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
559:, Light Heavyweight contenders
2581:. MMAWeekly.com. July 12, 2008
1395:UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
1136:Submission (rear-naked choke)
946:Professional record breakdown
826:Ultimate Fighting Championship
654:UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
554:WEC Light Heavyweight Champion
544:Ultimate Fighting Championship
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340:NCAA Division I Championships
74:The Filipino Wrecking Machine
3022:Anton Tabuena (2015-03-10).
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2941:Jesse Holland (2014-06-12).
2922:. MMA Fighting. May 31, 2014
2809:Ariel Helwani (2013-03-06).
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2758:. mmajunkie.com. 2011-07-19.
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2258:Member of Elf Ensemble
1756:PFC 4: Project Complete
1537:, United Arab Emirates
1256:KO (elbow and punches)
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2488:. Ufc.com. 2015-01-18
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884:Collegiate wrestling
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322:Collegiate Wrestling
147:RVCA Training Center
2270:Here Comes the Boom
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