Sammy Morgan (fighter)
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Sam "The Squeeze" Morgan (born September 28, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 who competes as a Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...

. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2
The Ultimate Fighter 2
The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The season featured a heavyweight and a welterweight division, with 9 fighters initially in each division. The UFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight...

and also fought in the Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

 and EliteXC promotions.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|19-12
|  Duane Ludwig
Duane Ludwig
Duane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...


|TKO (strikes)
|Strikeforce: Payback
Strikeforce: Payback
Strikeforce: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held on October 3, 2008. The event was produced by Strikeforce and took place at the Broomfield Events Center in Broomfield, Colorado. It marks the first time Strikeforce has held an event in Colorado and the main event featured a rematch...


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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:01
|Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|19-11
|  Fabricio Camoes
Fabrício Camões
Fabrício "Morango" Camões is an Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Camões holds notable wins over former Cage Rage lightweight champion Jean Silva and veteran Brazilian fighter Luciano Azevedo in the same night...


|Submission (rear naked choke)
|ShoXC
ShoXC
ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters....


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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:47
|Friant, California
Friant, California
Friant is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census, down from 778 at the 2000 census. Friant is located north of Clovis, at an elevation of 344 feet .-Geography:Friant is located at...

, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|19-10
|  Paul Daley
Paul Daley
Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...


|TKO (strikes)
|ShoXC
ShoXC
ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters....


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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:12
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|19-9
|   Cung Le
Cung Le
Cung Le is a Vietnamese-American Sanshou kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor from Saigon, Vietnam currently competing in the UFC. He is the former IKF Light Heavyweight San Shou World Champion and has a professional San Shou record of 16-0 before moving to mixed martial arts...


|TKO (body kick)
|Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
-External links:**...


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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:58
|California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|19-8
|  Sam Jackson
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|EFX - Myth in Maplewood
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|18-8
|  Forrest Petz
Forrest Petz
Forrest Petz is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Petz is a Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran formerly competing in their welterweight division...


|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night 6
UFC Fight Night 6
UFC Fight Night 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. The event took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. It acted as a lead-in to the season...


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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|18-7
|  Kenneth Allen
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|EFX: Fury
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|17-7
|  Shannon Ritch
Shannon Ritch
Shannon Ritch is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who currently competes in the welterweight division. As of June 2011 he has competed in 126 professional fights with 47 wins and 75 losses and 4 no contests. Ritch is one of the most known and experienced journeyman of mixed...


|Submission (toe hold)
|KOTC: The Return
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:29
|California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|16-7
|  Josh Burkman
Josh Burkman
Joshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...


|KO (slam and elbows)
|The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2005. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 2 in both the Welterweight and Heavyweight divisions as well as a main event between Diego Sanchez and Nick...


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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:21
|Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|16-6
|  Duane Ludwig
Duane Ludwig
Duane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...


|KO (punches)
|Ring of Fire 16
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:52
|Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|15-6
|  Darin Brudigan
|Submission (injury)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 4
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:00
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|Win
|align=center|15-5
|  Matt Brady
Matt Brady
Matt Brady is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at James Madison University. He was introduced at a press conference on March 26, 2008. Brady was formerly the head coach at Marist College, departing with a 73–50 record in four years. He took the Red Foxes...


|Submission (armbar)
|ICC - Trials 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|14-5
|  Akira Kikuchi
Akira Kikuchi
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto World Middleweight Champion – commonly known as the welterweight division in the United States and Canada. He trained alongside Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto with the Killer Bee team.-Career:...


|Submission (armbar)
|Shooto 2004 - Kitazawa Town Hall
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:51
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|14-4
|  Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel "Manny" Gamburyan is an Armenian American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 5. Besides The Ultimate Fighter, Gamburyan has fought for notable promotions such as King of the Cage and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Gamburyan is fighting in the...


|Decision (split)
|RSF - Shooto Challenge 2
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14-3
|  Aaron Riley
Aaron Riley
Aaron Matthew Riley is an American mixed martial arts fighter who currently teaches MMA at Warrior Gym in Alexandria, Virginia. He competes in the Lightweight Division.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...


|Submission (armbar)
|Shooto USA - Warrior Spirit: Evolution
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:41
|Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|13-3
|  Alex Gasson
|Technical Submission (armbar)
|ROF 9: Eruption
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:11
|Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|12-3
|  DR Williams
|Submission (armbar)
|IFA: Explosion
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:07
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|Win
|align=center|11-3
|  Ryan Severson
|Submission (armbar)
|IFA: Clash of the Champions
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-3
|  Tom Kirk
Tom Kirk
Tom Kirk was a rugby league footballer in Australia's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership of the 1930s and 40s. A fullback and goal-kicker, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown, Newtown and North Sydney clubs and also played representative football for New South Wales...


|Submission (triangle choke)
|ICC 2: Rebellion
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:58
| USA
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3
|  Brad Busho
|Submission (armbar)
|BRB - Bar Room Brawl
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
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|Win
|align=center|8-3
|Randy Zimmerman
|Submission (triangle choke)
|BRB - Bar Room Brawl
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:08
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|7-3
|Billy Rush
|Submission (toe hold)
|ICC 1 - Retribution
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:09
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|7-2
|Chad Rockwite
|DQ
|MCS 4 - Minnesota Combat Sports 4
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|align=center|2
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|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|6-2
|Mike Henery
|KO
|MCS 2 - Minnesota Combat Sports 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:40
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-2
|John Henery
|Submission (strikes)
|MCS 1 - Minnesota Combat Sports 1
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|align=center|1
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|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|4-2
|Haythem Khalil
|Submission (armbar)
|UW - Amateurs
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|align=center|N/A
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|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Joe Sheppard
|TKO (punches)
|UW - Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:46
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Roger Stiner
|Submission
|UW - Caged Fights
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:18
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|  Adrian Serrano
|Submission (armbar)
|UW - Caged Fights
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:40
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  Andy Pond
|TKO (injury)
|UW - St. Paul
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:30
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Jeff Kislowski
|Submission (toe hold)
|UW - Ultimate Fight Minnesota
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:05
|Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
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