Jeff Curran

Jeff Curran

MMAstatsbox|name=Jeff Curran


nick= Big Frog
height=5 ft 6 in
weight=145 lb
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1977|month=9|day=2
died=
fightingfrom=Crystal Lake, Illinois
hometown=Crystal Lake, Illinois
fightteam=Team Curran
title=Fight Finder: Jeff Curran
year=2007
accessdate=2007-08-15
publisher=Sherdog
fightstyle=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins=28
losses=9
draws=1
nocontest=0
ko=1
submissions=17|

Jeff "The Big Frog" Curran (born September 2, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Curran has also fought for several other notable fighting organizations including: World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC), PRIDE Fighting Championship, International Fight League (IFL), and King of the Cage (KOTC). Most recently Curran fought Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight championship. Curran was defeated by Faber, who retained his title, by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:34 of the second round. [ [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=770 Fight Finder - Jeff "The Big Frog" Curran's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics ] ]

Early life

Jeff Curran started his path towards mixed martial arts with Karate and Tae Kwon Do as a child. He began wrestling in the 4th grade and did that until his freshman year when he began Jiu-Jitsu. Jeff also says that as a teen he would box with his grandfather. Jeff holds a rank of black belt under Professor Pedro Sauer. He is also known as one of the most technical instrustors in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association. Jeff credits Royce Gracie as being the fighter that made him want to start.

Present Day

Jeff is president and head instructor of Curran Martial Arts Academy(CMA). He is also owner and promoter of X-treme Fighting Organization. Jeff appeared on the television series Tapout on Versus with fellow Team Curran pro Fighter Matt Flordirosa.

Personal life

Jeff and his wife Sarah have a son named Ty, who was born in March 2007. [ [http://www.jeffcurran.tv/jeffcurran/Page.asp?id=18 Ty Curran - Little Frog Born: March 19th, 2007 10:52pm] ]

MMA Record

28 Wins (17 Submission, 10 Decision, 1 KO), 9 Losses (3 Submission, 2 KO, 4 Decision), 1 Draw

References

External links

* [http://www.jeffcurran.tv/ Official Website]
* [http://www.teamcurran.com/ Official Website of Curran Martial Arts Academy]
*Sherdog|id=770|name=Jeff Curran


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