Beginning his MMA career in the popular “King Of The Cage” promotion, Duane Ludwig has a long and decorated history in combat sports.
At the time of this writing, Duane Ludwig had just received a new 4-fight deal from the UFC. This was due, at least in part, to his gutsy win over Nick Osipczak at UFC 122, after a long layoff due to injury. This fight truly embodies everything that Duane Ludwig has shown throughout his career and a huge reason why he has such a huge following.
While we await word on Ludwig’s first opponent for 2011, here are 10 things you may not know about Colorado MMA fighter Duane “Bang” Ludwig:
1.) Duane was born in Denver, Colorado in 1978.
2.) His professional kickboxing record is 43 wins, 5 losses, 9 by KO.
3.) “Bang” has a legendary KO victory over Jens Pulver.
4.) Holds the unofficial UFC knockout record time of four seconds over Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 3.
5.) He has never lost 3 fights in a row in his long professional MMA career.
6.) He began his professional mixed martial arts career with a win at KOTC 2 on February 5, 2000.
7.) Duane began practicing the art of Muay Thai kickboxing when he was just 15 years old.
8.) He is one of the few fighters to beat the legendary Genki Sudo.
9.) Early in his mixed martial arts career, he was trained by fighting legend Bas Rutten.
10.) 50% of his pro wins are by KO.
No matter what happens from here, “Bang” has proven to be one of the toughest fighters out there. This adds up to being an outstanding stand-up fighter with a lot of heart, which makes it easy to see why he has achieved what he has in the fighting game. We can look forward to Duane’s next 4 fights in the UFC as he continues to represent the face of Colorado MMA.