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Chris Curtis, \u00ab\u00a0The Action Man\u00a0\u00bb : le guerrier de Cincinnati qui a tout sacrifi\u00e9 pour l’octogone<\/h2>\n

Un parcours hors norme<\/h3>\n

Chris Curtis est n\u00e9 le 15 juillet 1987 \u00e0 Cincinnati, Ohio. Avant de cogner des m\u00e2choires professionnellement, il se destinait \u00e0 une carri\u00e8re d’avocat \u2014 il a quitt\u00e9 la fac de droit pour enfiler les gants, choix radical qui r\u00e9sume assez bien le personnage. Sous le surnom de \u00ab\u00a0The Action Man\u00a0\u00bb, il a grimp\u00e9 les \u00e9chelons du circuit nord-am\u00e9ricain pendant plus d’une d\u00e9cennie, accumulant des titres r\u00e9gionaux en welter et en middleweight : ceintures CES MMA, Z Promotions et Premier MMA Championship \u00e0 son actif avant m\u00eame de poser un pied \u00e0 l’UFC.<\/p>\n

Son chemin vers la grande sc\u00e8ne n’a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 lin\u00e9aire. En juin 2018, il bat Sean Lally par KO au 3e round au Dana White’s Contender Series \u2014 et ne re\u00e7oit pas de contrat. Plut\u00f4t que de raccrocher, il continue \u00e0 se battre, puis prend une retraite temporaire avant de revenir plus aff\u00fbt\u00e9 que jamais. Cette pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance lui vaut le titre de Comeback Fighter of the Year 2021 d\u00e9cern\u00e9 par MMA Junkie.<\/p>\n

L’arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 l’UFC : un KO pour annoncer la couleur<\/h3>\n

Le 6 novembre 2021, lors de l’UFC 268 au Madison Square Garden de New York, Curtis fait ses d\u00e9buts dans l’octogone contre Phil Hawes. Il lui faut moins d’un round : KO au premier acte, bonus Performance of the Night, et une premi\u00e8re mondiale pour lui \u00e0 34 ans. \u00c0 l’UFC.com, il finit 4e Newcomer of the Year 2021 \u2014 pas mal pour quelqu’un qui avait failli ne jamais signer de contrat.<\/p>\n

La suite confirme le style : le 10 d\u00e9cembre 2022 \u00e0 l’UFC 282, il r\u00e8gle son compte \u00e0 Joaquin Buckley par KO et empoche un nouveau bonus Performance of the Night. En avril 2023 \u00e0 l’UFC 287, son duel avec Kelvin Gastelum lui vaut un Fight of the Night \u2014 signe que Curtis ne vient pas pour faire du remplissage.<\/p>\n

Style et camp d’entra\u00eenement<\/h3>\n

Curtis s’entra\u00eene \u00e0 l’Xtreme Couture de Las Vegas et d\u00e9tient une ceinture violette en jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien. Mais soyons clairs : son arme principale, c’est la boxe. Une boxe sous-estim\u00e9e au middleweight, efficace et directe, qui lui a permis d’accumuler 17 victoires par KO\/TKO sur 32 succ\u00e8s au total. Quand on lui demande sa technique de grappling pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e, il r\u00e9pond \u00ab\u00a0mettre des gants dans la gueule des gens\u00a0\u00bb. Le programme est clair.<\/p>\n

Statut actuel<\/h3>\n

En 2024-2025, Curtis alterne victoires et d\u00e9faites serr\u00e9es dans un top 15 comp\u00e9titif : il bat Marc-Andr\u00e9 Barriault en janvier 2024 (d\u00e9cision unanime), s’incline contre Brendan Allen en avril 2024 et chute par KO au 3e round face \u00e0 Roman Kopylov en janvier 2025. Il rebondit en juillet 2025 en battant Max Griffin par d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e. Son dernier combat en date remonte au 14 mars 2026 face \u00e0 Myktybek Orolbai, o\u00f9 il s’incline aux points \u2014 un verdict disput\u00e9 dans une s\u00e9quence dense. \u00c0 38 ans, avec un bilan UFC de 6-5 (1 NC), Curtis reste un combattant difficile \u00e0 finir et dangereux \u00e0 chaque passage sur pied.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia EN<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Curtis \u00ab\u00a0The Action Man\u00a0\u00bb, 38 ans, middleweight UFC n\u00e9 \u00e0 Cincinnati. Ex-\u00e9tudiant en droit devenu KO artist avec 17 victoires par KO sur 32. 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