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Joe Warren--Bellator World Champion

Joe Warren is a Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist signed to the organization Bellator Fighting Championships, of which he is the featherweight division champion. He currently posts a record of 6-1, with two wins by knockout and is one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the world. He is also co-owner of the RiNo Sport Galleri and a resident coach who helps to train athletes in wrestling and mixed martial arts.

He made his professional debut as a mixed martial arts fighter on March 8, 2009, in Japan’s Dream Grand Prix Tournament, where he defeated former WEC Bantamweight Champion Chase Beebe by TKO just 25 seconds into the bout. In 2010, Warren signed a contract with Bellator Fighting Championships to compete in the featherweight division. In September, 2010, he defeated former champion Joe Soto by way of knockout in the opening minute of the fight’s second round to acquire the featherweight championship belt.

In 2006, Warren became the fifth American to win a gold medal in Men’s Greco-Roman competition at the World Championships. He was also the winner of the 2006 Pan American Championship and a World Cup champion in 2007.

Warren was a standout wrestler at the University of Michigan and a two-time Division I All American. He also received the Cliff Keen Award in 2000, awarded to the University of Michigan’s Outstanding Wrestler of the year. Other accomplishments include winning the U.S. National Championships in 2005 and 2007, becoming a University National Champion in 1998 and taking 6^th place at the University World Championships in the year 2000.

Warren began his wrestling career at East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Michigan where he won two state championships and held the national takedown record for a number of years.

For sponsorship opportunities with Joe Warren contact Caroline Tobin with the RiNo Sports Marketing Group at 303-956-2136 or by email at rt@rinosportgalleri.com.