Through years of personal growth and experience veterans of Mixed Martial Arts are able to develop a zen like quality inside the cage. Β In today’s episode ofΒ Across The Pond,Β you will meet a fighter whose well rounded attack and calm demeanor under pressure has earned him a reputation as one of many of Europe’s respected MMA veterans. A professional since September 2008 and representing Dinky NinjasΒ andΒ The Griphouse,Β 30 year oldΒ Dan HopeΒ owns a 12-6 record in eighteen career bouts consisting of four knockouts, four submissions and four decisions. Dan is best known for his timeΒ in Cage Warriors.
In his MMA debut, Dan submittedΒ Sam Rocha.Β He also tapped outΒ Paul Hopkins.Β Then he knocked outΒ Nazim Aslanoglu.Β Hope won his next four bouts which included wins overΒ Nigel MarchmentΒ andΒ Joe NugentΒ respectively. Then Hope submitted future UFC fighter Steven Ray.Β At Cage Warriors 50 in Glasgow, Dan facedΒ Avi JackΒ and defeated him via unanimous decision. He also defeated FrenchmanΒ Gary KonoΒ via split decision at Cage Warriors 52 in London. In 2015, Dan earned a decision win overΒ Mitchell AdelinaΒ followed by a victory overΒ Stefan Almazov.Β Dan will look to extend his winning streak to three when he faces FrenchmanΒ Charles Henry TchoungiΒ at SFC 11 on August 27th. Good luck Dan!
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List of videos-
Hope v Jack Cage Warriors 50-
2. Hope v Kono Cage Warriors 52-