Tiki Ghosn
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February 9, 1977
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
| Tiki Ghosn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Khalil Ghosn February 9, 1977 Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center Wolfslair MMA Academy |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Khalil Ghosn, better known by his ringname Tiki Ghosn, is an American retired mixed martial artist, competing from 1998 to 2009 in the Welterweight division.
Ghosn played football while attending Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he played defensive back. Ghosn then attended Orange Coast College for a brief time.[1] While playing football, he took up Muay Thai as a form of cross training and ultimately made the decision to pursue mixed martial arts and leave football.
Ghosn has competed in a number of MMA promotions including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, World Fighting Alliance, King of the Cage and World Extreme Cagefighting. Ghosn is one of the three original members of Team Punishment, which included Tito Ortiz and Rob McCullough. He is also a training partner of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Ghosn has made appearances as a guest coach on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights as well as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.
Ghosn's most famous fight would be against future UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 40. Ghosn was knocked out less than ninety seconds into the first round, and went on to falsely claim during the post-fight interview that the referee had stopped the fight due to a cut suffered by Ghosn.[2]
Ghosn was managed by UFC President Dana White prior to White becoming president of the UFC. Ghosn is the founder and CEO of The Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center which opened on January 1, 2001. Ghosn has worked with a number of fighters including Michael Bisping, B.J. Penn, Rob McCullough, Quinton Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Jason Miller, Ricco Rodriguez, Cheick Kongo, Joey Beltran, and Brandon Halsey.
Ghosn operates Arsenal Sports Agency, a management company that represents various athletes including Dustin Poirier, Aljamain Sterling, and Chael Sonnen, among others.[3][4][5]
Career accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Bob Cook[6]
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
