Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf". I know Jeremy got Emmett good in 2018, but he’s lost like 4 straight has like 2 KO/TKO wins since 2017. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. [37], Emmett faced Mirsad Bektić on July 13, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 155. He studied psychology in college with the intentions of going into law enforcement and earned his Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree at Menlo College. He knocked out Lamas and Bektic. [27] He won the fight via unanimous decision. He won the fight via TKO (punches) on round one. Forums > Fight Discussion > UFC Discussion > Josh Emmett’s style is so....meh. [13], Emmett faced Brandon Ricetti on November 15, 2014 on West Coast Fighting Championship 12 in a five round fight for the lightweight title belt. Joined: … [23] However, Emmett was forced out of the event due to injury. I think he was supposed to face Barboza, and then that got scrapped. Joined: Jul 7, 2012 Messages: 16,552 Likes Received: 867. FW is a stacked division. [10] Emmett wrestled for 14 years; beginning at El Camino Fundamental High School and continuing through his college years. That is generally how it works. [33] Despite hurting Stephens in the first round, he lost the fight by knockout in the second round. [8], Two months after the fight with Duenas, Emmettt faced Tramain Smith on West Coast Fighting Championship 9. This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 00:27. [44] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout was cancelled. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by MuayThai101, Jun 20, 2020. ). I think it's about right. He returned to training to prepare for his next fight and broke the same hand on his last sparring session prior to the fight event which forced him to take another long break before returning to the cage. Emmett was out pointed by Green's striking and lost via split decision of 29-28, 28-29 and 30-27. After his collegiate career was over, he joined Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness to continue his desire in competing in combat sports. You would think it would be easy to exploit. ... and I thought you were just doing the Sherdog joke about mixing up black people by calling him Melvin Guillard. [47] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > podsox Gold Belt. [30] At the weigh ins, Emmett weighed in at 148.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the featherweight upper limit of 146 pounds and the bout proceeded at a catchweight. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by MuayThai101, Jun 20, 2020. Given the realities of his medical situation (read: smashed in face, nearly lost his eye, nerve damage) and the overall risk -vs- reward, getting 45k to headline a card risking your health is a bad deal. . MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997. [24], On December 17, 2016, Emmett faced Scott Holtzman at UFC on Fox 22. [29], Emmett faced Ricardo Lamas on December 16, 2017 at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos. [6] A professional competitor since 2011, he has also competed for King of the Cage. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. [6] Emmett is also an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler, he won a world championship in the blue belt no-gi division. The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). The fight was ruled a No Decision at first as Ricetti was grounded when he got kneed. [16], After garnering a 9–0 record as a professional, Emmett signed with the UFC. [46] He won the bout via unanimous decision. [14], After the secured the championship belt, Emmett didn't return to compete until almost one year later on October 3, 2015 at KOTC promotion, facing Rocky Johnson, Emmet showed off his submission skils and won the fight via arm-triangle choke. Espresso @Terrorist Rat Led BathtubBrothers #DefendorVacate. [17], Emmett made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement on May 8, 2016 against Jon Tuck at UFC Fight Night 87, where he replaced an injured Nick Hein,[18] [19][20] Emmett suffered a compound fracture on his left right finger from catching Tuck's spinning back kick [21] and the referee halted the fight briefly prior to restarting. [26], Emmett faced Felipe Arantes in a featherweight bout on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by Espresso, Sep 9, 2020. [6], After compiling an amateur record of 2–0, Emmett started his professional MMA career on October 8, 2011 and made his debut in Capitol Fighting Championship as a Featherweight. Sherdog Forums | UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion. ISCF - International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF) Pro California Lightweight Champion: January 23rd, 2016, WFC 16, Sacramento, California, USA. Joshua James Emmett (born March 4, 1985)[7] is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). right here is the real hardest hitting 145er in the world. [12], After his first professional win, he made a move to compete in West Coast Fighting Championship (WFC) and made his debut on August 3 2013 against Mike Ryan, winning via guillotine choke in the first round. Emmett secured a win with split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). [11] Emmett wrestled his first two seasons at the junior college level before transferring to NAIA Menlo. But the guys in the top 5 or with a bit more hype like Zombie, Yair, Zabit, Ortega deserve to fight each other. Emmett forfeited 30% of his purse to Lamas. Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf". [34] As a result, Emmett was sidelined for the remainder of 2018 after undergoing successful surgery to correct facial injuries sustained during the Stephens fight. Meh, Emmet's best win is 19-13 (at the time) Michael Johnson in a fight he was losing before the KO. Sherdog Forums | UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion. Weidman. [8] As of June 30, 2020, he is #7 in the UFC featherweight rankings. [38] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Emmett secured a win via TKO at 2:21 of round 3 and also won the ISCF - International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF) Pro California Lightweight Title. However, the decision was overturned after review of the incident and a win was awarded to Emmett via unanimous technical decision. ). This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. He managed to secured a win via unanimous decision. Volkov. [36] He won the fight via knockout in the third round. [8], On November 16 2013, he faced Noah Schnable and defeated him in 45 seconds on round one with TKO (punches). The three round fight was a back and forth battle and judges awarded the win to Emmett via unanimous decision. Pound-for-pound, Josh Emmett might be the hardest puncher I've seen in MMA. [8], On September 13, 2014, Emmett was up against Tony Rios and judges awarded a win with unanimous decision in favour of Emmett.