Synopsis
Zhang Tiequan is one of the popular names in the world of UFC. He is a Mongol mixed martial artist from China. Currently, he competes in the lightweight division in the UFC. At the beginning, he spent most of his career competing in the Art of War Fighting Championship in his native China.
Early Life & Birth
Zhang Tiequan was born on July 25, 1978, in Inner Mongolia, China PR. His nationality is Mongolian whereas ethnicity is unknown. His astrological sign is Leo. There is no any info available about his parents and siblings. From his early age, Zhang Tiequan has shown keen interest wrestling and martial arts. At the age of 16, he won the Inner Mongolian Wrestling Championships.
Career
After competing at the junior level, he landed his steps into the World Extreme Cagefighting. He was expected to make his debut against the Alex Karalexis at WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan in Sep 2010. However, due to the injury, Karalexis was replaced by Jason Reinhardt. Zhang won the fight via submission in the first round. Soon after competing at WEC, on October 28, 2010, WEC merged with UFC. As for merging, all WEC competitors were transferred to UFC.
At UFC, On Feb 27, 2011, he made his debut against the Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch and won the fight via submission just in the 48 second of the fight. Currently, he competes in the lightweight division. He holds an MMA records of fifteen wins in nineteen matches. His wins include 12 by submissions and three were by knockouts. Numerous awards and rewards have honored Zhang Tiequan for his professional accomplishments.
Personal Profile of Zhang Tiequan
Though he is one of the popular MMA fighters, Zhang Tiequan has never catch into rumors of girlfriend and affairs. As far of now, there is no any info available about his affair, married, and wife. His followers have countless queries that relate to his private life. He never talked much about his private life in front of media, so it is tough to guess anything about him. There is a big question behind his sexuality. Some of his fans in dilemma about his sexuality. Publicly he has not mentioned about his sexual orientation. He does not look like a gay at all.
Zhang Tiequan has a pleasant personality. He has reached the age of 38 now. He has a perfect height of 5 feet 9 inch and weighs 70 kg. He is not associated with any charitable institutions. He is popular but never has been the part of any controversy.
Interesting FACTS
Zhang Tiequan is one of the phenomenal fighters of UFC. He is an inspiration for upcoming generations. He has maintained a pretty amount of bank balance from his salary. His total salary boosted his net worth. His net worth is under review. Moreover, info about his life and bio can be taken from Wiki.
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