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by **Gurre** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:07 am

Ian "the machine" Freeman is a very talented and experienced fighter.

He weighs in at 220lbs (100kg) and is 5'11 (180cm) tall.

His style is Vale Tudo, and he always comes ready to throw that leather.

After a few years in the UFC, he's moved back home and fights in the smaller organisations.

He's fought some big names (Tiger White, Anderi Arlovski to name a few).

His all time pro MMA record is 14 - 6 - 1 (Win - Loss - Draw)

by **stevebags** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:06 pm

Not to mention he made easy work of Frank Mir at UFC 38 although Frank was a little niave then and has improved his game since. Ian has retired now which is a shame one of the best hw/lhw to come out of uk along with James Thompson

by **Gurre** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:56 am

True, I think he retired due to a sprained rib...

by **stevebags** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:03 pm

Yeah he couldnt train has hard as he mentioned at cage rage everytime he got injured it kept taking longer & longer to recover.

by **Gurre** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:41 pm

sounds very very painful

by **stevebags** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:29 pm

Its a shame coz he is a really nice guy, he always has time for everyone no matter what skill level, a true gentlemen.

by **Gurre** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:43 am

and a true monster, if you look at how much lean muscle mass he has... jeez!

by **stevebags** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:00 pm

Yeah hes built like a tank, i am biased when it comes to Ian as i feel as he is a true professional, he doesnt talk smack or tries to discredit other fighters, which in my book earns respect.

by **Gurre** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:01 pm

by **igor1** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:38 pm

After all the years training it finally took its toll on ian i believe he fell of his horse and that was the final injury for him.
he is promoting his own fight events pride and glory in his home town sunderland and he write for a mag called fighters only and also cage rage

by **Gurre** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:36 pm

yes, he fell off his horse and sprained the rib, it was re-injured several times in training.

by **stevebags** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:14 pm

I believe that most of mma events in the uk will have Ian helping them out in some form or another, shame wont be able to see him fight again. He is also starring in a film called suckerpunch.

by **Gurre** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:00 pm

Maybe someone will unite him and Vinny Jones in a movie... wow...

by **igor1** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:12 pm

Its a shame we didnt see him fight forrest griffin in the ufc he beleived he was picked as an easy target for forrest on his progession through the ufc ranks but as we saw with mir in ufc 38 he is no easy stepping stone

by **Gurre** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:31 am

yeah he was a world class fighter

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