Khalid Taha Explained

Khalid Taha
Other Names:The Warrior
Nationality:German
Birth Date:15 February 1992
Birth Place:Dortmund, Germany[1]
Fighting Out Of:Warendorf, Germany
Weight Lb:135
Weight Class:Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Reach In:69
Rank:Green belt in Taekwondo[2]
Team:Arena Dortmund
Years Active:2013–present
Mma Kowin:10
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:3
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:117849

Khalid Taha (born February 15, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in the bantamweight division. A professional since 2013, he has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Taha started fighting MMA professionally in 2013. He has fought under numerous organizations, notably German MMA Championship, Fair Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Taha made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018, at against Nad Narimani.[4] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Taha was scheduled to face Boston Salmon on November 30, 2018, at .[6] However Taha was pulled from the event due to a torn ACL and the bout was cancelled.[7] The pairing was rescheduled at UFC 236 on April 13, 2019.[7] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[8]

Taha was scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo da Silva on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242.[9] However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved to UFC 243.[10] Taha won the fight via a submission in round three.[11] On December 23, 2019, Taha received one year USADA suspension for tested positive for furosemide (diuretics) in an in-competition urine sample provided on Oct. 6 2019 where Taha took a medicine for reducing inflammation and swelling in his eyes which contained furosemide.[12] He became eligible to compete again on October 6, 2020.[13]

Taha was expected to face Jack Shore on November 7, 2020, at .[14] However, Shore was removed from the bout in late-October due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Raoni Barcelos.[15] Taha lost the fight via unanimous decision.[16] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[17]

Taha faced Sergey Morozov on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 26.[18] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[19]

Taha was scheduled to face Mario Bautista on February 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 201.[20] However, Taha had to pull out off the bout due to undisclosed reasons.[21]

Taha was scheduled to face Taylor Lapilus on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209.;[22] but on August 23, Lapilus forfeited from the event due to a broken hand,[23] and he was replaced by Cristian Quiñónez.[24] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[25]

After the loss, it was announced that Taha was no longer on the UFC roster.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

Taha is of Lebanese descent.[27] [28]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center||William Valentim|TKO (punches)|NFC 13||align=center|1|align=center|2:26|Dortmund, Germany||-|Loss|align=center|13–5 (1)|Cristian Quiñónez|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:15|Paris, France||-|Loss|align=center|13–4 (1)|Sergey Morozov|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|13–3 (1)|Raoni Barcelos|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|NC|align=center|13–2 (1)|Bruno Gustavo da Silva|NC (overturned)|UFC 243 ||align=center|3|align=center|3:00|Melbourne, Australia||-|Win|align=center|13–2|Boston Salmon|TKO (punches)|UFC 236||align=center|1|align=center|0:25|Atlanta, Georgia, United States||-|Loss|align=center|12–2|Nad Narimani|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Hamburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|12–1|Hamza Kooheji|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Brave 12||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|Jakarta, Indonesia||-|Loss|align=center|11–1|Takafumi Otsuka|Submission (guillotine choke)|Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round||align=center|3|align=center|3:23|Saitama, Japan||-|Win|align=center|11–0|Keita Ishibashi|KO (knees and punches)|Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1||align=center|1|align=center|4:52|Saitama, Japan||-|Win|align=center|10–0|Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas|Decision (split)|German MMA Championship 9||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Castrop-Rauxel, Germany||-|Win|align=center|9–0|Michail Chrisopoulos|KO (punch)|Fair FC 5||align=center|1|align=center|1:20|Eindhoven, Netherlands||-|Win|align=center|8–0|Nijat Valujev|TKO (punches)|Fair FC: Top Ten Champions||align=center|1|align=center|2:26|Herne, Germany||-|Win|align=center|7–0|Daniel Makin|TKO (punches)|Fair FC 4||align=center|1|align=center|2:20|Eindhoven, Netherlands||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Omer Cankardesler|Decision (unanimous)|Fair FC 3||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rheinberg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Ali Selcuk Ayin|TKO (submission to punches)|German MMA Championship 5||align=center|1|align=center|4:59|Herne, Germany||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Manuel Bilić|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Fair FC 1||align=center|2|align=center|4:24|Herne, Germany||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Florin Gârdan|TKO (knees)|RNC: Martial Arts Gala||align=center|2|align=center|4:43|Frankenthal, Germany||-|Win|align=center|2–0|John Isac|TKO (punches)|GMC 4||align=center|2|align=center|0:20|Herne, Germany||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Muhammed Celebi|TKO (punches)|MMA Bundesliga 2||align=center|2|align=center|2:43|Herne, Germany||-[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khalid Taha UFC. www.ufc.com. 14 September 2018. en. 2019-10-05.
  2. Web site: Khalid Taha - Official UFC Profile. UFC.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180723220114/http://ufc.com/fighter/khalid-taha. July 23, 2018.
  3. Web site: Khalid. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-10-05.
  4. Web site: Nad Narimani победи Khalid Taha в дебюта си за UFC — MMA.BG. mma.bg. bg. 2019-10-05.
  5. Web site: UFC Fight Night 134 results: Nad Narimani takedown attack grinds out Khalid Taha. 2018-07-22. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-10-05.
  6. News: Boston Salmon faces Khalid Taha at TUF 28 Finale. fightful.com. David Tees. 2018-10-20. 2018-11-29.
  7. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Boston Salmon vs Khalid Taha rescheduled for April 13. 2019-02-06. MyMMANews.com. en-US. 2019-10-05.
  8. Web site: UFC 236 results: Khalid Taha left hand earns 25-second win over Boston Salmon. 2019-04-14. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-10-05.
  9. Web site: Khalid Taha vs. Bruno Silva set for UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi. Cruz. Guilherme. 2019-05-21. MMA Fighting. en. 2019-10-05.
  10. Web site: ran FIGHTING. ranfighting.de. 18 April 2018. de. 2019-10-05.
  11. Web site: UFC 243 Results: Khalid Taha Beats Bruno Silva by third round submission. Shillan. Keith. 2019-10-05. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-10-06.
  12. Web site: Khalid Taha – alles andere als ein Dopingsünder!. 2019-12-24. German Fight News. de-DE. 2019-12-25.
  13. Web site: USADA Suspends Khalid Taha 1 Year for Failed Drug Test at UFC 243. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-12-24.
  14. Web site: DNA. MMA. 2020-09-27. Jack Shore en Khalid Taha treffen elkaar op 7 november. 2020-09-28. MMA DNA. en-US.
  15. Web site: With Jack Shore out, Raoni Barcelos steps in to face Khalid Taha at UFC on ESPN+ 40. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2020-10-28. 2020-10-28.
  16. Web site: Vreeland. Daniel. 2020-11-07. UFC Vegas 13 Results: Raoni Barcelos Outslugs Khalid Taha. 2020-11-08. Cageside Press. en-US.
  17. Web site: Hiergesell. Dan. 2020-11-08. UFC Vegas 13 Bonuses! 'King Kong' Banks $50K For Insane Forearm Submission. 2020-11-08. MMAmania.com. en.
  18. Web site: Behunin. Alex. 2021-04-09. Khalid Taha vs. Sergey Morozov Set For July 17 UFC Event. 2021-04-10. Cageside Press. en-US.
  19. Web site: McClory. Mike. 2021-07-17. UFC Vegas 31 Results: Sergey Morozov Earns One-Sided Decision Against Khalid Taha. 2021-07-18. Cageside Press. en-US.
  20. Web site: DNA. MMA. 2021-11-12. Mario Bautista treft Khalid Taha op 19 februari tijdens een UFC evenement. 2021-11-13. MMA DNA. en-US.
  21. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2022-02-15. Jay Perrin Gets Short-Notice Call to Face Mario Bautista at UFC Vegas 48. 2022-02-15. Cageside Press. en-US.
  22. Web site: 2022-07-21 . Taylor Lapilus re-signs with UFC, meets Khalid Taha on Sept. 3 in Paris . 2022-07-24 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  23. News: UFC Paris. Le Français Taylor Lapilus forfait en raison d'une fracture à la main gauche . 24 August 2022 . Ouest-France . 23 August 2022.
  24. Web site: 2022-08-25 . Tapilus lesionado, Cristian Quinonez enfrenta a Khalid Taha en UFC París - MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. . 2022-08-26 . mma.uno . es.
  25. Web site: Richardson. Andrew. 2022-09-03. UFC Paris highlights: Cristian Quinonez stops Khalid Taha in the first round for debut victory. 2022-09-03. MMA Mania. en-US.
  26. Web site: Cox . Susan . 2022-09-14 . The UFC parts ways with four more fighters . 2022-09-14 . BJPenn.com . en-US.
  27. Web site: Lebanese-German Khalid Taha set for Rizin FF Grand Prix. Arab's MMA. 26 June 2017. 5 October 2019.
  28. Web site: Lebanese-German Khalid Taha earns 1st UFC win at 'UFC 236' in Atlanta, Georgia. CONAN Daily. Conan. Altatis. 14 April 2019. 5 October 2019.

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