Lyman Good Explained

Lyman Good
Other Names:American Cyborg
Birth Name:Lyman Merrill Good
Birth Date:May 26, 1985
Birth Place:Harlem, New York, United States
Nationality:American
Weight:170lb
Reach In:74
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Manhattan, New York
Team:Team Tiger Schulmann
Rank:2nd degree black belt in Tiger Schulmann's MMA under Daniel "Tiger" Schulmann[1]
Years Active:2005–2020
Mma Kowin:11
Mma Subwin:3
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:5
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:14207

Lyman Merrill Good (born May 26, 1985),[2] also known as "American Cyborg", is an American mixed martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his time spent with Bellator, where he was the inaugural Bellator Welterweight Champion, and for competing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Biography

Good was born and raised in the Spanish Harlem section of New York, raised along with his two sisters by only his mother. After a troublesome childhood, Lyman's mother felt getting her son involved in martial arts would be a good way for him to release his anger.[3]

Outside of fighting, Lyman is also a Sensei/instructor for Tiger Schulmann mixed martial arts in Manhattan, NY.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Lyman began his fighting career in 2005, at the Ring of Combat promotion. In his second fight, against John Zecchino, he fractured his hand in the beginning of the match.[4] [5] Despite that fact, he won the match by TKO in the second round. Lyman continued to fight in the Ring of Combat promotion, as well as in the IFL and other minor promotions.

In the IFL 2007 semi-finals he was matched against TUF 7 participant Mike Dolce in one of the preliminary bouts. Good controlled the fight on the ground in the second round, gained an edge in the stand-up in the third, and won via unanimous decision.[6] [7]

In his last appearance at the Ring of Combat promotion, at ROC XVII, he fought Alexis Aquino. Good dominated the first round with his striking, and while Aquino took control in the second round, Lyman recovered his dominance in the third, winning via unanimous 29-28 decision on the three scoreboards.[8] [9] [10] ROC XVII, including the Good vs. Aquino match, was televised live by HDNet Fights.[11]

In addition to MMA bouts, Good participated in three kickboxing matches in Chuck Norris's World Combat League, winning all three.[12]

Bellator Fighting Championships

Prior to signing a deal with Bellator,[13] Lyman was to sign with EliteXC, before the promotion folded.[14] His first fight with EliteXC was scheduled to be against Paul Daley.Two weeks before his first bout in the Bellator welterweight tournament, he has been featured on ESPN, doing a segment for the ESPN Rise program.[15] As part of the preparation to the tournament, Lyman spent several weeks sleeping in a MMA cage at the Tiger Schulmann headquarters facility in Elmwood Park, NJ, in order to prepare mentally for the fight.[16]

His first fight in tournament fight took place at Bellator II, against Héctor Urbina, Good dominated the first round with his powerful strikes and in the second round Urbina was able to gain mount momentarily, but Good quickly reversed and defeated Urbina using a rear naked choke.[17] In the tournament's semi-finals at Bellator VII, he defeated Jorge Ortiz and advanced to the finals. His opponent in the tournament's finals, Omar De La Cruz, defeated Dave Menne in the same event.[18]

The finals of the Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight tournament took place at Bellator XI. Lyman scored a takedown early in the first round, trapped De La Cruz against the cage, and pounded his way to a TKO victory.[19] After the fight, Lyman was crowned the first Bellator Welterweight Champion. In his first title defense on October 21, 2010 Good fought rising star Ben Askren, Askren was able to take him down and control him despite being hit with a huge upkick and almost being caught in a triangle choke at the last minute of the fight. Good went on to lose a Unanimous Decision losing his Bellator Welterweight Title.

On March 5, 2011, Good debuted in Bellator's fourth season welterweight tournament quarterfinals against prospect Chris Lozano, He won the fight via unanimous decision.

On April 2, 2011, In the Semifinals, Good faced Judo specialist Rick Hawn at Bellator 39, losing a controversial split decision and exiting the tournament.

Good was scheduled to fight Dan Hornbuckle at Bellator 44 in a bout that was to serve as a qualifier to gain entry into the promotion's Season Five Welterweight tournament, but Good suffered a hamstring injury that forced him out of the fight.[20]

On April 13, 2012, Good faced LeVon Maynard in a qualifying bout at Bellator 65 for Season Seven's Welterweight tournament winning via KO in just 13 seconds of round one.

On September 28, 2012, Good faced UK fighter Jim Wallhead at Bellator 74 in a Quarterfinal bout of Season Seven winning via unanimous decision.

On October 26, 2012, Good faced Michail Tsarev at Bellator 78 in the Semifinals winning via TKO due to punches in the second round.

On November 30, 2012, Good faced Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 82 in the Finals of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight tournament losing via unanimous decision.

On April 4, 2013, Good faced Dante Rivera at Bellator 95, winning via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter

In March 2014, it was revealed that Good would be a participant on the UFC's .[21] He lost his fight to get into the house.

Cage Fury Fighting Championships

Good faced Matt Secor at CFFC 36: Secor vs. Good on June 21, 2014. Good defeated Secor via KO in the first round.[22]

Good faced Jonavin Webb at CFFC 43: Webb vs. Good on November 1, 2014.[23] The fight ended in a no contest due to an accidental eye poke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Good made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Andrew Craig on July 15, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 71, filling in for an injured Edgar Garcia.[24] He won the fight by TKO in the second round.[25]

Good was expected to face Omari Akhmedov on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[26] However, Good was pulled from the bout in late October and was replaced by Sérgio Moraes.[27]

Good was expected to face Belal Muhammad on November 12, 2016 at UFC 205.[28] However, on October 24, Good was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA due to a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected ten days earlier.[29] He was replaced by Vicente Luque.[30] Subsequently, USADA released a statement that Good ingested the drug 1-androstenedione as part of a tainted product and Good was given a six-month ban retroactive to the date of his initial suspension in October 2016.[31]

After over two years away from the sport, Good returned to face Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on July 22, 2017 at UFC on Fox 25.[32] He lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[33] The fight earned Good his first Fight of the Night bonus award.[34]

Good was expected to face Sultan Aliev on November 3, 2018 at UFC 230.[35] However, it was reported on October 19, 2018 that Aliev pulled out from the event citing injury and he was replaced by Ben Saunders.[36] He won the fight via knockout in round one.[37]

Good faced Demian Maia on February 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 144.[38] He lost the fight via standing rear-naked choke submission in the first round, the first time he had been stopped in his MMA career.[39]

Good faced Chance Rencountre on November 2, 2019 at UFC 244.[40] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[41]

Good was expected to face Belal Muhammad on April 18, 2020 at UFC 249.[42] However on April 4, Good pulled out due to COVID-19 infection.[43] The bout was rebooked and eventually took place on June 20, 2020 at .[44] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[45]

Championships and accomplishments

Suing supplement companies for tainted products

Good was pulled from his initial UFC debut on November 12, 2016 at UFC 205 from a USADA violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected ten days earlier[46] whereby Good ingested 1-androstenedione and was given a six-month ban.[47] Good filed two complaints suing Gaspari Nutrition, Hi-Tech Pharmaceutials, Vitamin Shoppe and Millennium Sport Technologies for breach of express warranty (sales contract), false advertising, deceptive practices and assault.[48] [49]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center||Belal Muhammad|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|21–5 (1)|Chance Rencountre|TKO (punches)|UFC 244 ||align=center|3|align=center|2:03|New York City, New York, United States| |-|Loss|align=center |20–5 (1)|Demian Maia|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|2:38|Fortaleza, Brazil ||-|Win|align=center|20–4 (1)|Ben Saunders|KO (punches)|UFC 230 ||align=center|1|align=center|1:32|New York City, New York, United States| |-|Loss|align=center |19–4 (1)|Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos|Decision (split)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uniondale, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center| 19–3 (1)|Andrew Craig|KO (punches)|||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:37|San Diego, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–3 (1)|Nah-Shon Burrell|Submission (rear-naked choke)|CFFC 48: Good vs. Burrell||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:47|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–3 (1)|Micah Terrill|Submission (rear-naked choke)|CFFC 45: Stiner vs. Horcher||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:47|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|NC|align=center|16–3 (1)|Jonavin Webb|NC (accidental eye poke)|CFFC 43: Webb vs. Good||align=center| 3|align=center| 3:43|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|16–3|Matt Secor|KO (punches)|CFFC 36: Secor vs. Good||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:21|Morristown, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 15–3|Dante Rivera|Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 95||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 14–3|Andrey Koreshkov|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 82||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States||-|Win|align=center| 14–2|Michail Tsarev|TKO (punches)|Bellator 78||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:54|Dayton, Ohio, United States||-|Win|align=center| 13–2|Jim Wallhead|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 74||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 12–2|LeVon Maynard|KO (punch)|Bellator 65||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:13|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 11–2|Rick Hawn|Decision (split)|Bellator 39||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center| 11–1|Chris Lozano|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 35||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Lemoore, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 10–1|Ben Askren|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 33||align=center| 5|align=center| 5:00|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States||-|Win|align=center| 10–0|Omar de la Cruz|TKO (punches)|Bellator 11||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:47|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center| 9–0|Jorge Ortiz|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Bellator 7||align=center| 2|align=center| 4:37|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Win|align=center| 8–0|Héctor Urbina|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)|Bellator 2||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:22|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center| 7–0|Alexis Aquino|Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 18||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 6–0|Mike Dolce|Decision (unanimous)|IFL: 2007 Semi-Finals||align=center| 3|align=center| 4:00|East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 5–0|Doug Gordon|Decision (unanimous)|Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5||align=center| 3|align=center| 3:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Erik Charles|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Ring of Combat 14||align=center| 1|align=center| 5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|Julio Cruz|TKO (punches)|World's Best Fighter: USA vs. Asia||align=center| 2|align=center| 0:29|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|John Zecchino|TKO (punches)|Ring of Combat 10||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:37|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Adam Fearon|Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 9||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States|[50]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lyman Good - Official UFC Fighter Profile. UFC.com. July 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150822133556/http://www.ufc.com/fighter/lyman-good. August 22, 2015.
  2. http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2020_Results/06-06-20MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results Date: June 6, 2020
  3. Web site: Lane, Jon . Bellator 74: Lyman Good Determined To Continue Ascension With Win Over Jim Wallhead. sbnation.com. 2012-09-28. 2012-09-28.
  4. Web site: Genia, Jim. Lyman Good, Tiger Schulmann's Undefeated Warrior. Full Contact Fighter. July 2008. 2009-07-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908033639/http://www.tsk.com/imgs/news/2008pics/lyman.pdf. 2008-09-08.
  5. Web site: bellator.com . Lyman Good. bellator.com. 2009-07-22.
  6. Web site: Curtis, Steven. IFL Playoff Semifinals Play-by-Play. sherdog.com. 2007-08-02. 2009-07-22.
  7. Web site: mmaweekly.com. IFL Results. mmaweekly.com. 2007-08-03. 2009-07-22. https://archive.today/20070528213139/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4439&zoneid=3. 2007-05-28. dead.
  8. Web site: Joza, Eric. Ring Of Combat 18 - Brings the Pain and settles the score. nycfight.com. 2008-03-07. 2009-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330162504/http://www.nycfight.com/index.php?idnews=26. 2012-03-30. dead.
  9. Web site: mmafighting.com. The Official Site of Louis Neglia - Event Results. louneglia.com. 2009-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090717120121/http://www.louneglia.com/event_results.shtml. 2009-07-17. dead.
  10. Web site: ringofcombat.com. ROC XVIII - Bout #7 Alexis Aquino (Rhino Fight Team) vs Lyman Good (TSMMA) Middleweight 185lbs. ringofcombat.com. 2009-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090717120121/http://www.louneglia.com/event_results.shtml. 2009-07-17. dead.
  11. Web site: Press Release. HDNet Fights Presents: Ring of Combat XVIII, Atlantic City. mmaonline.com. 2008-02-25. 2009-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725052728/http://www.mmaonline.com/headlines/hdnet-fights-presents-ring-of-combat-xviii-atlantic-city/. 2011-07-25. dead.
  12. Web site: wcl.com. Lyman Good - Fighter - World Combat League. wcl.com. 2009-07-22.
  13. Web site: Press Release. Bellator Fighting Championships Exclusively Signs Undefeated Lyman Good. https://archive.today/20130201074735/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS154795+06-Jan-2009+BW20090106. dead. 2013-02-01. reuters.com. 2009-01-06. 2009-07-22.
  14. Web site: Caplan, Sam. 5 Oz. Exclusive: Lyman Good expected to sign six-fight contract with EliteXC. fiveouncesofpain.com. 2008-08-12. 2009-07-22.
  15. Web site: espn.com. ESPN Rise Challenges Lyman Good. https://web.archive.org/web/20090401231523/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4023737. dead. April 1, 2009. espn.com. 2009-07-22.
  16. Web site: Non, Sergio. Q&A: So far, so Good for Bellator welterweight finalist. usatoday.com. 2009-06-11. 2009-07-22.
  17. Web site: bellator.com . Lyman Good vs. Hector Urbina Recap . https://archive.today/20090723192759/http://www.bellator.com/component/content/article/36-article/186-lymangoodvshectorurbinarecap.html . dead . 2009-07-23 . bellator.com . 2009-07-22 .
  18. Web site: mixedmartialarts.com . Official MMA Record Finder: Omar De La Cruz . 2022-06-16 .
  19. Web site: Press Release . Bellator Fight Results . https://archive.today/20090723192801/http://www.bellator.com/news/267-mohegansun-results-release.html . dead . 2009-07-23 . bellator.com . 2009-06-12 . 2009-07-22 .
  20. Web site: Ken Pishna. Injury Forces Lyman Good Off Bellator 44 Fight Card. MMAWeekly.com. 2011-05-06.
  21. Web site: TUF: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn revealed. fightnews.com. 2014-03-25. 2014-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325185039/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/tuf-team-edgar-vs-team-penn-revealed-239901. 2014-03-25. dead.
  22. Web site: Lyman Good victorious in post-'TUF' return, Darren Mima impressive at CFFC 36. sherdog.com. June 22, 2014.
  23. Web site: CFFC 43 - Webb vs. Good. sherdog.com.
  24. Web site: Lyman Good signs with UFC, replaces Edgar Garcia at UFC Fight Night 71 against Andrew Craig . themmareport.com. Staff. 2015-06-24. 2015-06-24.
  25. Web site: UFC Fight Night 71 results: Lyman Good flattens Andrew Craig with second-round TKO. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2015-07-15. 2015-07-15.
  26. Web site: Good vs. Akhmedov, Casey vs. Carlos Junior set for UFC Fight Night 80 in Las Vegas . mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-09-11. 2015-09-11.
  27. Web site: Lyman Good out, Sergio Moraes in against Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night 80. mmafighting.com. MMAFighting Newswire. 2015-10-28. 2015-10-28.
  28. Web site: Belal Muhammad gets quick turnaround, fights Lyman Good at UFC 205. mmafighting.com. Shaun Al-Shatti. 2016-09-23. 2015-09-23.
  29. Web site: Lyman Good receives USADA notice, pulled from UFC 205. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-10-24. 2016-10-24.
  30. Web site: Vicente Luque has Good reason to face Belal Muhammad at UFC 205. mmamania.com. Jesse Holland. 2016-10-25. 2016-10-25.
  31. Web site: USADA releases statement on Lyman Good's six-month suspension. mmafighting.com. Marc Raimondi. 2017-04-03. 2017-07-17.
  32. Web site: UFC on FOX 25 in New York takes shape with slew of new additions . mmajunkie.com . Staff. 2017-05-30. 2017-05-30.
  33. News: UFC on FOX 25 results: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos decisions Lyman Good in entertaining affair. 2017-07-23. MMAjunkie. 2017-07-23. en-US.
  34. News: UFC on FOX 25 bonuses: Brazilians hit it big. 2017-07-23. MMAjunkie. 2017-07-23. en-US.
  35. News: NYC's Lyman Good to face Sultan Aliev in UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden. newsday.com. Mark LaMonica. 2018-08-02. 2018-08-03.
  36. News: Ben Saunders pakt short notice partij tegen Lyman Good tijdens UFC 230 in New York. DNA. MMA. 2018-10-20. MMA DNA. 2018-10-20. en-US.
  37. News: UFC 230 Results: Lyman Good destroys Ben Saunders (VIDEO) BJPenn.com. 2018-11-04. BJPenn.com. 2018-11-04. en-US.
  38. Web site: Six fights added to UFC Fortaleza, including Demian Maia vs. Lyman Good. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2018-11-29. 2018-11-29.
  39. Web site: UFC Fortaleza results: Demian Maia does what Demian Maia does, taps out Lyman Good. 2019-02-03. MMAjunkie. en. 2019-02-03.
  40. Web site: Lyman Good, Chance Rencountre to clash at UFC 244 on Nov. 2. Cole Shelton. 2019-08-27. sherdog.com. 2019-08-27.
  41. Web site: UFC 244 Results: Lyman Good Bludgeons, Bloodies Chance Rencountre. Anderson. Jay. 2019-11-02. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-11-03.
  42. Web site: UFC 249: Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad set for welterweight bout at Barclays Center. Mark La Monica. newsday.com. 2020-02-11. 2020-02-12.
  43. Web site: Lyman Good admits positive test for COVID-19, says he's healthy now and wants to fight. Marrocco. Steven. 2020-04-20. MMA Fighting. en. 2020-04-21.
  44. Web site: Lyman Good to face Belal Muhammad in first UFC fight since coronavirus infection. Farah Hannoun. mmajunkie.com. May 22, 2020.
  45. Web site: UFC on ESPN 11 Results: Belal Muhammad Bloodied, But Gets By Lyman Good. Jay Anderson. 2020-06-21. Cageside Press. en-US. 2020-06-21.
  46. Web site: Lyman Good receives USADA notice, pulled from UFC 205. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-10-24. 2016-10-24.
  47. Web site: USADA releases statement on Lyman Good's six-month suspension. mmafighting.com. Marc Raimondi. 2017-04-03. 2017-07-17.
  48. News: UFC's Lyman Good suing supplement companies, claiming tainted products caused positive USADA drug test. MMA Fighting. 2017-10-20.
  49. News: Drug maker sued for ruining Harlem MMA fighter's big MSG bout. NY Daily News. 2017-10-20. en.
  50. Web site: Lyman. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-11-03.

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