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Joe Warren (born October 31, 1976) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sherdog Fight Finder )〕 As a Greco-Roman wrestler, he won the 2006 Pan American and World Championship and was a favourite for the 2008 Olympics. He later participated in and won the 2007 World Cup. During the end of 2008 Warren started transitioning to mixed martial arts, and on March 8, 2009, he made his professional debut. He has competed for Bellator MMA, and Dream in Japan. He is a former Bellator Bantamweight Champion and former Bellator Featherweight Champion. Warren is currently ranked as the #7 Bantamweight in the world and as the #2 Bantamweight outside of the UFC by fightmatrix.com. ==Greco-Roman wrestling career== Warren practiced freestyle wrestling before switching to Greco-Roman.〔 He began his career at East Kentwood High School where he placed 3 times in Division one with one state championship coming during his senior year and held the national takedown record. He wrestled for the University of Michigan.〔 He won the division of men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships and was a favorite for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Warren, however, missed the Olympics after testing positive for marijuana, resulting in a two-year suspension.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top American wrestler Warren to miss Olympics after 2nd positive test )〕 Other accomplishments include 6th at the 2000 World University Championship at , 9th at the 2005 FILA Wrestling World Championships, 1st at the 2006 Pan American Championship and 1st at the 2007 World Cup all at 60 kg.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=International Wrestling Database )〕 On December 18, 2010, it was reported that Warren would be making a return to wrestling, to try to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.〔Morgan, John. (2010-12-18) (Bellator champ Joe Warren returning to Greco-Roman roots, eyes Olympic gold ). MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.〕 This did not occur. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Warren (fighter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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