Explore Gary Goodridge net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Heavyweight fighter who went professional in the year 1996. He competed in the UFC and Pride Fighting Championships. In this article, we will discover how old is Gary Goodridge? Who is Gary Goodridge dating now & how much money does Gary Goodridge have?
| Name | Gary Goodridge |
| First Name | Gary |
| Last Name | Goodridge |
| Occupation | Mma Fighter |
| Birthday | January 17 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Trinidad And Tobago |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Susie Goodridge |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Gary Goodridge Biography
Gary Goodridge is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on January 17, 1966 in Trinidad And Tobago. His first loss in professional play came at the hands His first professional loss came at the hands of Don Frye…
He was a world champion in arm wrestling, and was able to defeat the likes of greats Sharon Remez and John Brzenk in 1991 and again in 1994. He was also the super heavyweight amateur boxing champion of Canada.
His final UFC match came on December 7, 1996 at Ultimate Ultimate 1996, in a rematch against Don Frye. After trading strikes inside the clinch, Goodridge scored a takedown and started punishing Frye with headbutts. However, Frye reached for two armbars attempts and got free, performing his own takedown, and then Goodridge tapped out due to exhaustion just like their first time.
The place of birth was Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago He later relocated into Barrie, Ontario, Canada when he was a child.
In 2012, when his professional career was over, the doctor diagnosed him with early-onset dementia.
Gary Henry Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), nicknamed “Big Daddy”, is a retired Trinidadian-Canadian super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of professional arm wrestling. In early 2012, Goodridge was diagnosed with early onset of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Gary Goodridge Net Worth
Gary is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Trinidad And Tobago. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Goodridge's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He was a top all-round athlete prior to his MMA days. He was an Canadian professional boxing champ and an international champion arm wrestler.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | MMA Fighter |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In late 1997, Goodridge was recruited to compete in Japan’s PRIDE Fighting Championships and made his promotional debut in its very first event PRIDE1 on October 11. Facing Russian grappler and UFC tournament winner Oleg Taktarov, Goodridge showed his superiority by stunning and punishing him with strikes, both standing and on the ground, before scoring a brutal knockout by right hook. Taktarov was rendered unconscious and had to be taken away in a stretcher.
On July 6, 1997, Goodridge participated in the first International Vale Tudo Championship tournament. He submitted Augusto Menezes Santos, improvising a neck crank from a standing double underhook position, and then Mark Coleman protegee and fellow UFC veteran Cal Worsham, locking a keylock, both in a combined time of 0:75. He then advanced to the finals, where he faced luta livre stylist Pedro Otavio. As the IVC ruleset allowed groin shots, the fight featured multiple low blows intertwined with their grappling exchanges. In a particularly brutal instance, Goodridge capitalized on having Otavio in a butterfly guard to get his feet inside the Brazilian’s tights and squeeze his testicles with his toes. Finally, after grabbing again Otavio’s testicles from a clinch, Goodridge overpowered him and landed strikes for the KO, winning the tournament.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 1996, Goodridge made his debut in UFC in the eight-man tournament at UFC 8: David vs. Goliath in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He first went against amateur wrestler Paul Herrera, whom Goodridge outweighed by nearly 80 lbs. In order to increase Goodridge’s will to fight, he had been told by his friends that Herrera and his teammate Tank Abbott were white supremacists. The resultant fight would be a spectacular knockout, as Herrera shot for a fireman’s carry only to be caught in a crucifix position by Goodridge, who then proceeded to deliver multiple elbow strikes to the helpless Herrera’s head, ending the bout in 13 seconds. The second elbow strike landed on Herrera’s temple and knocked him unconscious, but the fight was not stopped until Goodridge landed seven more blows, giving Herrera a concussion and a broken cheekbone. According to Goodridge, the hold had been planned by him and his cornermen after they casually witnessed Herrera training intensively his fireman’s carry takeovers, although they had originally conceived it to set up a wrist lock, not strikes.
Who is Gary Goodridge Dating?
According to our records, Gary Goodridge is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Gary Goodridge’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Gary Goodridge. You may help us to build the dating records for Gary Goodridge!Goodridge returned at PRIDE 2 on March 15, 1998, where he faced UFC 7 tournament winner and Brazilian luta livre fighter Marco Ruas. Goodridge dominated most of the match, cutting Ruas with a punch and landing ground and pound on the mat, but as they were restarted on the feet, a slip allowed Ruas to come back with his own offense. Although Goodridge immediately took Ruas down as well, the Brazilian capitalized on the lapse to catch him in a heel hook for the tap out.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Gary Goodridge height 6 ft 3 in Gary weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Goodridge returned at UFC 9: Motor City Madness in a non-tournament bout against Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz. The wrestler controlled the fight by taking Gary down and grinding him with short punches, and eventually landed a flurry of blows from the mount as the time ran out. Instead of going to the overtime period, the referee stopped the fight due to cuts in Goodridge’s face, which Schultz had rubbed in order to deepen them. On July 12, 1996 at UFC 10: The Tournament, Goodridge took part in his second and last UFC tournament. He first fought wrestler John Campetella, knocking him out with left punches from the mount after reversing a takedown, and advanced round against wrestling champion and eventual winner Mark Coleman. Goodridge was taken down repeatedly, struck with elbows and headbutts and finally submitted for giving his back.
Goodridge made his kickboxing debut in 1999 at K-1 Revenge, against Musashi and lost the fight by disqualification. His first win in K-1 came against Mike Bernardo by technical knockout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas in 2002. Following this, he took part in the opening round of the 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix against Jérôme Le Banner and was knocked out 42 seconds into the match.
Facts & Trivia
Gary Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Trinidad And Tobago. Gary Goodridge celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.
Following a brief return to the UFC in 1999, when he quickly submitted Andre Roberts at UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns, Goodridge met Olympic judoka Naoya Ogawa at Pride 6. He landed blows against the inexperienced Ogawa, but the judoka eventually took him down and started attempting submissions. In the second round, Ogawa swept Goodridge and finally locked an ude-garami, making him tap out.
How old is Gary Goodridge?
56 years (January 17, 1966)
How tall is Gary Goodridge?
6′ 3″
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