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George Roop was born on 10 November, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona, United States, is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Discover George Roop's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
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42 years old |
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Scorpio |
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10 November 1981 |
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10 November |
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Tucson, Arizona, United States |
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United States
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He is a member of famous Fighter with the age 42 years old group.
George Roop Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, George Roop height is 6ft 1in and Weight 135 lb.
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6ft 1in |
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135 lb |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Julian Roop, Nya Roop, Tristan Roop |
George Roop Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is George Roop worth at the age of 42 years old? George Roop’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fighter. He is from United States. We have estimated George Roop's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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George Roop Social Network
Timeline
George H. Roop (born November 10, 1981) is a retired mixed martial artist.
He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights.
He fought as a bantamweight in the UFC and most recently fought under the Road FC banner.
Roop is from Tucson, Arizona and began competing in martial arts from a young age, winning Tae Kwon Do and judo tournaments while following the UFC in its early days.
He later attended Canyon Del Oro High School, where he was a quarterback on the football team and participated in wrestling in the 112 lbs.
division, and had also wrestled in middle school.
He attended Pima Community College but elected not to wrestle.
Roop developed his mixed martial skills at The Ultima Martial Arts and Primero Jiu-Jitsu in Tucson, Arizona.
Roop's main experience comes from fighting in an Arizona-based promotion, Rage in the Cage, where he was the featherweight champion.
He has fought as a lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight.
Roop was originally a fighter for the team, The Ultima Martial Arts.
When the Ultimate Fighter ended, Roop moved out to Las Vegas, Nevada and began his training with Xtreme Couture.
After Shawn Tompkins left Xtreme Couture, Roop followed him and started fighting for Team Tompkins.
Now, he fights out of APEX MMA in Tucson, AZ.
This meant that he earned a shot in the TUF house.
Roop was selected last overall in the team selections, by Team Mir.
George's fight with John Polakowski was the last lightweight, first round fight.
Right before the fight Roop broke his hand, during his team's practice.
Roop won the fight by decision after two rounds.
While Dana White stated "Sometimes fights that need a third round don't make it, even when they should."
In the semi-finals, Roop fought Phillipe Nover and lost in round one by submission.
Roop lost his UFC debut against former The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir castmate Shane Nelson.
Roop lost the fight via split decision.
Roop had his next fight at UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida where he defeated Dave Kaplan via split decision.
In his third UFC fight, Roop stepped in on very short notice to take on George Sotiropoulos at UFC 101.
Roop lost the fight in the second round after Sotiropoulos applied a kimura forcing Roop to tap instantly.
After being released from the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Roop returned to the Rage in the Cage promotion to fight Matt Dell for the featherweight title.
The fight took place on November 14 with Roop winning all three rounds on every judges scorecard to capture the title.
Roop was signed by the WEC after going only 1-0 since being released from the UFC.
He was set to make his debut against Jesse Moreng on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46, but Moreng was forced off the card with an injury.
Roop instead went down two weight classes to bantamweight and faced Eddie Wineland.
Wineland defeated Roop via unanimous decision.
Roop faced Leonard Garcia on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47 after he replaced Diego Nunes who was forced off the card with an injury.
The bout ended in a rare split draw but earned Fight of the Night honors.