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Phil De Fries was born on 21 April, 1986 in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, is an English mixed martial artist. Discover Phil De Fries'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 37 years old?
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37 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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21 April 1986 |
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21 April |
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Sunderland, England, United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom
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Phil De Fries Height, Weight & Measurements
At 37 years old, Phil De Fries height is 6ft 4in and Weight 263 lb (119 kg; 18 st 11 lb).
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6ft 4in |
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263 lb (119 kg; 18 st 11 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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Phil De Fries Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Phil De Fries worth at the age of 37 years old? Phil De Fries’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fighter. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Phil De Fries's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Fighter |
Phil De Fries Social Network
Timeline
Philip De Fries (born 21 April 1986) is a British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he is the current KSW Heavyweight Champion.
A professional competitor since 2009, De Fries has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and M-1 Global.
Born in Sunderland, De Fries is of Dutch origin through his paternal grandfather.
He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 14.
He worked as a drugs counselor before and during his professional mixed martial arts career.
Since the very beginning of his MMA career, De Fries has shown great submission skills, defeating the likes of Darren Towler and Stav Economou.
He made his professional debut in 2009.
After his win over Stav Economou, De Fries was scouted and signed a fight deal with the UFC.
De Fries was expected to make his debut against Oli Thompson at UFC 138.
However, on 17 October 2011, it was revealed that Thompson had to pull out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Rob Broughton.
De Fries won the fight via unanimous decision.
In his second UFC fight, De Fries faced Stipe Miocic on 15 February 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1.
He lost the fight via KO in the first round.
De Fries faced former strongman Oli Thompson at UFC on Fox 4.
He won the fight via submission in the second round.
De Fries was expected to face Matt Mitrione on 29 December 2012 at UFC 155.
However, Mitrione stepped up to fight Roy Nelson at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale and was replaced by Todd Duffee.
De Fries lost via first round TKO due to punches.
Mitrione vs. De Fries eventually took place on 6 April 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9.
He lost the bout via knockout 19 seconds into the first round.
Following the loss De Fries was released from the promotion.
Following his release from the UFC, De Fries returned to action on 31 December 2013 in Japan as he faced Strikeforce veteran Brett Rogers at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013.
He won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.
He then faced Judo specialist Satoshi Ishii on the IGF 1 card which took place on 5 April 2014.
De Fries lost this fight via unanimous decision.
De Fries made his Bellator MMA debut on 15 December 2017 at Bellator 191 against Pride FC vet James Thompson.
He won the fight via submission in the first round.
On 8 February 2018 it was announced that De Fries had signed a four-fight contract with Polish MMA promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki.
In the promotional debut De Fries faced Polish prospect Michał Andryszak for the vacant KSW Heavyweight Championship at KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis on 14 April 2018.
De Fries won the fight via technical knockout in the first round and claimed the championship.
On 6 October 2018 De Fries made his first title defense against Karol Bedorf at KSW 45: The Return to Wembley, retaining his championship via keylock submission in the second round.
He was awarded the Submission of the Night bonus award.
De Fries successfully defended his title against reigning KSW Light Heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun at KSW 47 on 23 March 2019, winning the fight via unanimous decision.
De Fries was initially expected to make his next title defense against Damian Grabowski at KSW 50 on 14 September 2019.
However, Grabowski was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury, and was replaced by Luis Henrique.
De Fries won the fight by split decision.
The pair previously met on 23 March 2019 in the main event at KSW 47: The X-Warriors, where De Fries defeated Narkun by unanimous decision and defended his KSW heavyweight title.
In his 4th defense, De Fries faced Michał Kita on 19 December 2020 at KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita.
He won the fight via second-round TKO finish one minute into the second round.
De Fries rematched with Tomasz Narkun on 24 April 2021 at KSW 60: De Fries vs. Narkun 2.
