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BRIEF SUMMARY

Vyorn Phillips, born 16 August 1982, in Minneapolis Minnesota is an American-Canadian Mixed Martial artist. He has formerly fought out of the oldest MMA promotion; Pancrase based in Tokyo, Japan where he faced off against Japan’s top welterweight at the time; Takashi Sato. He also starred in Season 2 of the real-life documentary series, Fight Exchange. He was also one of the first MMA fighters to crossover into the world of boxing where he squared off against one of boxing’s greatest of all time in the form of Roy Jones Jr.; a fight that he took on extremely short notice giving him but a few days to prepare. The fight with Roy Jones Jr put him on the map since it was broadcasted online and he ended up making his professional debut in boxing against one of the best.

EARLY LIFE

Vyron Phillips, son of Blanche Patterson and Byron Phillips.has 4 siblings: older sister - Willena Simmons, older brother - Willi Patterson, younger brother Byron Phillips (deceased), and two half-siblings - brother Byrell Grant and Brandon. He is a former All-Star Athlete, M.V.P as team captain and holds the record for being the 1st athlete to score over 1000 points for Algoma University where he also acquired a degree in Sociology. All this was accomplished amongst adversity, personal loss, tragedy gripped Vyron in the early years of his life which spurred him on to do better and be better. His younger brother aged 11 was hit by a stray bullet during a battle between rival gang members.

Personal Life

Family History- Vyron was raised by his mother. Vyron had an elder sister named Willena Simmons, an elder brother named Willi Patterson, who was incarcerated, and a younger brother named Byron Phillips, who was murdered in a shootout at the age of 11. His mother had no job and four children to raise.

'''Personal Violence ''' Vyron Phillips was a short-tempered person right from his childhood and had anger issues because he was raised in a distorted environment. His father’s involvement in his life was rare which caused him to spend his youth with drug dealers and pimps, however, he didn't get into drugs. Growing up he had several violent incidents such as witnessing a SWAT house raid. His violent behavior caused him to get into countless brawls which resulted in him getting expelled from his public school.

Career

Athletic Career
Vyron is a pure mix of talent and hard work, having been an athlete for most of his life. From being a varsity athlete to a boxer his accomplishments and success run fairly deep. He was good enough to be offered a contract to play basketball overseas. He has successfully owned provincial competitions as a boxer representing Canada. He is a purple belt in BJJ and holds the unique accomplishment of winning the Manitoba Open as a white belt, without suffering a single loss. All his victories during the Manitoba Open were submission victories. He has won 4 gold medals in BJJ gi/ no-gi open division competitions. Vyron is also a former Canadian National Bjj champion having won 4 gold medals at the biggest BJJ tournament in Canada, seeding as the #1 BJJ competitor. He received his blue belt from ex UFC fighters and one of Canada’s first BJJ black belts Joe Doerksen, Tino Gizzard, Rodrigo Munduruca, and Jerin Valel. He is affiliated with teams Canadaian Fighting Centre (trained by notable head coach Giuseppe Dental, Joe Doerksen, and Tino Gizzard), Roufusport (trained by Duke Roufus, Scott Cushman, Joe Nicole, and head black belt jiu-jitsu instructor Daniel Wandererley ), Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Sault Ste Marie. Vyron has also cross-trained with Bazooka Joe’s (trained with Joseph Vatlellini), Steel City MMA, Justin Bruckmann & Parabellum. As well as trained with Greg Nelson at the Academy in Minnesota

Basketball Career

Vyron Phillips was one of the first and a top pick amongst a group of elite athletes to represent the Winnipeg Manitoba Bisons. He played against top-level basketball players who were a part of a crossover tour (promoting the movie crossover). The team the Bisons went up against was recognized as the #1 seeded team in New York. A former college basketball all-star, Vyron turned down a contract to play pro-ball in Portugal for a chance to complete his degree and focus on MMA.

MMA Career

Vyron began his MMA career in 2012, racking up an impressive amateur record of 7-0 (3-0 recognized officially) before going pro. He is known as the ‘knockout specialist’, as he has won 5 out of 7 matches through knockouts. Vyrons pro MMA career record stands at 7 wins 5 losses 1 draw, with a majority of his losses coming as a result of poor officiating/ scoring. 3 of his 5 losses were due to split/ unanimous decisions in bouts that were dominated by him. In March of 2017, Vyron suffered a career-threatening injury when his ankle snapped in half in a shocking loss to Peter Grajacar. He bounced back and true to form ended up winning his next bout via unanimous decision, registering the first decision win of his career. His last bout came in September 2018 where he registered his first loss that was not due to decision or injury. Following visa troubles, Vyron took a brief hiatus from MMA. He never stopped training for his next bout and as of 2020, Vyron is back on the scene as an active fighter, seeking his next bout. Boxing Career

Vyron is the former provincial champion in Canada, who became one of the first fighters to transition from MMA to boxing taking on Roy Jones Jr. in a bout billed as a “fan fight”. Vyron won an online competition to earn a shot a $100,000 and a chance to dance with a former world champion. His bid for victory ended in disappointment as he was unable to secure a win losing to Roy Jones Jr. in a heavily advertised and watched fight via KO.

Coaching Career

Vyron began his coaching career in 2010 with his goal being to bring in newcomers into the sport and build them up to a competitive level. In 2019 Vyron Phillips managed to guide Cydney Mihell to her first Canadian Muay Thai National Championship, thereby registering his first major win as a coach.

Professional injury history

As a kid, Vyron injured his left knuckle in a street fight growing up in Minneapolis. In his first professional MMA fight, he broke his right knuckle and thumb after knocking his opponent out 1 minute into his first round and had to rest for 3-4 months with a cast on. However, his first major injury occurred during his fight against world champion Roy Jones Jr. After a knockout shot was delivered by Roy Jones Jr., despite Vyron Phillips not being completely knocked out by Roy, the referee stopped the fight after examining Vyron’s condition. After the match, Vyron visited a doctor, where the doctor cleared him for any signs of concussion. The day after he was cleared, he flew to Winnipeg and went directly for a sparring session, and while he was practicing with his teammate as he hit his teammate with a combination of left foot to the liver, there was a pull in his arm which caused extreme pain. After visiting the hospital the next day, the doctors mentioned that he had completely torn his bicep. After examining his hand carefully, the doctors said that he had partially torn his bicep in the boxing match with Roy Jones Jr.

Two days following his discharge from the hospital, he visited his gym to train where his trainer refused to train as he needed rest. Seeing his adamant behavior to be trained, his coach asked him to come the next day where he was allowed to do light training.

After 8 months, despite his left hand not being in fighting shape, he took on a fight that was offered by a fighter at JSP training partner from Tristar. Under his coach’s guidance, he postponed the fight for a couple of months to continue rehab. Even though his arm was not 100% healed after a year, he entered his fight against (fighter’s name) on (date). After a win from his first round, his opponent catches his knee and clips his chin which caused Vyron to fall and break his fibula bone in his (side) leg which caused his knee to face in the opposite direction. Vyron recovers from his position and pulls (opponent’s name) to his guard. However, the referee stops the fight due to his dislocated knee and broken fibula bone in his leg which caused Vyron to lose the fight.

After another visit to the hospital, the doctor diagnosed that Vyron would not be able to fight again and he could have difficulty walking as well. After a very quick recovery in 6 months due to his determination, he got back to MMA and won his fight with (opponent’s name).

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