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Shannon Ross (born May 12, 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Early life
Ross was born in Australia to a Turkish Cypriot father and an Australian mother. He grew up on the Gold Coast where he discovered his first sporting love of rugby league and played in the junior grades for the Tugun Seahawks as well as attending rugby league nursery Palm Beach Currumbin State High School. After playing several years of semi-professional rugby league in the position of fullback for Tugun, Ross started training MMA for the first time at 20 years of age. He is a father of four and worked full-time as a mechanic on the Gold Coast throughout the first decade of his fighting career.

Early career
Ross made his professional debut on August 14, 2010 against Chris Reddan and won the contest via first round knockout. He spent the next 10 years in the Australian MMA circuit where he captured the Flyweight titles in both the Eternal and Nitro promotions before being invited to take part in Dana White's Contender Series in August 2022 where he was scheduled to face Vinicius Salvador. Despite losing the bout, Ross received praise from UFC President Dana White who entered the octagon and congratulated both fighters for the efforts. Ross was hospitalised in the hours that followed the fight and it was discovered that he had been suffering from appendicitis in the week leading up to the fight immediately underwent emergency appendectomy surgery. Following his surgery, he was contacted by the UFC while in hospital and offered a contract to compete for the company.

UFC career
Ross will make his top level debut at UFC 284 against Brazilian Kleydson Rodrigues in Perth.

Mixed martial arts

 * Eternal MMA
 * EMMA Flyweight Championship (One time)
 * Nitro MMA
 * Nitro MMA Flyweight Championship (One time)