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Vance Alexander (born February 17, 1993) is an american wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter. He is a 4x NCAA Division I All American, 4x NCAA Division I Champion, 3x Sambo World Champion and a 3x Combat Sambo World Champion.

Background
Alexander was born in St. Louis, Missouri. With the age of 14, he started wrestling as a freshman in high school, excelled at it and was soon to be a high school state champion. He graduated in Union High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) with an undefeated wrestling record of 53-0, winning his majority of fights by pin. After his graduation, he went on to college under a sports scholarship in wrestling at Oklahoma State University朣tillwater. He won 4x all-american honors and was a 4x champion in Division I. In those 4 years, he also started training the art of Sambo and excelled at that too, being a master in all Sambo (martial art) styles. He graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in Political science. While being in college, training wrestling and sambo, he also started training MMA under the Blackzilians.

Sambo

 * Combat Sambo
 * 2012 Sambo World Championships - Middleweight (90kg) Combat Sambo Gold Medallist
 * 2013 Sambo World Championships - Middleweight (90kg) Combat Sambo Gold Medallist
 * 2014 Sambo World Championships - Middleweight (90kg) Combat Sambo Gold Medallist
 * Men's Sambo
 * 2012 Sambo World Championships - Middleweight (90kg) Men's Gold Medallist
 * 2013 Sambo World Championships - Middleweight (90kg) Men's Gold Medallist
 * 2014 Sambo World Championships - Middleweight (90kg) Men's Gold Medallist

Collegiate wrestling

 * National Collegiate Athletic Association
 * NCAA Division I All-American out of Oklahoma State (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
 * NCAA Division I 197 1b - Champion out of Oklahoma State (2012)
 * NCAA Division I 197 1b - Champion out of Oklahoma State (2013)
 * NCAA Division I 197 1b - Champion out of Oklahoma State (2014)
 * NCAA Division I 197 1b - Champion out of Oklahoma State (2015)

Mixed martial arts career
Alexander is supposed to have his first Mixed martial arts bout in Rizin Fighting Federation against the veteran James Thompson (fighter). He won the fight via Rear Naked Choke in the first round.

He faced boxing olympian, Yamasoto Yamasoto, in Real FC. He put on an outstanding performance, outstriking and outgrappling Yamasoto till the 3rd round. He won the fight via KO.

Vance Alexander is scheduled to make his UFC debut against wrestling olympian Bilyal Makhov. As expected, he was outstriking the olympian and won at the end of the round through KO.

His next fight is supposed to be Adam Milstead. He won the fight through a submission (kimura) in the 2nd round. Throughout the fight he was dominating with ground and pound.

In his next fight, Vance is supposed to face 2x Gold Glove Awards winner, Walt Harris.