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CageZilla® Fighting Championship is the DC Metro area’s longest running and most successful Mixed Martial Arts promotion. Featuring the area’s top Mixed Martial Artists and complimented with unparalleled light, sound and video production, CageZilla® continues to set itself apart. Founded in 2007 as Operation Octagon and later developing into CageZilla® Fighting Championship, CageZilla® has entertained packed houses at every event since its first one and plans to continue that trend into the future. Listed below are our inaugural Hall of Fame Class. We will be voting for our next class of inductees soon. We are proud to have over 150 alumni that have turned pro, including 9 that have fought in the UFC, TUF or the Contender Series and 23 that have fought on Bellator, WSOF or PFL cards. Listed below are all of our alumni that have turned pro either with us or on other pro promotions. If we are missing your name or there is an error, please email us at info@cagezilla.com and let us know.
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Congratulations to our Inaugural Hall of Fame Class Inductees.
In order alphabetically (by first name) left to right, top to bottom:
Brent Hess, Brian Van Hoven
Cisco Isata, Colton Smith
Dennis Bermudez, Elder Ramos
Elijah Harshbarger, Jeremy Carper
Johnny Curtis, Kirstin Murphey, Kris McCray, Micah Terrill, Mike Pope, Najim Wali, Shurron Thompson, Tony Gravely.
Thank you and congratulations to everyone that made the first ballot. For those that didn’t make it this year, we will take a vote again next year for our 2nd HOF class.
Hall of Fame Fighter Bios:
Thank you to Ryan A. MacDonald for these great Hall of Fame Fighter Bios and Stats. Ryan has been an integral part of MMA reporting since 2009, later founding MMAinVA.com in (2013) and is currently an Editor with Tapology.com.
CZ/OO Pro Alumni (in alphabetical order by first name):
Abdiel Velasquez
Adrian Belcarris
Al Benjamin
Alejandro Zea
Alex Olave
Alvin Mercer
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Kim
Andrew Spencer
Angel Ortiz
Anthony Cordero
Ardit Hysa
Benjamin Allen
Brandon Lewis
Brandon Murchison
Brent Walter
Brian Lim
Brian Nielson
Brian Vanhoven
Bryan Lane
Bryan Lashomb
Bryan Robey
Caleb Ball
Casey Johnson
Charles Kessinger
Chris Connor
Chris Piriz
Christian Rodriguez
Cisco Isata
Cody Abbott
Cody Baker
Cody Matthews
Cole Presley
Colton Smith
Dameron Kirby
Damon Minor
Daniel Yeagley
Darnell Murphy
Darren Costa
David Pope
Dennis Bermudez
Derek Bracey
Desmond Torres
Devon Mosley
DJ Jackson
Donald Crawford Jr
Donelei Benedetto
Donnie Ooten
Donnie Williams
Elder Ramos
Elijah Gbollie
Elijah Harshbarger
Elise Reed
Eric Wilson
Erik Kronstadt
Gabby Holloway
Ginseng DuJour
Hawraz Syan
Heather Walker-Leahy
Iman Achhal
Jacob Olave
James Neville
Jason Brown
Jay Haas
Jeff Blachley
Jeff Smith
Jeffrey Glossner
Jeremy Boardwine
Jeremy Carper
Jeremy Shifflett
Jesse Wickline
Jessie Riggleman
Joey Marino
John Kermon
Johnny Curtis
Jon Delbrugge
Jonathan Burrs
Jonathan Hughes
Jonathan Vinyard
Josh Aguero
Josh Freeman
Josh Jackson
Joshua Oxendine
JP St Louis
Justin Hickey
Kenny Gaudreau
Kevin Chung
Kirsten Murphey
Kris McCray
Kyle Staten
Lashawn Alcocks
Leonard Poe
Mahmoud Mohagheg
Marcus Daniels
Marshall Thompson
Matt Nice
Matt Semelsberger
Matt Skibicki
Matt Vanburen
Micah Terrill
Michael “Brent” Hess
Michael Desantos
Mike Lawrence
Mike Pope
Nah’Shon Burrell
Najim Wali
Nathan Boisvert
Nathan Jaime
Neil Johnson
Oscar Ramirez
Paul Holt
Peter Petties
Piankhi Zimmerman
Ray Elliot
Reed Miller
Rob Watley
Rob Wolford
Robert Conner
Roque Zapata
Rosanna Garcia
Ryan Harder
Ryan Parker
Samir Farid
Samuulah Amady
Schyler Sootho
Scott Noble
Sean Reed
Shaun Spath
Shawn Brooks
Shawn Joffee
Shereli Khalmetov
Sodiq Yuseff
Spencer Strube
Stacy Anderson
Steve Adame
Steven Wampler
Sunni Imhotep
Tacuma Robinson
Tara Graff
Terrell Hobbs
Tevin Cooke
Timothy Wade
Tony Dabbondanza
Tony Gravely
Trevor Thompson
Troy Wittman
Tucker Lutz
Umaer Haq
Umit Yilmaz
Wade Drake
Whittany Pyles
Will Holtzclaw
Willie Floyd
Younes El Oukili
Zed Mitchell