Australian mixed martial arts fighter
Vik Grujic is an Australian professional mixed martial artist of Serbian descent, formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, Grujic was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.
In July 2020 Vic caused controversy incorrectly suggesting COVID 19 was a hoax. He expressed defiance about wearing face masks.
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Mixed martial arts career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Grujic made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2009, competing for regional promotions in Australia, before auditioning for TUF: Nations in 2013.
The Ultimate Fighter[edit]
On 5 December 2013, it was announced that Grujic had been selected as one of the middleweight fighters representing Australia for The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. The reality show was led by Patrick Côté and Kyle Noke and premiered in early 2014.[1]
In his first fight, Grujic defeated fellow cast member Luke Harris via TKO.[2]
In the semi-finals, Grujic went on to face the Sheldon Westcott. Westcott won the fight by submission in the first round.[3]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[edit]
Grujic faced Nordine Taleb on 16 April 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.[4] Grujic lost the bout via unanimous decision.[5]
Grujic faced Chris Indich on 28 June 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43.[6] Grujic won the fight via TKO in the first round.[7]
Grujic faced Chris Clements on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.[8] Clements won the fight via first round TKO.[9]
Grujic faced Brendan O’Reilly on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[11] Grujic was subsequently released from the organization. [12]
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
^ Helwani, Ariel. “TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia cast revealed”, “mmafighting.com”. 5 December 2013. Retrieved on 23 July 2014.
^ Staff. “Knockout of the Day: Vik Grujic Elbows Luke Harris’s Head Through the Floor on ‘TUF Nations'”. cagepotato.com..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:”””””””‘””‘”}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:12px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}
^ Keith Grienke (9 April 2014). “TUF Nations: Episode 13 Recap – Westcott vs Grujic”. topmmanews.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ Keith Grienke. “Taleb to Face Grujic on TUF Finale”. topmmanews.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ Ben Fowlkes (16 April 2014). “TUF Nations Finale results, photos: Nordine Taleb blows out Vik Grujic”. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ Staff. “Vik Grujic and Chris Indich added to UFC Fight Night 43”. insidemma.au.
^ Josh Sanchez (28 June 2014). “UFC Fight Night 43 results: Vik Grujic stops Chris Indich in Round 1 for first UFC win”. fansided.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^ Jacob Cooper (11 September 2014). “Vik Grujic vs. Chris Clements set for UFC Fight Night 55”. fansided.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ Ben Fowlkes (8 November 2014). “UFC Fight Night 55 results: Chris Clements returns, brutalizes Vik Grujic in first round”. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
^ Staff (17 February 2015). “UFC Fight Night 65 official for Australia with Hunt-Miocic, Tavares-Whittaker, more”. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ Ben Fowlkes (9 May 2015). “UFC Fight Night 65 results: Brendan O’Reilly outlasts Vik Grujic in slugfest”. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Tim Burke (1 June 2015). “Report: UFC releases ten fighters”. bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links[edit]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vik_Grujic