Steve Bossé
| Steve Bossé | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 29, 1981 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Other names | The Boss, The Crash |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight (170–185 lb) |
| Reach | 72.0 inches |
| Fighting out of | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Team | Tristar Gym |
| Years active | 9 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Steve Bossé (born July 29, 1981) is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a Middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Bossé was formerly a hockey enforcer in the Quebec semi-professional league Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey[1] and was a popular player to fans in Quebec.[2]
Early life
Bossé played hockey as a child and his goal was to become a professional in that sport. Always a tough player, he would train in boxing in order to improve his effectiveness on the ice.[3] Bossé was a successful hockey enforcer in the Quebec semi-professional league of Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (North American Hockey League)(LNAH).
Mixed martial arts career
Bossé began his training in mixed martial arts with Mark Colangelo, a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and with Stephane Dube, a popular martial artist in Quebec. Bossé became interested in MMA in 2006 after he met his agent Stephane Patry, who gave him his first opportunity to fight.[3] Bossé made his professional debut in the organization TKO 1 st June 2007 at the Montreal Bell Centre against David Fraser.[4]
Strike Box/Titans Fighting incident
On February 6, 2009, Bossé fought James Thompson at Strike Box/Titans Fighting's inaugural event in Quebec, Canada. The event was originally scheduled to be conducted under Strike Box's own rules where only boxing, takedowns and standing submissions were allowed, but the rules were not accepted by the province's athletic commission in time for the event. It was therefore instead conducted under MMA rules. Before the event some fighters agreed to fight under Strike Box's proposed rules as a gentleman's agreement, though the referee in charge would not have any choice but to allow ground fighting were it to happen. Thompson, who later claimed to be unaware of the agreement, proceed to take down, mount and ground and pound Bossé - as allowed under MMA rules - after Bossé went for a standing guillotine choke at the start of the fight. This caused the attending audience to boo Thompson and the referee, unaware of that the fight was technically conducted under MMA rules. Beer cans and eventually chairs were then thrown into the ring, prompting referee Yves Lavigne to stop the match declaring it a no contest.[5][6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Bossé was expected to make his promotional debut against Ryan Jimmo on April 16, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. However, Bossé was forced to pull out of the bout citing an injury.[7] He was replaced by Sean O'Connell.[8]
Bossé faced Thiago Santos on June 27, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 70.[9] He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[10]
Bossé faced James Te-Huna on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[11] He won the fight via KO in the first round.[12]
Bossé is expected to face Sean O'Connell on June 18, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 89.[13]
Record
Hockey
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes;
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | Dragons de Verdun | LHSMQ | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 281 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004-05 | Dragons de Verdun | LNAH | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2005-06 | Dragons de Verdun | LNAH | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2005-06 | Aigles de Saint-Jean | LHSPAA | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Summum-Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | LNAH | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | ||
| 2007-08 | Summum-Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | LNAH | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2008-09 | 98.3 FM de Saguenay | LNAH | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Hockey awards
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey
- 2003-2004: Championship with the Dragons de Verdun
- 2006-2007: Championship with the Summum-Chiefs de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Mixed Martial Arts
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 13 matches | 11 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 11-2 | James Te-Huna | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir | March 20, 2016 | 1 | 0:52 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Loss | 10-2 | Thiago Santos | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero | June 27, 2015 | 1 | 0:29 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 10-1 | Caleb Grummet | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Challenge MMA 1 | May 11, 2013 | 1 | 5:00 | Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 9-1 | Houston Alexander | KO (elbow) | Instinct MMA 1 | October 7, 2011 | 2 | 4:11 | Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 8-1 | Mychal Clark | TKO (punches) | W-1 MMA 5 - Judgment Day | June 19, 2010 | 1 | 4:29 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 7-1 | Marvin Eastman | Decision (unanimous) | MFL 2 - Battleground | February 27, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 6-1 | Craig Brown | TKO (punches) | Ringside MMA 3 - Battle for the Belt | September 19, 2009 | 1 | 2:45 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 5-1 | Yan Pellerin | TKO (punches) | Ringside MMA 1 - The Comeback | May 30, 2009 | 1 | 0:45 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 4-1 | Sebastien Gauthier | TKO (punches) | TKO 35 - Quenneville vs. Hioki | October 7, 2008 | 1 | 3:59 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 3-1 | Wes Sims | Submission (ankle lock) | TKO 34 - Sims vs. Bossé | June 7, 2008 | 1 | 3:05 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Icho Larenas | TKO (punches) | TKO 31 - Young Guns | December 14, 2007 | 3 | 3:31 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 2-0 | Jody Burke | TKO (punches) | TKO 30 - Apocalypse | September 28, 2007 | 1 | 1:20 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 1-0 | David Fraser | TKO (punches) | TKO 29 - Repercussion | June 1, 2007 | 1 | 2:02 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Steve Bosse".
- ↑ Mathieu Boulay. "Steve Bossé poursuivi pour rupture de contrat". Le Journal de Montréal.
- 1 2 "Steve Bosse". UFC.
- ↑ "Steve". Sherdog.
- ↑ "Chaos at Strike Box in Montreal: Fans nearly Riot". MMATraining.com.
- ↑ "James Thompson Responds to Near Riot at Titans Fighting".
- ↑ John Morgan (2014-03-05). "Bosse out at TUF Nations Finale, promotion seeks new opponent for Jimmo". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ↑ Zane Simon (2014-03-06). "Report: UFC targeting Sean O'Connell to replace Steve Bosse at TUF Nations Finale". bloodyelbow. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ Elias Cepeda (2015-04-29). "Steve Bosse scheduled to make UFC debut in June against Thiago Santos". foxsports. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ↑ Steven Marrocco (2015-06-27). "UFC Fight Night 70 results: Thiago Santos flattens Steve Bosse in 29 seconds". mmajunkie. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ↑ Liam Ducey (19 January 2016). "UFC Brisbane gets four more fights". smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-03-19). "UFC Fight Night 85 results: Steve Bosse obliterates James Te Huna with 1-punch KO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ↑ Staff (2016-03-29). "Multiple fight bookings made official for UFC Fight Night 89". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.