Ricky Legere

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Ricky Legere (born December 21, 1985) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2007 until 2015, Legere has formerly competed for Bellator MMA, Strikeforce, the RFA, King of the Cage, and Tachi Palace Fights.

Legere is from Norco, California, attending Norco High School where he was a three-sport athlete and a CIF wrestling placer.^[1][2]

Legere made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2007 for King of the Cage. He would go on to win his first six professional fights, with the first four ending in the first round, before facing future Strikeforce and Bellator veteran Waachiim Spiritwolf. Legere was handed his first professional loss at the hands of Spiritwolf, losing via knockout in the second round.

Legere then faced future King of the Cage Welterweight Champion, as well as future Strikeforce and UFC veteran, Quinn Mulhern. Legere was handed his second consecutive loss via triangle-choke submission in the second round. After bouncing back with two consecutive knockout wins, Legere fought Waachiim Spiritwolf in a rematch for the newly vacated King of the Cage Junior Welterweight Championship. Legere won via TKO in the second round and then defended his title three months later before losing it to future Strikeforce and UFC veteran, Bobby Green.

After another loss at the hands of WEC and Strikeforce veteran Adam Lynn, Legere won his next three fights all in the first round, before being signed by Strikeforce.

Legere made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine on January 7, 2012, facing off against future UFC fighter Chris Spang.^[3] Legere won the bout via unanimous decision.^[4]

After his first and only fight with Strikeforce, Legere won another bout before being signed by the Bellator Fighting Championships, making his debut for the organization at Bellator 92, facing former Strikeforce fighter Sabah Homasi.^[5] Legere won the bout via rear-naked choke submission at 2:52 of the second round.^[6]

After the win over Homasi in Bellator, Legere has gone 3–2.