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Patrick Smith

American martial artist

Born
28 August 1963, Coalgate
Died
19 June 2019, Colorado
Citizenship
United States
Sport
taekwondo, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, hapkido
Occupation
mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer, boxer, karateka, taekwondo athlete
Height
188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
102 kg (225 lb)

Patrick Smith (August 28, 1963 – June 18, 2019) was an American kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He started his mixed martial arts career by participating in the first two Ultimate Fighting Championship events.

He was a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and also held a black belt in Hapkido, Kempo Karate, and Tang Soo Do. In 1993, Smith was ranked No. 1 as a Super Heavyweight Kickboxer in the United States and held a ranking of No. 5 internationally. He was the 1993 Enshin Karate Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight champion, an annual full contact karate tournament held in Denver which allows grabs, sweeps and throws, and competed in the 1993 Seidokaikan full contact Karate World Cup tournament in Japan.

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