James Irvin

James “The Sandman” Irvin is the Huntington Beach heavyweight who became the first WEC heavyweight champion and was known for his flying-knee knockout of Terry Martin in eight seconds in 2007.

He moved between heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight in the UFC, where Anderson Silva knocked him out in a 2008 light heavyweight bout, and he dealt with a string of injuries before retiring in 2012. CagePotato covered his blunt comments on his own career.

James Irvin fact file
Full nameJames Lee Irvin
NicknameThe Sandman
Date of birth
Place of birthHuntington Beach, California, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • WEC
  • Strikeforce
  • Bellator
  • KSW
Accolades
  • Inaugural WEC Heavyweight Champion (one title defence)
  • Rebel Fights Heavyweight Champion
  • Eight-second flying-knee knockout of Terry Martin (2007)

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