Height: 6'6" (199cm)
Weight: 262 lbs
Neil "Goliath" Grove is an English heavyweight mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds a black belt rank of shodan in karate.
Grove made his MMA debut at UKMMAC 17: Iron Circle on November 16, 2006, beating Anthony Okorie by TKO. He next fought at UKMMAC 18: Fists of Fury against Denniston Sutherland, who was 30kg lighter than Grove at the time. Grove won by TKO in the second round. The fight caused some controversy due to a delay between rounds 1 and 2 caused by a problem with the cage.
On July 14 2007, Grove made his Cage Rage debut at Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell, stepping in on two days notice to fight PRIDE veteran James Thompson. Grove knocked out the heavily favored Thompson in just 10 seconds of the first round. Grove followed up with two more stoppages in Cage Rage before facing former Cage Rage heavyweight champion Rob Broughton. Grove lost the bout by majority decision.
Grove fought in a re-match against Robert "Buzz" Berry at Cage Rage 27: Step Up on July 12th 2008. He won via TKO in the second round. After the fight, Grove called out both Mostapha Al-turk and Kimbo Slice. Grove and Al-turk were scheduled for a heavyweight title fight before Cage Rage closed down.
On December 16 2008, Grove announced that he was signing a four fight deal with the UFC. Grove expressed interest in fighting Al-Turk, who has also signed with the UFC.
He lost his first UFC fight at UFC 95, being defeated by IFL veteran Mike Ciesnolevicz in the first round.







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