William Knight: Wiki, Bio, Age, Height, Family, Career, Net Worth, UFC

William Knight: Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Career, Net Worth, Ufc, Ufc Record, Emma, MMA, Meme, Grand Rising, Girlfriend: William Knight, with the birth name as William Ashley Knight was born on 3 April 1988 in Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. He is an American mixed martial artist and a Light Heavyweight. He performs for the team named Thornton Mixed Martial Arts from the year 2018. Get to know all about him in the article below.

William Knight

William Knight Early Life

William Knight, with the birth name as William Ashley Knight was born on 3 April 1988 in Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. He is currently 33 years old. He is from American Nationality. William Knight has been a victim of racism in his childhood and even youth because of his height and color.

He has an abusive stepfather whose name is not revealed as of now but used to abuse William so much even at the age of 11. Thankfully someone known to him complained about his and his brother’s poor situation to the Department of Children, Youth and Families and they move both the brothers into a foster home before them being shifted to their grandmother’s home. He spent one year in the foster home.

As a child, he suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and had to be put on a medicinal drug called Ritalin. This medicine stunted his growth physically.

It was after that he started learning wrestling in high school. He completed his high school education in the year 2006 but after that, he was so directionless that his life took a big gap in 2016 before coming on track. He became so unfit that he got slipped disc, an unhealthy weight and many other diseases.

William Knight

William Knight Career

Once, in 2016, when William Knight was looking back at his high school life, he looked at his wrestling photo and then something clicked him from inside and went back to wrestling with full motivation and dedication. So, after 10 years August 2015, he joined Thornton Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness.

His first MMA fight was against Tom Velasquez and gracefully defeated him. He then defeated many great MMA Fighters including Terrance Jean at Premier FC 26, Walter Howard at Premier FC 27and Kevin Haley with CES MMA at CES MMA 54.

William defeated Herdem Alacabek on 13 August 2019 at Dana White’s Contender Series 24 in the third round. But, it took him a lot of time to get a UFC contract at Dana White’s Contender Series 31 after defeating Cody Brundage in TKO first round.

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William Records and Championships

William Knight has won the following matches and got many accomplishments: A win against Fabio Cherant by 10-2 record at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs Gastelum, a loss against Da Un Jung by 9-2 record at UFC on ABC, a win against Aleksa Camur by record 9-1 at UFC 253, a win against Cody Brundage by record 8-1 in Dana White’s Contender Series 31, a win against Rocky Edwards by 8-1 and the list goes on.

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William Knight Bio, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real Name William Knight
Nickname Knightmare
Gender Male
Profession Mixed Martial Artist, MMA Fighter
Height (approx.) in centimeters– 178 cm

in meters– 1.78 m

in feet inches– 5’ 10”

Weight (approx.) in kilograms– 93 kg

in pounds– 205 lbs

Figure Measurements (approx.) Not Known
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Date of Birth 3 April 1988
Age (as in 2018) 33 Years
Birth Place  Manchester, Connecticut, U.S
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Not Known
Nationality Afro-American
Hometown  Manchester, Connecticut, U.S
School Not Known
College/University Thornton Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness
Educational Qualification Not Known
Religion Not Known
Ethnicity Black
Caste Not Known
Address Not Known
Hobbies/Interests Video Games
Marital Status Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends Not Known
Sexuality Straight
Parents Not Known
Siblings Not Known
Husband/Wife/Spouse N/A
Children N/A
Net Worth $23, 5000

Some lesser-known facts about William 

  • William Knight has won the title of PERFORMER OF THE NIGHT at UFC against Fabio Cherant.
  • He has won the prestigious Premier FC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  • His famous nickname is Knightmare because he is a nightmare for his opponents in the ring.
  • William defeated Herdem Alacabek on 13 August 2019 at Dana White’s Contender Series 24.
  • As a child, he suffered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
  • He has an abusive stepfather whose name is not revealed as of now.

Social media Accounts :

He is not on any social media.

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