After the loss, he would bounce back with six straight wins in the next fourteen months including five finishes.īrenneman would receive his shot in the big leagues at UFC Fight Night Florian vs.

After a 5-0 start to his career, he would lose in his first title defense to future UFC fighter, John Howard. He would then move over to Ring of Combat where he picked up the welterweight title.

He would turn pro in the middle of 2007, debuting with a unanimous decision win for Extreme Challenge. He started his amateur career in 2006 and went 5-0 in his first seven months. Joes in order to continue competing, this time in MMA. Of his nineteen professional wins, ten have been finishes with an equal number of submissions and T/KOs.īrenneman left his career as a Spanish teacher after he won the first season of Pros vs. He has notable wins over Jason High, Amilcar Alves, Rick Story, and Daniel Roberts. He was the welterweight champion in ROC and the lightweight champion in CFFC. Charlie has previously fought for Extreme Challenge, Ring of Combat, ShoXC, Valley Fight League, and Caged Fury FC. He won the first season of the Spike TV reality show, Pros vs. He has a Bachelors degree in Secondary Education and Spanish from Lock Haven as well as a Masters degree in Sports Management from East Stroudsburg University. He has a background in wrestling, having wrestled in high school and continuing on to wrestle at Lock Haven University where he finished off his career with a top twelve finish at the Division I Nationals. He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jui Jitsu and trains with the Miller brothers in New Jersey. Charlie Brenneman is an American lightweight fighter currently signed to the UFC.

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