Drew Dober

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Drew Dober is an American mixed martial artist who competes for the UFC

Oct 19, 1988

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: October 19, 1988
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Sportspersons, Mixed Martial Artists
  • City/State: Nebraska
  • Spouses: Gloria Hein
  • Known as: Andrew Martin Dober
  • Birth Place: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Drew Dober born at

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Birth Place

On May 31, 2014, after Drew Dober lost the fight to Nick Hein at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi, he met Hein’s sister Gloria at Hein’s post-fight party that night in Germany. A friendship developed between them and soon they started dating. He married Gloria, who is a German, on May 27, 2016.

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Personal Life

Born on October 19, 1988, in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, Drew Dober studied in Millard North High School. At the age of 14, he started training in Muay Thai or Thai boxing, in which he was quite successful. He went to a community college and pursued a business degree.

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Childhood & Early Life

A two-time Amateur World Champion, he also wrestled during his junior and senior years at Millard North High School. He holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which he achieved under Ed Shobe of Mid-America Martial Arts. Later, he moved to Colorado for further training.

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Childhood & Early Life

Drew Dober started his professional MMA career in 2009. On April 29, 2010, he faced Nick Nolte at Bellator 16, an MMA event by Bellator Fighting Championships, where he won the fight with the help of arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.

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Career

He fought for various promotions including Victory Fighting Championship, the premier MMA organization based in Omaha, Nebraska, and Titan Fighting Championship, an American MMA promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. In the next three years, Dober compiled a 12–2 record in these promotions. He then appeared on The Ultimate Fighter, the American reality television series and MMA competition produced by Fox Sports 1 and the UFC.

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In February 2012, Dober participated on The Ultimate Fighter 15. But unfortunately, he was defeated in the entry round by Daron Cruickshank.

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At The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale on November 30, 2013, he participated in place of Sérgio Moraes, who was injured. Dober faced Sean Spencer, but lost the fight via unanimous decision.

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On May 31, 2014, he faced Nick Hein at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi. They fought an arresting three-round war inside the Octagon. The fight was a close back-and-forth affair, and in the end, Hein was favored by the judges and declared the winner by unanimous decision.

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