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'''Remco Pardoel''' (born 23 May 1969) is a retired [[Dutch people|Dutch]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= Remco Pardoel |publisher= [[Sherdog]] |url= http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Remco-Pardoel-33 |
==Early career==
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In 1994, Pardoel was invited to [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] at its event [[UFC 2]] in United States. Cornered by [[UFC 1]] finalist [[Gerard Gordeau]],<ref name=Brawl>{{cite book |title=Brawl: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Mixed Martial Arts Competition |author=Erich Krauss|date=November 10, 2010 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1554902385}}</ref> Remco was billed as a Jiu-Jitsu fighter,<ref name=Get/> and was pitted in the first round of the tournament against Alberto Cerro León, a Spanish [[Pencak Silat]] practitioner. The bout was long and violent, as although Pardoel threw León to the ground early, the Spaniard resisted his armlock attempts and even tried an illegal [[Fish-hooking|fish hook]] in repeated occasions.<ref name=Get>[[John McCarthy (mixed martial arts)|John McCarthy]], ''Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee''</ref> At the end, Pardoel submitted him with a [[sode guruma jime]]. The Dutch fighter was later quoted as: "Alberto was the reason to enter the UFC for me... In Europe, the guys from Pencak Silat and [[Wing Chun]] are badmouthing all other styles by saying and writing that they are invincible, which [they're] not. So the best way to prove that they are wrong is to challenge them."<ref name=Gentry>{{cite book |title=No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution|author=Clyde Gentry|date=2005 |publisher=Milo Books |isbn=1903854105}}</ref>
Pardoel advanced to the next round and fought [[Muay Thai]] fighter [[Orlando Wiet]] in a memorable match.<ref name=UFC2>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-51-ufc-2-no-way-out/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923203042/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-51-ufc-2-no-way-out/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 23, 2016|title=MMA Review: #51: UFC 2: No Way Out|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=2005-06-11|
He returned to UFC in September 1995 at the event [[UFC 7]]. His first opponent would be [[Karateka]] Ryan Parker, whom he defeated in swift fashion by throwing him down, pinning him with [[kesa gatame]] and locking a [[Mount (grappling)|mounted]] Ezekiel choke. The Dutchman advanced to meet [[Luta Livre]] legend [[Marco Ruas]], also the eventual winner. Pardoel got a [[guillotine choke]] early, but Ruas escaped via foot [[Stomp (strike)|stomp]]s and they both met on the ground, where the Brazilian tried a straight-ankle lock to no avail. After some minutes of struggle, Ruas mounted Pardoel, and the latter opted to tap out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-303/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923203110/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-303/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 23, 2016|title=MMA Review: #67: UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=2005-12-07|
==BJJ black belt controversy==
In 2023, Remco made false claims about receiving a record fast black belt and being the first European promoted to black belt in 1996.
Remco was awarded his black belt in 2007 by [[Vinicius Magalhães (Draculino)]],<ref>https://slideyfoot.wordpress.com/category/history/</ref> which today would make him a
The claim seems to stem from the early days of international CBJJ competitions, when lower belts on several occasions were allowed to compete together with black belts (first BJJ World championship, first BJJ European championship etc.) and Remco was allowed to compete in the black belt division of the World championship in Rio 1996. Over the years, Remco has been very clear on that he had no belt in BJJ at the time and really did not belong in the top 8 bracket in the sport.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010422192938/http://sfuk.tripod.com/interviews_01/remco_01.html</ref> He also competed as a BJJ purple belt in Budweiser Cup in the US in 2005.<ref>https://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?50398-Remco-Pardoel-Budweiser-Jiu-Jitsu-World-Cup-(USA)!-results</ref> Remco himself has also confirmed that he was only the second person in Holland to receive a BJJ black belt.<ref>https://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?93840-Harold-Harder-heeft-zijn-zwarte-band-gekregen-van-Rickson-Gracie</ref> An investigation on Beltchecker (readable only after logging in) has provided further evidence against Remco's new claims as well as word from Fernando Yamasaki that he has never promoted Remco to black belt.<ref>https://www.beltchecker.com/forum.php?p=read&type=1&id=63963</ref>
In conclusion, he is still a legit
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