Jake O'Brien

Jacob Allen O'Brien (born September 25, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He has fought as a Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight for the UFC, WEC, and DREAM.

Background

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, O'Brien attended Franklin Central High School where he competed in wrestling, football, and track and field. In wrestling, O'Brien was a three-time State Champion as a sophomore, junior, and senior, compiling an overall record of 152-9. O'Brien also earned four letters in football and one in track and field. O'Brien continued wrestling at Purdue University, and after redshirting his freshman year, posted a record of 14-18 in his sophomore season as the starting Heavyweight. However, this would be O'Brien's only year of wrestling at Purdue.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

O'Brien made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2005 and compiled a professional record of 7-0 which included a 14-second knockout win in the WEC, before being signed by the UFC.

O'Brien

The O'Brien dynasty were a royal dynasty who ruled Thomond, Ireland.

O'Brien is a common surname. See List of people named O'Brien.

O'Brien may also refer to:

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O'Brien (TV series)

O'Brien is a British talk show presented by James O'Brien. It was broadcast on ITV from 30 March 2015 to 10 April 2015.

Episodes

Reception

The majority has been negative with Gerard O'Donovan of The Daily Telegraph describing the show as "low rent" and "disappointing".

References

List of people named O'Brien

O'Brien is a surname of Irish origin which has many variants in the Irish diaspora worldwide, such as O'Bryan, O'Brian, O'Briant, O'Brient, O'Bryant, O'Brine, O'Bryen etc., which all claim a general common ancestry with the original Gaelic surname being Ó Briain or Uí Briain. Notable people with the surname include:

Real people