Deron Winn battles J'den Cox at the U.S. Open (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Deron Winn -- who divides his time between his professional mixed martial career, amateur wrestling competition, and as a high school coach in California -- will be concentrating on the MMA aspect in the coming weeks as he takes on UFC veteran Tom "Filthy" Lawlor at Golden Boy Promotions' MMA event Saturday, Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Here's what Winn wrote on his Facebook page: "Happy to announce I'll be fighting on Golden Boy Boxing first MMA card on November 24 against UFC vet Tom Lawlor. Chuck Liddell & Tito "The People's Champ" Ortiz are the main event. I'll be on the main card fighting live on PPV which is held in LA @ the forum. This is my first TV card and absolutely thrilled to show the world what I'm truly about. It's finally time for my takeover. Let's goooooo!"
Winn brings a perfect 4-0 pro MMA record -- a string of first-round TKO victories -- in a career he launched in March 2017. Lawlor, who started his pro career 10 years before Winn, is 10-6 in MMA, with approximately ten years of competing in UFC. Lawlor has not fought professionally in two-and-a-half years.
Winn has impressive amateur wrestling credentials. He was a three-time Missouri state wrestling champ for Liberty High School outside Kansas City. Winn then enrolled at St. Louis Community College, Meramec where he was a two-time NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) champ. At the 2008 NJCAA Nationals, Winn was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the championships. In addition, Winn has also wrestled freestyle for USA Wrestling at 98 kilograms/189 pounds. He is now a wrestling coach at Gilroy High School in central California.
The Winn-Lawlor bout is on card headlined by former UFC champs Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz in their third fight.
And, in case you were wondering, yes, Golden Boy Promotions was founded in 2002 by former boxing champ Oscar de la Hoya, aka "the Golden Boy."
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