Mostapha al-Turk

Mostapha al-Turk (, born 14 July 1973) is a retired Lebanese mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2010, he competed for the UFC and Cage Rage. He is the former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.

Background Born in Beirut, Lebanon, al-Turk and his family moved back and forth between London and Beirut when he was still a toddler. al-Turk had become interested in mixed martial arts after watching a few UFC and PRIDE FC events. He briefly worked in the pharmaceutical industry, before deciding to make mixed martial arts his career. al-Turk was the ADCC European Champion in 2005, going on to compete at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, losing to future UFC fighter Gabriel Gonzaga by points in the first round.

Al-Turk next lost to Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 99 by TKO after Cro Cop hammered him with strikes following an eye poke. There was controversy surrounding the end of this fight as Cro Cop had poked Al-Turk in the eye (which forced Al Turk to stop fighting) right before he succumbed to punches, however the referee failed to notice it during the fight. Al-Turk stated that he would petition the loss, but the petition was declined.

Al-Turk was expected to face UFC newcomer Rolles Gracie on 6 February 2010 at UFC 109, but pulled out due to visa issues.

al-Turk instead faced The Ultimate Fighter 10 alumni, Jon Madsen, at UFC 112. Turk lost the bout via unanimous decision and was subsequently released by the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments Cage Rage Cage Rage British Heavyweight Championship (One Time, Last)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Jon Madsen Decision (unanimous) UFC 112

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss

Mirko Cro Cop TKO (punches) UFC 99

Cologne, Germany Loss

Cheick Kongo TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 92

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

James McSweeney TKO (punches) Cage Rage 27

London, England Win

Gary Turner TKO (submission to punches) Cage Rage 25

London, England Loss

Tengiz Tedoradze Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 23

London, England Win

Mark Kerr TKO (submission to punches) Cage Rage 20

London, England Win

Henry Armstrong Miller TKO (punches) Cage Rage 18

London, England Win

Martin Thompson TKO (punches) Cage Rage 16

London, England Win

Fereidoun Naghizadeh TKO (punches) Cage Rage 9 - No Mercy

London, England Loss

Kassim Annan Submission (armbar) XFC 2 - The Perfect Storm

Cornwall, England Loss

Mike Ward TKO (punches) XFC 1 - Xtreme Fighting Championship 1

Cornwall, England