From 2008-2014, current AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Matt Riddle found success throughout his MMA career by posting an 8-3-2 record, an appearance on The Ultimate Fighter, and a four-fight ...

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Riddle used BJ Penn's book, Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge to help him learn. The Ultimate Fighter Riddle fought Dan Simmler, an understudy of Matt Serra, to get into the TUF house.