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| Kristopher "Kit" Cope | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Prophecy, Kit |
| Height | 6 ft (184cm) |
| Weight | 155lbs lb (77.1 kg) |
| Born | March 17, 1977 |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Town of birth | |
| Fighting style | Muay Thai |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
Kristopher Lee "The Prophecy" Cope (born March 17, 1977 at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona), is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter, and television personality. He is the former IPMTO Light Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion (23-1, 9 KO) and in mixed martial arts he has a record of 3-4. His career accomplishments include a win at the 2004 Songkran Festival and 4 Muay Thai World titles.
Cope was featured on Fear Factor, a reality television game show, on March 15, 2004. Cope was also featured along with Ben Garcia in MTV's True Life: I'm a Muay Thai Fighterand again in MTV's True Life: I'm a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter. In 2007, he was one of three hosts on Wild World of Spike, a television series featuring amateur sports footage and the hosts' attempts at recreating them.
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While competing in Muay Thai, Kit was featured in MTV' True Life series. The show chronicled Kit's training and journey to Thailand to fight in a bare knuckle match. Kit traveled to Mae Sot, Thailand on April 13, 2004 to fight Burmese opponents, Mojo, in the bare-knuckle fight event during the Songkran Festival. Kit won the fight by knockout in the first round.
After fighting in two professional boxing bouts, going 1-1, Kit began his venture into the world of mixed martial arts. Looking to make the same impact on MMA as he did with Muay Thai, Kit is currently training with The Ceasar Gracie Fight Team with UFC veterans Nick and Nate Diaz. Kit made his UFC debut on November 5th, 2005 on the TUF 2 Finale. He lost by submission to Kenny Florian in the second round due to a rear naked choke. Kit suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery due to a motocross accident before the bout which was exacerbated by an armbar at the end of the first round.
Cope's latest fight was a win against Dave Cochran by triangle choke.
After the bout with McCullough, Cope tested positive for the steroid Boldenone (Equipoise) according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. [1] Cope was suspended 9 months and fined $1,167.
Since then he has joined Team Stockton and trains with the likes of Cesar Gracie, Nick and Nate Diaz. . He was expected to make his debut July 21, 2007 in Louisville, Ky at the Caged Inferno 7 event but suffered a torn ACL and MCL. The injuries were sustained during a sparring match with highly touted Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
Kit was once engaged to Gina Carano.[2]
Kit is now working as a consultant for the Revolution Fight League, a new MMA organization run by friend Bryan Van Houten based out of Louisville, Kentucky.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
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| Win | 2-4 |  Dave Cochran |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | WFC Lockdown | 5/31/08 | |||
| Loss | 1-4 | Rob McCullough |
Submission (Strikes) | WEC 25: Las Vegas | 1/20/07 | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Loss | 1-3 | Kenny Florian |
Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | 11/5/05 | 2 | 0:37 | |
| Win | 1-2 | Mike Lucero |
TKO | Valor Fighting: Home of the Brave | 7/2/05 | |||
| Loss | 0-2 | Tiki Ghosn |
TKO (did not answer bell) | World Fighting Alliance 2: Level 2 | 7/5/02 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | 0-1 | William Sriyrapai |
Submission (rear naked choke) | King of the Cage 1 | 10/30/99 | 1 | 3:18 | |