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Marcus Bossett

American mixed martial artists

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ18352581 ↗
Source-derived summary

Marcus Bossett is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division. Marcus fought Eldo Dias Xavier at UFC 4, though there appears to be no surviving footage of the bout as it was untelevised for unknown reasons. Marcus then lost to Dan Severn in the semifinals, before competing one more time at UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1996 where he ultimately lost to Steve Nelmark

Career accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Encyclopedia Awards

Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

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The public source identifies “Marcus Bossett” as american mixed martial artists. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Marcus, Bossett and American.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1996—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Marcus, Bossett and American providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Marcus Bossett” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.