Mark Striegl
mixed martial artist
Mark Edward Martinez Striegl (born June 23, 1988) is a Filipino-American professional mixed martial artist and sambist also known as Mugen. Fighting in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions, he has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), ONE Championship, the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) and the Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC).
In 2019, Striegl won a gold medal in sambo in the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
Early life and education
Mark Striegl was born on June 23, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan to his German-American father Frank Striegl Sr. from New York City, United States and Filipino mother Sonia Martinez Striegl from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.
Mark and his older brother Frank Striegl Jr. grew up in Tokyo. After graduating from St. Mary's International School in Tokyo where their parents worked as teachers, Mark went to the University of San Diego in California, USA then transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
While in high school, Mark Striegl began his martial arts journey with wrestling.
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