Lance "Fearless" Gibson (born November 20, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadianmixed martial artist. Having formally competed in the Middleweight division, he is widely considered to be one of Canada's mixed martial arts pioneers and was a finalist at the Superbrawl 4 tournament. He competed in organizations such as UFC, Shooto and Superbrawl.
MMA career
Gibson started his career at "SB 4 - SuperBrawl 4". After defeating Peter Matautia at first round, he lost to Bob Gilstrap in final. Gibson made UFC his debut at UFC 24 and won Jermaine Andre with brutal knockout. His knockout was included in many knockout compilations later. He lost his second fight at UFC 29 to Evan Tanner by technical knockout.
Grappling
Gibson took part at 1998 ADCC World Championships. He beat spanish grappler Jose Beltran at first round by decision but loss to Ricardo Alves in quarter final.[1][2]
Acting
Gibson started his acting career at 1995. He starred more than 10 TV series and movies. He is well known as Spike in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).[3]
After retirement
Gibson opened his own MMA gym in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He worked as coach at his own gym. [4][5]
^Gerbasi, Thomas (2011-10-17). UFC Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. New York: DK. p. 179. ISBN978-0756683610.