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Justin McCully
Born	(1976-02-18) February 18, 1976 (age 48) Washington DC, United States
Other names	Justin Sane (In professional wrestling) The Nsane1 (in mixed martial arts)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	74 in (190 cm)
Fighting out of	Maui, Hawaii, United States
Team	Team Punishment
Years active	1997–2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	11
By knockout	1
By submission	6
By decision	4
Losses	5
By submission	4
By decision	1
Draws	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Justin McCully (born February 18, 1976) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who most recently competed in the Heavyweight division of the RFA. A professional competitor since 1997, McCully has also formerly competed for the UFC, RINGS, Pancrase, It's Showtime and Jungle Fight.

Mixed martial arts career

McCully trains with Team Punishment, including Tito Ortiz, Kendall Grove, and professional wrestler Samoa Joe. McCully also trained with B.J. Penn in Hilo for Penn's bout with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 94. He has three previous fights inside the UFC, a unanimous decision victory over Antoni Hardonk at UFC Fight Night 9, a submission loss to Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 86, and a unanimous decision win over Eddie Sanchez at UFC: Fight For The Troops. McCully was also scheduled to fight Christian Wellisch at UFC 76, but McCully was ultimately replaced by Scott Junk. He has also fought a former UFC champion, losing to Evan Tanner by technical submission at a 1998 Pancrase event.

McCully competed against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 86. He lost by submission to Gonzaga applying an Americana keylock from the mounted position in the first round.

He then fought Eddie Sanchez at UFC: Fight for the Troops and won the fight by unanimous decision. Most recently, McCully lost to Mike Russow at UFC 102 via unanimous decision.

After his defeat at the hands of Mike Russow at UFC 102, McCully was released by the organization.

Personal life

Justin has two children, and is also good friends with professional wrestler Rob Van Dam. In 2014 he had a falling out with Tito Ortiz over what McCully claimed was Ortiz owing him money and refusing to pay him back. This fallout culminated with McCully openly supporting and training with Stephan Bonnar who was Ortiz' opponent at Bellator 131. McCully's brother, Sean, is a former professional kickboxer and MMA fighter.

Mixed martial arts record

Championships and accomplishments in professional wrestling

• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• International Wrestling Association
  • IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • UPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Hardkore Kidd

References

1. Fight Finder – Justin McCully's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics
2. "Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully planned for UFC 86". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
3. "The latest 4 UFC fighters to be released". bloodyelbow.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
4. "Into the Mind of "The Insane One" Justin McCully". FIGHTTICKER.com. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
5. "Justin McCully says unpaid debt prompted him to align with Stephan Bonnar". September 9, 2014.
6. "– UFC 86 RESULTS AND LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY". MMAWeekly.com. July 3, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Justin McCully from Sherdog
• Justin McCully at UFC

• American male mixed martial artists
• American male professional wrestlers
• Heavyweight mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
• Sportspeople from Washington, D.C.
• 1979 births
• Living people
• Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
• WWC World Junior Heavyweight Champions