Background
Britt was born and raised in the Hampton Roads of Virginia, but also lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Antwain Britt
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He attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia where he was an All-State football player and wrestler and then continued his wrestling career at Old Dominion University.
Career
While perhaps best known for his stint with the Strikeforce organization, he also fought in YAMMA Pit Fighting, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 8. After college, Britt was out of shape and began training in mixed martial arts as a way to lose weight. Early career
He made his debut in the Heavyweight division but after a few fights dropped to Light Heavyweight.
He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 8, winning by majority decision over Ryan Jimmo, but was replaced by Eliot Marshall due to sustaining a broken hand in the fight.
After beating UFC veteran Antonio Mendes at Shine Fights 1: Genesis, Antwain took part in VFC: A Night Of Vengeance grand prix tournament. He beat another UFC veteran in Carmelo Marrero, and also beat Rich Hale but in the finals he lost to Rodney Wallace.
Strikeforce
Britt signed with Strikeforce in September 2009. He currently trains with Carlson Gracie black belt Carlos Carvahlo.
Britt next fight came against Rafael Cavalcante.
Britt lost via KO (punches) at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. His next fight was to come against Ovince Saint Preux at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox versus Ribeiro. Britt lost by unanimous decision.
On November 18, 2011 Britt made his Middleweight debut as the headliner for Strikeforce Challengers: Britt versus
Sayers. Britt lost this fight by KO 28 seconds into the first round. This was Britt"s third loss in a row and only the second time in his career that he had been knocked out.
