Biography
He is well known for his "strong chin" (ability to sustain blows to the head without being knocked out), which was displayed in his fight with Tim Sylvia at UFC 39 and again with Andrei Arlovski at UFC 47. Correira lost the former fight by towel throw at 3:17 left of round 2 and the latter fight by TKO at 1:12 left of round 2. To date, the only knock out loss for Correira comes from hard hitting UFC veteran Tank Abbott.
Despite the losses, Correira was not knocked down at all in the first fight and was knocked down only at the end of the second fight, after sustaining constant punishment for almost two entire rounds. This fight led UFC play by play announcer Mike Goldberg to say "This man is not human." In fact, during 7 minutes the Sylvia fight lasted, Correira absorbed the highest number of power strikes ever recorded in one fight in UFC history. Correira has been quoted as saying his head is full of "concrete and stuff".
Correira holds notable wins over Jason Lambert, Joe Riggs, Tank Abbott, Justin Eilers, and Travis Wiuff.
On 26 January 2008, Correira TKO'd Jacob Faagai at 2:17 of the first round. His next fight was set to be against Lion's Den fighter Buddy Roberts (6-1) on February 13, for a WarGods/Ken Shamrock Productions co-promoted event, Valentine's Day Massacre. Correira backed out of the fight at the last minute due to payment and management disputes. As a result the CSAC has suspended his fighting license.
In 2008, Correira defeated Eric Esch by knockout due to a head kick in the second round of the K-1 full contact kickboxing heavyweight grand prix.
On May 11, 2011, Correira was arrested on charges of burglary and theft.
Hawaii, Jan 19, 2013, “Cabbage” Correira fighting the first time since 2008 at RWE Just Scrap XIX.
Wesley “Cabbage” Correira earned his first Mixed Martial Arts win in five years Friday, March 15, submitting Maui’s Paea Paongo in the first Round of the RWE Just Scrap Maui IV Main Event.
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