C. B. Dollaway (born August 10, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Light Heavyweight division.
Dollaway graduated from Northmor High School near Galion, Ohio where he was a state champion wrestler in the 171 lb weight class.
Wrestling since the age of five, Dollaway continued the sport at Arizona State University, earning All-American status in 2006, taking 5th place in the 184 lb.
[7] Dollaway left Arizona Combat Sports to train at Power MMA and Fitness with The Ultimate Fighter 8 Light Heavyweight winner Ryan Bader.
[13] At UFC 92, Dollaway returned to action, for his eighth fight of 2008, against Mike Massenzio, a fighter who he had formerly defeated in his Junior College wrestling career.
In this bout, Dollaway showed exceptional grappling skills, locking on to an arm in guillotine and trying to submit his opponent.
Then a scrambled ensued, with Dollaway switching to a Peruvian Necktie choke from the mount and forcing Doerksen to tap.
[23] Dollaway faced Mark Muñoz on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann and lost by KO for the first time in his career at only 54 seconds of the first round.
In a post-fight interview, with Ariel Helwani, Dollaway stated that he was happy with his performance, and that the win was big for his career.
[32] While Dollaway seemingly controlled the action for the majority of the bout, he was docked a point for multiple eye pokes to Boetsch and lost the fight via split decision.
[37] This also marks the first time the UFC promotion has given a Performance of the Night bonus to a fighter who won their fight by decision.
[45] However, on the day of the event, Dollaway suffered a back injury at his hotel due to a malfunctioning elevator and was unable to participate.
[46] After nineteen months away from competition, Dollaway faced Ed Herman on July 7, 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale.
[51] However, Akhmedov pulled out of the fight in early September and was briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Artem Frolov.
[52] In turn, after just three days, Frolov backed out of the fight citing lingering injuries,[53] and he was replaced by Khalid Murtazaliev.
[55] On August 16, 2019, it was reported that Dollaway tested positive for anastrozole, a growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin); a metabolite of GHRP-2; and GHRP-6, on a sample collected on December 19, 2018.
[58] After a series of successful low kicks, Dollaway got caught by punches and lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
[59] On June 24, 2021, news surfaced that Dollaway and Kajan Johnson had filed a lawsuit in Nevada Federal District Court against Endeavor, the parent company of the UFC.