David Michael Terrell (born January 9, 1978)[2] is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC and Pancrase.
Terrell is from Sacramento, California and was introduced to combat sports through Wrestling, and was an accomplished wrestler in high school.
He officially began training in Sambo at 16, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu when he was 19 years old, being interested in the martial art after watching several UFC fights on television.
Questionable officiating by referee Marco Lopez led Smith to file a complaint to the California State Athletic Commission.
[3] At UFC 62 he was supposed to fight Yushin Okami but withdrew the bout due to a sinus infection.