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Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks, American boxer, 1976 Olympic middleweight gold medalist, undisputed light heavyweight champion (WBA 1981, WBC 1983), and first light heavyweight champion to win a world heavyweight title, beating Larry Holmes in 1985; lost only to Mike Tyson in 1988.
Michael Watson
Michael Watson, MBE (born 1965), British boxer nicknamed "The Force"; 25-4-1 (21 KOs); beat Nigel Benn 1989; career ended by brain injury in 1991 Eubank rematch; won negligence case against British Boxing Board of Control.
Michail Mouroutsos
Michail Mouroutsos (Μιχαήλ Μουρούτσος), born 1980, Greek taekwondo fighter who won the first Olympic taekwondo gold, men's −58 kg, Sydney 2000; Hellenic Olympic Committee vice president.
Michał Oleksiejczuk
Michał Oleksiejczuk ("Hussar"), Polish UFC middleweight born 1995 in Włodawa; pro record 22-10-0 (1 NC), 16 KO wins, 13 first-round finishes; brother Cezary also fights in the UFC.
Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira, "Demolidor", Brazilian MMA middleweight from Marabá born 1993; 32-15 pro, 10-6 UFC across two divisions; acrobatic showman style; released by UFC July 2026 after Shara Magomedov loss at UFC Baku.
Michel Salesse
Michel Jean Frédéric Salesse (born 1955, Algiers) is a French left-handed épée fencer; Olympic team gold 1980 Moscow, silver 1984 Los Angeles, world team champion 1982 and 1983, later French women's épée coach.
Michele Maffei
Michele Maffei, born 1946 in Rome, Italian sabre fencer; Olympic team sabre gold 1972 and silver 1968, 1976, 1980; individual world champion 1971 Vienna; C.S. Carabinieri athlete.
Michelle McCool
Michelle McCool, American retired WWE wrestler (2004-2011), inaugural Divas Champion 2008, unified Divas and Women's titles 2009, LayCool with Layla, married to The Undertaker, WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Mick Foley
Mick Foley, "The Hardcore Legend," American pro wrestler born 1965, competed as Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love; three-time WWE Champion, 2013 Hall of Famer, Hell in a Cell 1998, left WWE 2025, joined AEW 2026.
Mick Parkin
Mick Parkin (Michael Parkin, born 1995) is an English UFC heavyweight from Sunderland, 10-2 as a professional, 4-2 in the UFC, a 2022 Dana White's Contender Series graduate who trains at Team Fish Tank.
Mick Terrill
Mick Terrill (Michael Gordon John Terrill, born 1983) is an English heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer from North Shields who in 2023 became the first British fighter to hold a BKFC world title.
Mickey Gall
Mickey Gall (born 1992), American UFC welterweight from Green Brook, New Jersey. 7-7 record, six rear-naked-choke submissions; famous for submitting CM Punk at UFC 203 in 2016 after calling him out at 1-0.
Mickie James
Mickie James, full name Mickie Laree James-Aldis, is an American professional wrestler and country singer who has won 11 World Championships performing for WWE and TNA.
Micky Ward
Micky Ward, "Irish" Micky Ward, American light welterweight boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts (38-13, 27 KOs), famed for the 2002-2003 Arturo Gatti trilogy and the film The Fighter.
Middleweight
Middleweight is boxing's 160 lb (72.6 kg) division, one of the eight traditional classes, dating to the 1850s with the limit fixed in 1909; contested at 71–75 kg (later 80 kg) in Olympic boxing.
Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate, American mixed martial artist, former Strikeforce and UFC women's bantamweight champion; beat Holly Holm at UFC 196 2016, lost title to Amanda Nunes at UFC 200, twice defeated by Ronda Rousey, record 20-10.
Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican boxer from Caguas, six-time world champion in four divisions (first Puerto Rican four-division champion), 41-6 (33 KOs), Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Mihai Covaliu
Mihai Claudiu Covaliu, Romanian sabre fencer born 1977 in Brașov; Olympic champion Sydney 2000, world champion 2005, Olympic bronze 2008; later COSR president since 2016.
Mijaín López
Mijaín López (Mijaín López Núñez), Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler born 1982; first athlete to win five consecutive Olympic golds in one event, 130 kg, 2008–2024; five world titles; retired Paris 2024, later China coach.
Mikael Ljungberg
Mikael Ljungberg (Bo Urban Mikael Ljungberg), Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler, 1970-2004; Olympic heavyweight gold Sydney 2000, two world and two European titles; died by suicide in Mölndal.
Mike Awesome
Mike Awesome (Michael Lee Alfonso, 1965-2007), American professional wrestler; ECW World Heavyweight Champion, FMW's The Gladiator in Japan, later WCW and WWE; died at 42.
Mike Bell (wrestler)
Mike "Mad Dog" Bell (1971–2008), American professional wrestler and WWF enhancement talent, UPW Heavyweight Champion, brother of Chris Bell of Bigger, Stronger, Faster, died at 37 in Costa Mesa, California.
Mike Beltran (referee)
Mike Beltran (born 1973, East Los Angeles) is an American MMA referee and judge for the California State Athletic Commission, officiating UFC, Bellator, and Cage Warriors bouts, known for his long braided beard and over 1,000 fights officiated.
Mike Bennett (wrestler)
Mike Bennett (Michael Bennett, born 1985), American wrestler; The Kingdom tag team with Matt Taven; 3x ROH and 1x IWGP Tag Team Champion; WWE's Mike Kanellis; now AEW/ROH.
Mike Brown (fighter)
Mike Thomas Brown, American retired MMA fighter and coach; former WEC featherweight champion who beat Urijah Faber in 2008, defended the title twice, then became a multi-award-winning coach at American Top Team.
Mike Chioda
Mike Chioda, born Michael Joseph Canzano, is an American professional wrestling referee who spent 35 years with WWE, officiating WrestleMania main events and Ric Flair's last match.
Mike D Vecchio
Mike D Vecchio, real name Mike Derudder (born 1996, Mons, Belgium), Belgian powerhouse wrestler; former wXw European and PROGRESS Atlas Champion; signed by WWE in 2025, now on NXT as Dorian Van Dux.
Mike Knox
Mike Knox (Michael Shawn Hettinga, born 1978) is an American professional wrestler who wrestled for WWE from 2006 to 2010, TNA as the masked Knux, and the NWA.
Mike Mondo
Mike Mondo, real name Michael Brendli (born 1983), American wrestler; Mikey of WWE's Spirit Squad, World Tag Team Champion 2006, OVW Triple Crown winner, and NWA National Heavyweight Champion since 2025.
Mike Perry (fighter)
Mike "Platinum" Perry (born 1991, Flint, Michigan), American fighter; 15-9 MMA, 7-8 UFC welterweight, then 6-0 in BKFC bare knuckle with the first King of Violence belt; beat Diaz in 2026, lost to Jake Paul in boxing.