Jérôme Le Banner and was knocked out 42 seconds into the match. In 2005, Goodridge participated in two K-1 World GP tournaments held in United States. On April 30 in Las Vegas he knocked out Sean O'Haire and Scott Lighty to reach the finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas, where he was stopped by Glaube Feitosa with a high kick KO. Three months later, on July 30, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii he scored three KO wins over Wesley Correira, Carter Williams and Yusuke Fujimoto, respectively, to win the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii. He was again given the chance to qualify for the World GP in 2005 but was knocked out by Jérôme Le Banner once again. In 2006, he returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas where he defeated Kengo and Scott Lighty before losing to Chalid Arrab by knockout in the final. Personal life Goodridge is a convert to Islam, and first made the revelation in July 2018 while on The Deen Show. Goodridge, and co-author Mark Dorsey, published in December 2011, Gatekeeper: The Fighting Life of Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge. The book details his experience in UFC, Pride and K1, along with detailed personal information about his life and family. Resulting from his martial arts career, Goodridge has chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Goodridge stated in a 2010 interview that prior to his bout with Naoya Ogawa at Pride 6 in 1999, he was offered a bribe to lose the match. He claims that he turned it down as the offer was too small, and he lost that bout legitimately. Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts International Vale Tudo Championship 1st I.V.C Tournament champion Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC 8 Tournament Runner Up UFC 10 Tournament Semifinalist Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Tournament Quarterfinalist Pride Fighting Championships PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Quarterfinalist Kickboxing K-1 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii champion 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up Amateur boxing Super Heavyweight Champion of Canada Kuk Sool Won Honorary 4th Degree Black Belt (Sa Beom Nim) Mixed martial arts record |- | Loss | align=center| 23–22–1 | Lyubomir Simeonov | TKO (punches) | Bulgarian MMA Federation: Warriors 18 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:01 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |- | Loss | align=center| 23–21–1 | Pedro