Villante attended MacArthur High School (Levittown, New York) and was part of the Class of 2003. During his junior year, he placed third in the New York State Wrestling Championships. He followed this up his senior year by winning the New York State Championship at the 215-pound weight class. Villante also earned all-American honors following a 5th-place finish in the 215 lbs weight class at the 2003 NHSCA senior national wrestling tournament.[7] Villante was equally accomplished in football, in which he received the 2002 Thorpe Award winner as the top football player in Nassau County, also the Bill Piner Award as the top linebacker in Nassau County and was named to the High School Heisman All-Star team. Villante drew interest from major Division I schools, such as Penn State and Michigan State. Villante chose to stay home and committed to Hofstra University.[5] Villante attended Hofstra University from 2003 to 2007 where he continued his highly successful football and wrestling careers.[8] Villante started his first game against Marshall University, as a true freshman, at middle linebacker. Gian kept his starting role the rest of his first year. The following season Villante was named a 2004 1st Team Defensive I-AA All-American by The Sports Network. He was regarded as a potential NFL linebacker prospect. The New York Giants, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles all expressed interest in Villante.[9][10] Villante wrestled for Hofstra where he became close with NCAA All-American wrestler and future UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman.
Mixed martial arts career
Ring of Combat
Villante made his MMA debut quickly after making the decision to begin MMA training. He defeated MMA veteran Randy Durant by quickly drawing a TKO due to a nasty cut. Villante then flew through his next few opponents, only once having it last through the first round. He quickly was the top Heavyweight contender in Ring of Combat. He got his shot and after defeating Strikeforce veteran Mike Cook for the vacant Ring of Combat Heavyweight title, Villante was touted as a legit MMA prospect.
Villante made his Light Heavyweight debut at Ring of Combat XXIX with aspirations on becoming a champion in two weight classes.[11] However Villante lost by TKO after breaking his elbow and moved back up to heavyweight. After an extended recovery from his wrist injury, Villante had a highlight reel KO win over Joseph Reyes.
Strikeforce
On January 11, 2011, it was announced that Villante had signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce. Villante was quickly thrown into a Heavyweight Grand Prix Reserve bout on short notice. His opponent would be Chad Griggs in one of three heavyweight grand prix reserve bouts at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva.[12] In which many people called the fight, the "Fight of the Night." He lost the fight via TKO in the first round on a referee stoppage.
Villante made the decision to drop back down to light heavyweight. In his next bout, Villante would take on undefeated prospect Lorenz Larkin on June 24, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry. After repeatedly taking down Larkin and easily taking the first round, Villante appeared to be suffering from his dramatic weight cutting. Villante began to tire and eventually Larkin went on to win a unanimous decision. Questions began to swirl as to whether or not Villante could effectively complete a Three Round Fight. He was also criticized for not sticking to a wrestling game plan.
In his next fight, Villante took on Keith Berry in the Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte preliminary card. Despite the crowd's jeers, and multiple stand ups, Gian continually took down Berry and went on to win the fight unanimously on the judges scorecards.
Villante's next fight was against Trevor Smith on the preliminary card of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine on January 7, 2012.[13] Gian quickly attacked Smith catching a leg strike four seconds in. After landing several clean punches and knees on the ground, both stood up. The two trade strikes for about thirty seconds, when Villante once again caught a Smith kick and took him down. Villante held onto the leg and began landing numerous unanswered right hands, prompting referee Kim Winslow to stop the fight at 1:05 of the first round.
Gian continued his win streak with a unanimous decision victory over Derrick Mehmen. This was part of the Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier undercard seen on Showtime Extreme. Gian was credited by announcer Frank Shamrock for his improved standup and his endurance during the fight. Mehmen had visible bruising on his thighs from the multiple leg kicks landed by Villante.
Gian was scheduled to fight undefeated Guto Inocente on the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy main card. The entire card was canceled due to headliner Gilbert Melendez suffering an injury. Without the main event, Showtime canceled the entire event. Gian was featured in Newsday shortly after the announcement. The article featured Gian explaining how he was extremely upset about the cancellation, but focused more on how Gian was finally able to eat, after his grueling ordeal to make weight.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In January 2013, the Strikeforce organization was closed by its parent company Zuffa. A list of fighters scheduled to be brought over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship was released in mid-January and Villante was one of the fighters listed.[14]
For his UFC debut, Villante faced fellow promotional newcomer Ovince St. Preux on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.[15] The fight ended in unusual fashion as St. Preux accidentally poked Villante in the right eye with his thumb and referee Kevin Mulhall immediately called an end to the fight after Villante indicated that he could not see. As a result of the injury, the fight went to the judges' scorecards and St. Preux won a majority technical decision (30–28, 30–29, and 29–29).[16]
Villante took a short notice bout, replacing Robert Drysdale against Cody Donovan on November 16, 2014, at UFC 167.[17][18] He won the fight via TKO in the second round, earning his first official UFC victory.
For his third fight with the promotion, Villante faced Fábio Maldonado on March 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 38.[19] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Villante was expected to face Anthony Perosh on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 43.[20] However, Perosh was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Sean O'Connell.[21] He won the fight via split decision.[22] Their performance earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[23]
Villante was expected to face Corey Anderson on December 6, 2014, at UFC 181.[24] However, Villante pulled out of the fight citing an injury. Anderson remained on the card against Justin Jones.[25]
The bout with Anderson eventually took place on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15.[26] Villante won the fight via TKO in the third round. The fight also earned him his second Fight of the Night bonus award.[27]
Villante faced Tom Lawlor on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16.[28] Despite controlling the first round with strikes, Villante lost the bout via knockout early in the second round.[29]
Villante faced Anthony Perosh on November 15, 2015, at UFC 193.[30] Villante won the fight via knockout in the first round.[31]
Villante next faced Ilir Latifi on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196.[32] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[33]
Villante was briefly linked to a bout with Marcos Rogério de Lima on November 12, 2016, at UFC 205.[34] However, Villante pulled out of the fight on September 21 citing a minor injury and the bout was scrapped.[35]
In turn, Villante is expected to face Patrick Cummins the following month on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 102.[36] Subsequently, Cummins pulled out of the fight on December 2 citing a staph infection.[37] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Saparbek Safarov.[38] Villante won the fight via TKO in the second round.[39] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night for their performance.[40]
A rescheduled bout with Patrick Cummins eventually took place on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25.[43] Villante lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[44]
Villante was expected to face Mike Rodriguez on July 13, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 155.[53] However, on July 4, 2019, Villante pulled out of the event for an undisclosed reason and was replaced by John Allan.[54]
Villante fought Chris Barnett on November 6, 2021 at UFC 268.[59] He lost the fight via TKO in round two after getting knocked down via a spinning wheel kick.[60] Villante announced his retirement after the fight, and planned to return to football as a coach.[61][62]
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