Mahmoud Fawzy
| Mahmoud Fawzy Sebie | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Fawzy during the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1992 Egypt | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Welterweight Super lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Team | MMA Masters (2020–present)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mahmoud Fawzy (born 20 June 1992) is an Egyptian-American Greco-Roman wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. 2024 Pan American Championships finalist.
Wrestling career
[edit]He is a 4 time Arab champion, 5 time African champion, won a gold medal at the African cup, best wrestler in Africa 2015, a silver medal in Nikolai bitrov Bulgaria January 2016, a silver medal in Spain Grand Prix May 2016, a bronze medal in Germany grand bronze tournament June 2016, and won silver medal at Dave Schultz tournament Colorado US January 2017. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Elvin Mursaliyev.[3][4]
In 2018, Sebie spoke out about corruption in his native Egyptian wrestling federation and claimed he will not compete for the Egypt's national team in wrestling anymore.[2] He subsequently moved to United States in hopes to represent Team USA in 2020 Summer Olympics, but as COVID-19 pandemic postponed the Olympics, Mahmoud decided retire from the sport in 2020.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]After he retired from wrestling, he was suggested by a friend to try mixed martial arts. In January 2021, news surfaced that Sebie was scheduled to make his professional debut against Jarell Murry at XMMA 8 on 30 January 2021.[2] He won the fight via first-round technical knockout.[5]
Fawzy made his sophomore walk to the cage against Enrique Hernandez Nagrete on 11 June 2021 at iKon Fighting Federation 7. He won the bout via knockout a minute into the bout.[6]
On 7 days turnaround, Fawzy faced Eric Thompson at Gamebred Fighting Championship 1 on 18 June 2021. He won the bout via TKO in the first round.[7]
Fawzy faced Ethan Hughes on 12 November 2021 at Bellator 271.[8] He lost the bout via ground and pound TKO in the third round.[9]
Fawzy faced Itso Babulaidze on 5 August 2022 at PFL 7. He lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.[10]
Brave CF
[edit]Fawzy made his Brave CF debut against Wajdi Missaoui on 12 December 2021 at BRAVE CF 67, knocking out his opponent in the first round.[11]
Fawzy faced Muhammed Kir Ahmet on 18 February 2023 at BRAVE CF 69, knocking out his opponent 38 seconds into the bout.[12]
Fawzy faced Ouessama Zeidi on June 19, 2023 at BRAVE CF 71, submitting his opponent in the first round via rear-naked choke.[13]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]| 8 matches | 6 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Ownsworth | BRAVE CF 80 | 15 December 2023 | Isa Town, Bahrain | ||||||
| Win | 6–2 | Ouessama Zeidi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BRAVE CF 71 | 19 June 2023 | 1 | 1:12 | Riffa, Bahrain | |
| Win | 5–2 | Muhammed Kir Ahmet | KO (punches) | BRAVE CF 69 | 18 February 2023 | 1 | 0:38 | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Win | 4–2 | Wajdi Missaoui | KO (punches) | BRAVE CF 67 | 12 December 2021 | 1 | 1:28 | Manama, Bahrain | Super Lightweight (165 lb) debut. |
| Loss | 3–2 | Itso Babulaidze | TKO (punches) | PFL 7 | 5 August 2022 | 1 | 4:30 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Ethan Hughes | TKO (punches) | Bellator 271 | 12 November 2021 | 3 | 4:05 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Eric Thompson | TKO (elbows and punches) | Gamebred Fighting Championship 1 | 18 June 2021 | 1 | 1:19 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Enrique Hernandez Negrete | KO (punches) | iKon Fighting Federation 7 | 11 June 2021 | 1 | 1:09 | Los Mochis, Mexico | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jarell Murry | TKO (punches) | XMMA 1: Vick vs Fialho | 30 January 2021 | 1 | 1:52 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
References
[edit]- ^ a b XMMA - Vick VS Fialho. Xtreme MMA. 31 January 2021. Event occurs at 80m 23s – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c d Nolan King (29 January 2021). "After viral video changed everything, Olympian Mahmoud Sebie turns attention to MMA". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ "Mahmoud Fawzy Rashad Sebie". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Ben Duffy (31 January 2021). "Andre Fialho Brutalizes James Vick in XMMA Headliner". Sherdog.
- ^ "iKON 7 Results". MMA Sucka. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Gamebred Fighting Championship 1 Results". MMA Sucka. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Egyptian Olympian Mahmoud Sebie set for promotional debut at Bellator 271". MMA Junkie. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator 271 'Cyborg vs. Kavanagh' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring". Sherdog. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL 7 2022 Playoffs Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring". Sherdog. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Eldar Eldarov defeats Denis Maher at BRAVE CF 67 | DAZN News Global". DAZN. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "BRAVE CF 69: Undisputed lightweight champion Abdisalam Kubanychbek crowned in Serbia | DAZN News Canada". DAZN. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Head, Simon (19 June 2023). "Brave CF 71: Omar Solomanov books featherweight title shot with shutout victory in Bahrain". Fighters Only. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Mahmoud Sebie Fawzy". Sherdog. Retrieved 17 February 2021.