Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired

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of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time

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World Champion, and was an eight time

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Finals tournament participant. He is the president of MMA promotion

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. In kickboxing, he defeated world champions Jerome Le Banner,

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, Mike Bernardo, and

Mark Hunt Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the w ...

. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers to have never won the K-1 World Grand Prix.

Background

Training in

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as a youth, Sefo moved to

under Thai fighting legend Kiosot, then continued training under

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at the infamous Balmoral Lee Gar Gym.

Career

Early career

Sefo had an impressive unbeaten record as an amateur and a professional in the Oceania kickboxing league. Early in his career, he trained at Balmoral Lee Gar gym alongside

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Doug Viney Douglas Ma'afu Hawke, better known as Doug "Vicious" Viney (born 20 November 1976) is a Tongan-New Zealander heavyweight boxer and kickboxer. He is the K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas champion, who also represented Tonga as a super heavywei ...

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, and his brother,

Rony Sefo Rony Sefo (born 10 April 1972 in New Zealand) is a former two-time World Champion New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist, who fought on Pride Fighting Championships and K-1. As a kickboxer he holds notable wins against Hiriwa Te Rang ...

. In 1996, Ray Sefo fought

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in a kickboxing match and overwhelmed Manaart with devastating speed and elusive footwork, knocking him down on numerous occasions. In the ring after the fight, Mannaart took the microphone and said, "...you should call him Sugarfist, not Sugarfoot..." Sefo's first major breakthrough was becoming a WKA Cruiserweight Champion. He also acted as a sparring partner for fellow

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, when Tua first returned to New Zealand for a fight after turning pro.

K-1

Sefo made his K-1 debut against future four-time World Grand Prix Champion,

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. Sefo held his own against the much more experienced Hoost but was finally knocked out in the 4th round by a leg kick. Sefo gained respect for standing up to such an elite fighter in just his first fight. Sefo gained more respect in his third K-1 fight where he knocked out K-1 legend Jerome Lebanner in the 1st round. Sefo's hard right hand was enough to break the Frenchman's jaw in four places. Sefo had an up and down first few years in K-1, unable to make it past the quarter finals in the

against the likes of

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and

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. In 2000, he made it to the WGP final after knocking out Japanese star Musashi and French kickboxer

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, before losing again to Hoost. In 2002, Sefo defeated Dutch legend

in the quarter finals but lost again to his nemesis Hoost in the semi-finals. In 2007, Sefo was thought to be a legitimate challenger to dethrone four-time World Grand Prix Champion

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for the new Super Heavyweight title. In the 1st round, Sefo became only the second man in history to knock Schilt down. However, he would go on to lose by KO in the second round. He went on to lose five more fights and would not find the winners circle again until he beat

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, Yosuke Nishijima, and Ionut Iftimoaie, all by decision. Sefo was then asked to fight at the

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on ten days notice against

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. Sefo put up a decent fight on short preparation but was beaten by decision.

MMA and retirement

In mid-February 2011, Sefo had his third MMA fight in a reserve fight for the

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Heavyweight tournament. He fought

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, brother of

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, the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix champion. Overeem had 50 MMA fights behind him and beat Sefo by submission in the first round. Sefo's striking on the feet looked good, but as an inexperienced grappler, he lost early on by neck crank. On 12 June 2013, Sefo announced that he would return to fighting. At WSOF 3, Sefo announced that he would be facing Dave Huckaba. The two fought at World Series of Fighting 4 on 10 August 2013. Sefo lost the fight via TKO in the second round. In an interview in April 2015, Sefo said, "I actually made a promise to myself that this year will be my last year." He did not fight again after losing against Huckaba. While he considered fighting again, Sefo officially announced his retirement in 2018.

Executive career

Sefo is the current president of MMA promotion

. He was named president when the promotion was still known as World Series of Fighting. He helped the promotion ink a deal with

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to air 8 to 10 events on its network.

Titles

* K-1 ** 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up. *

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** 1997 WKA World Super Heavyweight World Champion. * World Muay Thai Federation ** 1996 WMTF World Heavyweight Champion. ** 1992 WMTF World Light Heavyweight Champion. *

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** 1996 ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1995 ISKA World Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1994 ISKA World Light Cruiserweight Champion. * Regional ** 1992 South Pacific Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1991 New Zealand Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1990 New Zealand Heavyweight Champion.

Personal life

Sefo lives in

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Gilbert Yvel Gilbert Ramon Yvel (born 30 June 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1997, Yvel competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Affliction, the UFC, Road FC, the RFA, RINGS, M-1 Challenge, Cage ...

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K-1 Survival 2002 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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Toyama, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the we ...

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Remy Bonjasky Remy Kenneth Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix heavyweight champion, winning the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008. Bonjasky has been known for his flying kicks, knee atta ...

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Adam Watt Adam Keith Watt (born 10 November 1967) is an Australian former boxer and kickboxer. He has studied kickboxing, Seido-kaikan karate, and boxing. His nickname was "Lights Out" because of his high level karate and boxing skills, and one punch k ...

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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K-1 Gladiators 2001 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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, , TKO (Referee Stoppage) , , 1 , , 1:38 , , 31-7-1 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2000-08-20 , , Loss , , align=left,

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, , KO (Right Low Kick) , , 3 , , 2:24 , , 29-6-1 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1999-12-05 , , Loss , , align=left,

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Sapporo, Japan ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

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K-1 World Grand Prix '98 Opening Round This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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Matt Skelton Matt Skelton (born 23 January 1967) is a British former professional boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist. In boxing he competed from 2002 to 2014. He challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2008. At regional level, he held the ...

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K-1 Kings '98 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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, , Draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 26-1-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-01-23 , , Win , , align=left, Stephane Reveillon , , N/A , , N/A , , KO , , 2 , , N/A , , 26-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-10-00 , , Win , , align=left,

Jean-Claude Leuyer Jean-Claude Leuyer (born November 30, 1970), or simply Jean Claude, is an American former heavyweight kickboxer. He was a six-time world champion, holding titles in four different organizations, and competing in sixteen world title fights. He ho ...

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Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (; born December 26, 1972) is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. Le Banner fought for most of his career in K-1 and became known for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. ...

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, New Zealand , , KO , , N/A , , N/A , , 20-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-02-25 , , Win , , align=left,

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, New Zealand , , KO (Punches) , , 4 , , N/A , , 19-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-08-25 , , Win , , align=left, Michael McDonald , , N/A , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (Right Hook) , , 3 , , N/A , , 18-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-04-27 , , Win , , align=left, Rob Martin , , N/A , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (Left Hook) , , 1 , , N/A , , 17-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-09-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Chester Hughes , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , KO , , 1 , , N/A , , 5–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Joe Lenhart , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 5–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-02-11 , , Win , , align=left, Steve Griffin , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 4–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-10-05 , , Win , , align=left, Nicky Faamata , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 3 , , N/A , , 3–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Paul Baker , ,

, New Zealand , , PTS , , 4 , , N/A , , 2–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1994-11-24 , , Win , , align=left, Alex Katu , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 1–0 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

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East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Kevin Jordan , Submission (knee injury) , Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:24 ,

Bixby, Oklahoma Bixby is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa. The population was 28,609 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census and ...

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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

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