Rony Sefo (born 10 April 1972 in New Zealand) is a former two-time World Champion New Zealand kickboxer and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

, who fought on

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and

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. As a kickboxer he holds notable wins against Hiriwa Te Rangi and

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. He is the younger brother of the

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World champion Ray Sefo. Sefo is married to Kara, and they have two children.http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index.php?mainpage=fighters&fID=222

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

1996 UTC World Heavyweight Champion
1998 ISKA World Heavyweight Champion *

** K-1 Oceania 2000 (3rd) ** K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2000 Finalist **

K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 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 ...

Finalist **

K-1 Oceania 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 ...

(5th)

Records

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 0–2 , Sam Brown , Decision (unanimous) , XMMA 2 - ANZ vs. USA , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Sydney, Australia , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Kiyoshi Tamura , Submission (armbar) , Pride Shockwave 2003 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:20 , Saitama, Japan ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sefo, Rony New Zealand male mixed martial artists New Zealand male kickboxers Living people 1972 births Sportspeople from Auckland