Mahmoud Fawzy Explained

Mahmoud Fawzy should not be confused with Mahmoud Omar Fawzy.

Mahmoud Fawzy Sebie
Birth Date:20 June 1992
Birth Place:Egypt
Height:[1]
Weight:165lb
Reach:75 in
Team:MMA Masters (2020–present)
Wrestling:Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling
Years Active:2020–present
Mma Kowin:5
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Koloss:2
Style:Wrestling
Sherdog:380647

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

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.[2] [3]

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.[4] 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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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. 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

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

|-||align=center||Oscar Ownsworth ||BRAVE CF 80||align=center||align=center||Isa Town, Bahrain||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Ouessama Zeidi|Submission (rear-naked choke)|BRAVE CF 71||align=center|1|align=center|1:12|Riffa, Bahrain||-|Win|align=center|5–2|Muhammed Kir Ahmet|KO (punches)|BRAVE CF 69||align=center|1|align=center|0:38|Belgrade, Serbia||-| Win| align=center|4–2| Wajdi Missaoui| KO (punches)| BRAVE CF 67| | align=center|1| align=center|1:28| Manama, Bahrain| |-|Loss|align=center| 3–2|Itso Babulaidze|TKO (punches)|PFL 7||align=center|1|align=center|4:30|New York City, New York, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 3–1| Ethan Hughes| TKO (punches)| Bellator 271| | align=center|3 | align=center|4:05| Hollywood, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Eric Thompson|TKO (elbows and punches)|Gamebred Fighting Championship 1||align=center|1|align=center|1:19|Biloxi, Mississippi, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Enrique Hernandez Negrete|KO (punches) |iKon Fighting Federation 7||align=center|1|align=center|1:09|Los Mochis, Mexico||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Jarell Murry|TKO (punches)|XMMA 1: Vick vs Fialho||align=center|1|align=center|1:52|West Palm Beach, Florida, United States||-[14]

Notes and References

  1. XMMA - Vick VS Fialho. 31 January 2021. Xtreme MMA. 80m 23s. YouTube.
  2. Web site: Mahmoud Fawzy Rashad Sebie . Rio 2016 . 2 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111204/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mahmoud-fawzy-rashad-sebie . 26 August 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg - Standings . Rio 2016 . 2 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922175521/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-greco-roman-75-kg . 22 September 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: After viral video changed everything, Olympian Mahmoud Sebie turns attention to MMA. Nolan King. 29 January 2021. MMAjunkie.com.
  5. Web site: Andre Fialho Brutalizes James Vick in XMMA Headliner. Ben Duffy. 31 January 2021. Sherdog.
  6. Web site: 12 June 2021. iKON 7 Results. 2 November 2021. MMA Sucka. en.
  7. Web site: 18 June 2021. Gamebred Fighting Championship 1 Results. 2 November 2021. MMA Sucka. en.
  8. Web site: 2 November 2021. Egyptian Olympian Mahmoud Sebie set for promotional debut at Bellator 271. 3 November 2021. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  9. Web site: Sherdog.com. Bellator 271 'Cyborg vs. Kavanagh' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring. 13 November 2021. Sherdog.
  10. Web site: Sherdog.com . PFL 7 2022 Playoffs Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . 6 August 2022 . Sherdog . en.
  11. Web site: Eldar Eldarov defeats Denis Maher at BRAVE CF 67 DAZN News Global . 27 February 2023 . DAZN . 13 December 2022 . en.
  12. Web site: BRAVE CF 69: Undisputed lightweight champion Abdisalam Kubanychbek crowned in Serbia DAZN News Canada . 27 February 2023 . DAZN . 19 February 2023 . en.
  13. Web site: Head . Simon . 2023-06-19 . Brave CF 71: Omar Solomanov books featherweight title shot with shutout victory in Bahrain . 2023-06-25 . Fighters Only . en-US.
  14. Web site: Mahmoud Sebie Fawzy. Sherdog. 17 February 2021.