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.
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.
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]
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]
|-||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]