Ray Longo Explained

Ray Longo
Birth Date:20 May 1958
Birth Place:Astoria, Queens, U.S.
Team:Serra-Longo Fight Team
University:St. John's University

Ray Longo is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, stunt man and actor.[1] [2] [3] Considered one of the top coaches in MMA,[4] [5] [6] he is the head coach of the Serra-Longo fight team.[7] [8] [9] He has trained and cornered four UFC Champions: Matt Serra, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling and the newly crowned bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.

Background

Longo graduated from St. John’s University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and began working full time as an accountant while training a few fighters by night.[10] [11] After meeting Matt Serra, they formed the Serra-Longo fight team.

As a striking coach, Longo takes extra precautions regarding fighter's health,[12] including concussions.[13] He is a certified instructor of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do Concepts.[14]

Longo was a 2015 World MMA Awards Coach of The Year nominee.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Olympic Boxing a Sport to Watch in London . 20 December 2018 . Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC.com) . en.
  2. News: LI's Ray Longo is the ultimate trainer . 20 December 2018 . . en.
  3. News: Mian . Rashed . Ray Longo's Battle-Tested Path to Training UFC Champs . 20 December 2018 . . 8 April 2017.
  4. News: Scouting report: MMA trainers break down Nurmagomedov-McGregor . 20 December 2018 . ESPN.com . 28 September 2018 . en.
  5. Web site: UFC CENTRAL: Exclusive interview with Ray Longo . Sportsnet (official YouTube channel) . 20 December 2018.
  6. News: Thomas . Luke . Technique Talk: Longo, leg kicks & 'Destructions' . 20 December 2018 . . 12 January 2014.
  7. News: Sherdog’s Top 10: Training Camps - No. 9 . 20 December 2018 . Sherdog.
  8. News: Long Island Rising: Al Iaquinta and Team Serra-Longo . 20 December 2018 . . en.
  9. News: Ray Longo is Building a Championship Team at LAW MMA . 20 December 2018 . www.flocombat.com . en.
  10. Web site: Wells . Matthew . 2019-08-08 . Top 20 MMA coaches of all time . 2021-03-04 . FanSided . en-US.
  11. Web site: Trainer, Mentor, and Champion St. John's University . 2024-09-15 . www.stjohns.edu . en.
  12. Book: Gelber . Dr Jonathan . The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries: Featuring advice from UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Pat Miletich, Dan Severn and more! . 2016 . ECW Press . 9781770908345. en.
  13. News: MMA coach Ray Longo on how he looks for concussed fighters and has 'the talk' . 20 December 2018 . . 5 August 2017 . en.
  14. Web site: Thomas. Luke. 2014-01-12. Technique Talk: Longo, leg kicks & 'Destructions'. 2021-03-04. MMA Fighting. en.
  15. News: 7th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards winners list . 20 December 2018 . FightersOnly.com . 31 January 2015.

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