Irshaad Sayed
Irshaad Sayed | |
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Born |
Irshaad Sayed 30 March 1989 Cape Town |
Other names | The White Tiger |
Nationality | South African |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
Division | Bantamweight (135lb) |
Style | Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 24 |
Wins | 24 |
By knockout | 21 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 10 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Irshaad "The White Tiger" Sayed (born 30 March 1989) is a South African national kickboxing champion, two time Muay Thai world champion and mixed martial arts champion who is currently signed with EFC Worldwide: Extreme Fighting Championship. He is a former 135 lbs Chinese National MMA Champion. But he has no brazilian jiu jitsu experience. [1]
Biography and career
Sayed was born in Cape Town and has two sisters and one brother. At school he loved sports participating in soccer, rugby and cricket before taking up kickboxing at the age of 15. He began competing in amateur competitions in South Africa running up a record of 9-0 but at the age of 17 he wanted to compete professionally and decided to move to Thailand to train and fight.
He won the WPMF Lightweight belt in Thailand in 2007 and returned home to win the South African National Kickboxing Championships the same year. In 2008, at the age of 18, he won the WMC I-1 Asia Championship title in Hong Kong and was invited to move there permanently to work at the Impakt MMA Academy.
In 2010 he won the WMC Lightweight title by defeating Australia’s Phillip "Flip" Street at Planet Battle in Hong Kong.[2]
Mixed Martial Arts
Sayed has a professional MMA record of 10-2 with both his losses coming at the hands of top Chinese bantamweight Jumabieke Tuerxun. He made his MMA debut against Ngoo Ditty and stopped him by first round KO at Fury 1 in Macau.[3]
His second fight was against Jumabieke Tuerxun at Top of The Forbidden City Championship and he lost by unanimous decision. Sayed subsequently signed for Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (Ruff) and made his debut at Ruff 2 against Jumayi Ayideng, winning by split decision. he was then called up to replace the injured Ngoo Ditty to fight top Filipino bantamweight Jessie Rafols at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes.[4][5]
Sayed's aggressive approach paid off quickly when he downed Filipino Jessie Rafols with a short left uppercut 1:49 into the first stanza.[6]
His next fight was a rematch with Jumabieke at Ruff 3 and this fight was even closer than the first with Sayed only losing by split decision. He went on to win his next two fights for Ruff submitting Ayideng in the first round of their rematch at Ruff 4 and beating Guobin Xue by TKO in the first round of their fight at Ruff 6.
On 2 February 2013 Sayed will fight Jumabieke Tuerxun for the third time for the opportunity to win the RUFF 135 lbs belt and be crowned the first ever Chinese National Bantamweight Champion. The fight is set for the Inner Mongolia Indoor Stadium.[7]
On 29 January it was revealed that Jumabieke Tuerxun had withdrawn from the fight with several articles suggesting that he had refused to sign a new Ruff contract and was on the verge of signing with the UFC. Another Chinese fighter, Yuan Chun Bo, stepped in to replace him.[8]
Sayed stopped Yuan Chun Bo by TKO (strikes) in the second round to become the first ever Ruff bantamweight champion and the first ever bantamweight champion of China.[8] Sayed is a member of the fight team at Evolve MMA in Singapore.[9]
Sayed is currently signed to EFC Worldwide: Extreme Fighting Championship, based in South Africa (formerly known as EFC Africa). He currently holds a 4-0 record under the EFC banner with 2 submissions and 2 decisions with wins over Leo Gloss, Charlie Weyer, Abdul Hassan and Oumpie Sebeko. On 22 April, Sayed will fight Cedric Doyle for the interim EFC Bantamweight Championship in Cape Town at EFC 48, which was originally scheduled on 23 April.
Titles
- RUFF Bantamweight Champion / Chinese National Bantamweight Champion
- SAKA South African Champion (Kickboxing)
- WPMF Lightweight Champion (Muay Thai)
- WMC I-1 Asia Champion (Muay Thai)
- WMC Lightweight champion (Muay Thai)
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
12 matches | 10 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By submission | 3 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 10-2 | Oumpie Sebeko | Decision (Unanimous) | EFC 39 | 7 May 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Cape Town, South Africa | |
Win | 9-2 | Abdul Hassan | Decision (Unanimous) | EFC 35 | 6 November 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Cape Town, South Africa | |
Win | 8-2 | Charlie Weyer | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | EFC 30 | 5 June 2014 | 1 | 3:45 | Cape Town, South Africa | |
Win | 7-2 | Leo Gloss | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | EFC 28 | 27 March 2014 | 1 | 4:01 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
Win | 6-2 | Yuan Chun Bo | TKO (Punches) | Ruff 8 | 2 February 2013 | 2 | 4:22 | Hohhot, China | |
Win | 5-2 | Guobin Xue | TKO (Punches) | Ruff 6 | 3 November 2012 | 1 | 3:24 | Hohhot, China | |
Win | 4-2 | Jumayi Ayideng | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Ruff 4 | 3 December 2011 | 1 | 4:40 | Hohhot, China | |
Loss | 3-2 | Jumabieke Tuerxun | Decision (split) | Ruff 3 | 24 March 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Chongqing, China | |
Win | 3-1 | Jessie Rafols | KO (punch to the body) | ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes | 18 December 2010 | 1 | 1:49 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Win | 2-1 | Jumayi Ayideng | Decision (split) | Ruff 2 | 17 December 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Chongqing, China | |
Loss | 1-1 | Jumabieke Tuerxun | Decision (unanimous) | Top of the Forbidden City World Combat Championship | 8 July 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Beijing, China | |
Win | 1-0 | Ngoo Ditty | TKO | Fury 1: Clash of the Titans | 21 May 2010 | 1 | N/A | Cotai, Macau |
References
- ↑ "RUFF crowns China MMA national champions at inaugural Super Fight". sherdog.com. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ Li, Lee (28 February 2012). "IRSHAAD SAYED: A CAGED "WHITE TIGER" IS A DANGEROUS FOE". mma-in-asia.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Muay Thai Champion Irshaad Sayed Thinks Win over Jessie Rafols Could Launch his MMA Career". bloodyelbow.com. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ Goyder, James (20 February 2012). "Irshaad Sayed The Latest Muay Thai Champion to Try his Hand at MMA". liverkick.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "South African Irshaad Sayed Set for Asia's Biggest MMA Show". africanews.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ Marciniak, Tomasz (11 February 2012). "FELIPE ENOMOTO SUBMITS OLE LAURSEN AT ONE FC 2 ‘BATTLE OF HEROES’". sherdog.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ Goyder, James (19 December 2012). "RUFF riders: Irshaad Sayed vs. Jumabieke Tuerxan 3 with one million RMB on the line". mmamania.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- 1 2 Asian MMA: Top Chinese fighter Jumabieke Tuerxun declines extension for RUFF's 1 Million RMB Super-Fight - Bloody Elbow
- ↑ Goyder, James (14 May 2013). "South African Muay Thai Champion Irshaad Sayed Struck Gold with Title Win in China". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Irshaad Sayed from Sherdog
- http://www.ruffchina.com/us/fightersprofiles/item/irshaad-sayed.html