Elvis Sinosic
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Canberra, Australia
| Elvis Sinosic | |
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| Born | 13 February 1971 Canberra, Australia |
| Other names | The King of Rock n Rumble |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77 in (200 cm)[1] |
| Style | Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, Silat, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Judo, Shootfighting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Sydney, Australia |
| Years active | 1997–2007, 2010 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Elvis Sinosic (born 13 February 1971) is an Australian retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competed in the Cage Rage Championships, K-1, and Pancrase.[2]
Sinosic was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, to Croatian immigrant parents, and now resides in Sydney, New South Wales. He currently owns and runs Kings Academy of Martial Arts[3] (formerly Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts SPMA[4]) as well as UFC Gym Macarthur Square.[5] Elvis ran SPMA with business and training partner Anthony Perosh for 16 years before Elvis and Anthony split the Academy. Sinosic was exposed to a myriad of art forms including: Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, Silat, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Judo, Shootfighting, Kai Shin, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[6] Elvis was also the first BJJ Pan-Pacific Absolute Champion at the Inaugural event 1999.[7] Elvis worked on the Fox Sports Australia Fight Week.[8]
Mixed martial arts career
Considered to be a pioneer of Australian mixed martial arts, Sinosic fought on the first ever Australian MMA show, Caged Combat. Mr Sinosic competed for and won the first ever Australian MMA title, the Australian Vale Tudo Heavyweight Championship. He was also the first Australian to fight for a nominal World Title (Universal Combat Challenge 1 vs Dave Beneteau), and was the first Australian to fight in an MMA match in K-1 when he lost at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 vs Frank Shamrock. Mr Sinosic was also the first Australian to fight in the UFC – UFC 30 vs Jeremy Horn – his only winning performance with the organization, where he was the first Australian to fight for a UFC World Championship (UFC 32 in a loss vs. Tito Ortiz).[9]
UFC career
Sinosic's last fight in the UFC was a loss to Michael Bisping due to TKO (strikes) at UFC 70.[10] This fight earned him a $30,000 Fight of the Night award.[11] He was scheduled to return to the octagon in 2010 for a rematch against Chris Haseman at UFC 110, the first UFC event to be held in Australia.[12] However, just days before the fight, Sinosic was forced to withdraw with a shoulder injury.[13]
Post UFC
Sinosic's last fight was a KO loss to Paul Cahoon at Cage Rage 24 on 1 December 2007.[14]
Political career
Sinosic contested the electorate of Blaxland for the United Australia Party at the 2022 federal election.[15] He was unsuccessful, receiving 6.25% of the vote.[16]
Sinosic joined the Liberal Democrats and was on the party's legislative council ticket at the 2023 NSW state election.[17]
At the 2024 New South Wales local elections, Sinosic is again contesting for the Liberal Democrats (renamed to the Libertarian Party), running for Bass Hill Ward on Canterbury-Bankstown City Council.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Other media
Sinosic's knockout loss to Forrest Griffin appeared in the 2007 film Next starring Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel.[20] He also appeared in the movie Gods of Egypt.[21]
Sinosic trained popular Australian martial artist Michael Bray, who he graded to purple belt, and who has spent time pursuing reform in wealth distribution and marriage equality.
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Michael Bisping[11]
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Forrest Griffin[22]
- Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Jeremy Horn[23]
