1. Vuyisile Colossa was born on 28 June 1982 and is a South African professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer, a 5-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai.
26 Facts About Vuyisile Colossa
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Vuyisile Colossa has been a professional competitor in kickboxing since 2002 and a professional MMA competitor since 2010.
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Originally from the mining town of Welkom, Thabong in South Africa, Colossa was active in sports growing up.
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At Leseding Technical School, Vuyisile Colossa competed in baseball, cricket, basketball, and rugby.
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Two years later, Vuyisile Colossa moved on to THS Welkom where he began competing in hockey.
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At the age of 15, Vuyisile Colossa began training in kickboxing.
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Vuyisile Colossa finished in third place in the Free State Championships and was granted a spot on South Africa's first team.
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Vuyisile Colossa then went on to win a bronze medal in the South Africa Fighting Championships.
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Vuyisile Colossa then achieved second place in the 2000 SA Championships.
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In 2001, Vuyisile Colossa came third in the SA trials in Pretoria and was awarded his national colors.
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Vuyisile Colossa won his first two titles: South African Full-Contact Kickboxing Championship and the Ring Contact Fighting Art International Welterweight Kickboxing Champion Title.
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Vuyisile Colossa was honored by the department of Sport, Arts, Culture, Science and Technology for his exceptional achievement in the field of sport.
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In 2008, Vuyisile Colossa competed in various major events in Asia.
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Vuyisile Colossa faced Naruepol Fairtex at Planet Battle in Hong Kong in June 2008 and Yodsaenklai Fairtex at Planet Battle in November 2008.
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In 2009, Vuyisile Colossa competed in I-1 World Grand Slam in Hong Kong in October and I-1 Grand Extreme in Macau in November, coming second in both four-man tournaments.
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In January 2010, Vuyisile Colossa took part in his first reality TV show in Enfusion: Test of the Champions in Koh Samui, Thailand.
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On 3 April 2012, Vuyisile Colossa fought against the notable Muay Thai fighter Saiyok Pumpanmuang in the semi-finals of the WMC tournament.
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Outside the ring, Vuyisile Colossa founded and held several IMPI World Series since 2014 with live coverage from NowTV Sports, gaining the reputation as Hong Kong's Original Caged MMA event.
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In September 2011, it was announced that Vuyisile Colossa had signed a 3 years contract with ONE Fighting Championship.
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Vuyisile Colossa faced Lowen Tynanes at ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors in February 2013.
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Vuyisile Colossa lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission on the dying seconds of the third round.
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Vuyisile Colossa rebounded with a series of wins in his two most recent appearances in ONE FC; he defeated Kotetsu Boku by decision in September 2013 and Caros Fodor by decision in December 2013.
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In June 2014, it was announced that Vuyisile Colossa has signed with the UFC.
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Vuyisile Colossa was expected to make his debut for the promotion on 23 August 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le.
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Vuyisile Colossa was scheduled to face Caros Fodor in a rematch at ONE FC 20: Rise of the Kingdom taking place on 12 September 2014.
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However, Vuyisile Colossa pulled out at the last minute due to injury.