Elvis Sinosic
Born (1971-02-13) 13 February 1971
Canberra, Australia
Other namesThe King of Rock n Rumble
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Reach77 in (200 cm)[1]
StyleWrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, Silat, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Judo, Shootfighting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out ofSydney, Australia
Years active1997–2007, 2010
Mixed martial arts record
Total21
Wins8
By knockout4
By submission4
Losses11
By knockout7
By decision4
Draws2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Elvis Sinosic (born 13 February 1971) is a retired Australian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Sinosic also competed in the Cage Rage Championships, K-1, and Pancrase.

Biography

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[2] (formerly Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts SPMA[3]) as well as UFC Gym Macarthur Square.[4] 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, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[5] Elvis was also the first BJJ Pan-Pacific Absolute Champion at the Inaugural event 1999.[6] Elvis worked on the Fox Sports Australia Fight Week.[7] Elvis has been running Kings Academy[8][9]

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).[10]

UFC career

Sinosic's last fight in the UFC was a loss to Michael Bisping due to TKO (strikes) at UFC 70. [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

In 2022, Sinosic was an "endorsed" candidate for the United Australia Party.[15]

The United Australia welcomed Mr Sinosic with open arms when the 2022 Australian Federal Election commenced. Multiple news sources had reported that the United Australia / Clive Palmer's party will run candidates in every electorate at the federal election, and the list of hopefuls is full of anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown campaigners.[16] Three out of every four video ads the United Australia party has posted on YouTube since late September have been pulled by Google for allegedly violating advertising policies, according to Google's transparency report.[17]

On 23 August 2021 The Daily Telegraph reported an article to confirm that Sinosic had been arrested & charged for breaching public health restrictions in Sydney.[18]

Sinosic joined the Liberal Democrats and was on the party's legislative council ticket at the 2023 NSW state election.[19]

2022 federal election results

2022 Australian federal election: Blaxland[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Clare 44,295 55.03 −2.75
Liberal Oz Guney 21,780 27.06 −1.76
Greens Linda Eisler 5,081 6.31 +0.95
United Australia Elvis Sinosic 5,001 6.21 +3.33
One Nation Adam Stepanoff 4,330 5.38 +5.38
Total formal votes 80,487 89.30 +2.60
Informal votes 9,643 10.70 −2.60
Turnout 90,130 83.96 −4.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Clare 52,159 64.80 +0.08
Liberal Oz Guney 28,328 35.20 −0.08
Labor hold Swing+0.08

Professional wrestling career

All-Star Wrestling Australia hosted the professional wrestling debut of former UFC fighter Elvis Sinosic.[21][22]

Other media

Sinosic's knockout loss to Forrest Griffin appeared in the 2007 film Next starring Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel.[23] Elvis was also cast member and appeared in the movie "Gods of Egypt".[24]

He appeared at All-Star Wrestling Australia to make his professional wrestling debut.[25][26]

Elvis also trained popular Australian Martial Artist Michael Bray who he graded to purple belt, who has spent time pursuing reform in wealth distribution and marriage equality.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches 7 wins 11 losses
By knockout 4 7
By submission 3 0
By decision 0 4
Draws 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–11–2 Paul Cahoon TKO (punches) Cage Rage 24 1 December 2007 1 0:21 London, England
Loss 7–10–2 Michael Bisping TKO (punches) UFC 70 21 April 2007 2 1:40 Manchester, England Fight of the Night.
Win 7–9–2 Mark Epstein Submission (armbar) Cage Rage 19 9 December 2006 1 2:37 London, England
Win 6–9–2 Shamoji Fuji Submission (armbar) Xplosion 30 September 2006 1 2:40 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Loss 5–9–2 Alessio Sakara Decision (unanimous) UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 4 February 2006 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 5–8–2 Forrest Griffin TKO (punches) UFC 55: Fury 7 October 2005 1 3:22 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Draw 5–7–2 Daijiro Matsui Draw Pancrase: Spiral 5 10 July 2005 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 5–7–1 Roberto Traven KO (punch) WR 1 – Warriors Realm 1 3 September 2004 2 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Loss 4–7–1 Sanae Kikuta Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show 31 August 2003 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–6–1 Renato Sobral Decision (unanimous) UFC 38 13 July 2002 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 4–5–1 Evan Tanner TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 36 22 March 2002 1 2:06 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 4–4–1 Tito Ortiz TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 32 29 June 2001 1 3:32 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 4–3–1 Jeremy Horn Submission (triangle armbar) UFC 30 23 February 2001 1 2:59 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States UFC debut; first Australian to fight in the UFC.
Loss 3–3–1 Frank Shamrock Decision K-1 Grand Prix 2000 Final 12 December 2000 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 3–2–1 Dave Beneteau Draw UCC 1 – The New Beginning 2 June 2000 2 10:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 3–2 Al Reynish TKO (retirement) Rings Australia: NR2 13 September 1998 1 7:52 Australia
Win 3–1 Daniel Bond TKO AVT – Australia Vale Tudo 16 November 1997 1 Australia
Win 2–1 Kevin McConachie TKO AVT – Australia Vale Tudo 16 November 1997 1 Australia
Loss 1–1 Chris Haseman Submission (chin to the eye) Caged Combat 1 – Australian Ultimate Fighting 22 March 1997 1 2:47 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win 1–0 Matt Rocca TKO (punches) Caged Combat 1 – Australian Ultimate Fighting 22 March 1997 1 0:41 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kings Academy of Martial Arts Instructors | Liverpool and Sydney". www.kingsacademy.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "SPMA – Best Sydney club with MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing classes and training". Spma.net.au. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Macarthur Square clubpage". www.ufcgym.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy". de Been 100% Jiu Jitsu. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "UFC® And Fox Sports Australia Announce Broadcast Partnership Renewal". Fox Sports. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kings Academy of Martial Arts Instructors | Liverpool and Sydney". kingsacademy.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Fox Sports Australia launches dedicated weekly UFC show". Fight News Australia. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Coate, Ben (17 April 2020). "The evolution of ground and pound from Coleman to Khabib". The Body Lock MMA. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "UFC 70 Results and Action Photo Gallery". Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  12. ↑ "Elvis Sinosic-Chris Haseman: A Terrible Fight the Fans Will Love -- MMA Fighting". Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  13. ↑ "The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC)". Ufc.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Mixed Martial Arts: MMA News, Fighters, Events, Forum". Mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  15. ↑ UAP (14 February 2022). "Craig Kelly announces Lower House candidates for Federal Election". United Australia Party. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  16. ↑ Crellin, Zac (22 February 2022). "Clive Palmer is running a slew of anti-vaxxers and an Elvis impersonator". The New Daily. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Most of United Australia party's videos pulled from YouTube for allegedly violating advertising policy". The Guardian. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Sydney anti-lockdown protesters granted bail". 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "NSW Candidates". Liberal Democrats.
  20. ↑ Blaxland, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  21. ↑ "Elvis Sinosic to make pro wrestling debut".
  22. ↑ "Former UFC Fighter Elvis Sinosic to Make Pro Wrestling Debut". 19 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "Elvis cameo's in NEXT". Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2016 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ "Elvis Sinosic". IMDb. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "Elvis Sinosic to make pro wrestling debut – the Roar".
  26. ↑ "Former UFC Fighter Elvis Sinosic to Make Pro Wrestling Debut".
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