Irshaad Sayed

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Irshaad Sayed
BornIrshaad Sayed
(1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 (age 35)
Cape Town
Other namesThe White Tiger
Nationality South African
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Division Bantamweight (135lb)
Style Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Kickboxing record
Total24
Wins24
By knockout21
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins12
By knockout6
By submission3
By decision3
Losses2
By decision2
No contests2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 4 April 2016

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 and is the Interim EFC Bantamweight Champion. He is a former 135 lbs Chinese National MMA Champion. [1]

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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 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 11–2 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 holds wins over Leo Gloss, Charlie Weyer, Abdul Hassan and Oumpie Sebeko. On 22 April 2016, Sayed fought Cedric Doyle for the interim EFC Bantamweight Championship in Cape Town at EFC 48, which was originally scheduled on 23 April. Sayed won via KO with a knee at the last second in round 3. On 11 November 2016, Irshaad fought Demarte Pena at EFC 55 for the Undisputed EFC Bantamweight Championship in a heated rivalry in Cape Town. He lost via unanimous decision. On 15 February 2017, Demarte Pena failed a doping test from SAIDS (South African Institute For Drug Free Sport). SAIDS overturned the result to a no contest and Sayed was reinstated the Inaugural EFC Bantamweight Champion.

On 20 September 2018, WADA have found Pena to be guilty of doping after EFC 66 and sentenced him to a four-year suspension, minus time already served. The second fight between himself and Sayed has been disqualified, and thus ruled a No Contest. [10]

Sayed coached the first season of EFC's new reality television show, The Fighter, which is EFC's own version of UFC's The Ultimate Fighter and is opposing rival Demarte Pena.

Titles

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches12 wins2 losses
By knockout60
By submission30
By decision32
No contests2
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
NC12–2 (2)Demarte PenaNC (overturned)EFC Worldwide 6616 December 201744:23 Pretoria, South Africa For the EFC Bantamweight Championship. Originally a KO/TKO (punches) loss; overturned to a no contest after Pena failed a drug test. Sayed was not reinstated as champion due to retirement.
Win12–2 (1)Tumisang MadibaTKO (punches)EFC World Wide 588 April 201721:33 Cape Town, South Africa
NC11–2 (1)Demarte PenaNC (overturned)EFC Worldwide 5511 November 201655:00 Cape Town, South Africa For the EFC Bantamweight Championship. Originally a Decision (unanimous) loss; overturned to a no contest after Pena failed a drug test. Sayed was reinstated as the interim champion.
Win11–2Cedric DoyleKO (knee)EFC Worldwide 4822 April 201634:59 Cape Town, South Africa Won the interim EFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win10–2Oumpie SebekoDecision (unanimous)EFC Worldwide 397 May 201535:00 Cape Town, South Africa
Win9–2Abdul HassanDecision (unanimous)EFC Worldwide 356 November 201435:00 Cape Town, South Africa
Win8–2Charlie WeyerSubmission (rear-naked choke)EFC Worldwide 305 June 201413:45 Cape Town, South Africa
Win7–2Leo GlossSubmission (rear-naked choke)EFC Worldwide 2827 March 201414:01 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win6–2Chunbo YuanTKO (punches)Ruff 82 February 201324:22 Hohhot, China
Win5–2Guobin XueTKO (punches)Ruff 63 November 201213:24 Hohhot, China
Win4–2Jumayi AyidengSubmission (rear-naked choke)Ruff 43 December 201114:40 Hohhot, China
Loss3–2 Jumabieke Tuerxun Decision (split)Ruff 324 March 201235:00 Chongqing, China
Win3–1Jessie RafolsKO (punch to the body) ONE FC: Battle of Heroes 11 February 201211:49 Jakarta, Indonesia
Win2–1Jumayi AyidengDecision (split)Ruff 217 December 201135:00 Chongqing, China
Loss1–1 Jumabieke Tuerxun Decision (unanimous)Top of the Forbidden City World Combat Championship8 July 201135:00 Beijing, China
Win1–0Ngoo DittyTKOFury 1: Clash of the Titans21 May 20101N/A Cotai, Macau

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