Ray Longo is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, stunt man and actor.[1][2][3] Considered one of the top coaches in MMA,[4][5][6] he is the head coach of the Serra-Longo fight team.[7][8][9] He has trained and cornered four UFC Champions: Matt Serra, Chris Weidman, Aljamain Sterling and the newly crowned bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.
| Ray Longo | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1958 Astoria, Queens, United States |
| Team | Serra-Longo Fight Team |
| University | St. John's University |
Background
editLongo graduated from St. John’s University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and began working full time as an accountant while training a few fighters by night.[10][11] After meeting Matt Serra, they formed the Serra-Longo fight team.
As a striking coach, Longo takes extra precautions regarding fighter's health,[12] including concussions.[13] He is a certified instructor of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do Concepts.[14]
Longo was a 2015 World MMA Awards Coach of The Year nominee.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Boxing a Sport to Watch in London". Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC.com). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "LI's Ray Longo is the ultimate trainer". Newsday. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Mian, Rashed (8 April 2017). "Ray Longo's Battle-Tested Path to Training UFC Champs". Long Island Press. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Scouting report: MMA trainers break down Nurmagomedov-McGregor". ESPN.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "UFC CENTRAL: Exclusive interview with Ray Longo". Sportsnet (official YouTube channel). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Luke (12 January 2014). "Technique Talk: Longo, leg kicks & 'Destructions'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Sherdog's Top 10: Training Camps - No. 9". Sherdog. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Long Island Rising: Al Iaquinta and Team Serra-Longo". Fightland. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Ray Longo is Building a Championship Team at LAW MMA". www.flocombat.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Wells, Matthew (2019-08-08). "Top 20 MMA coaches of all time". FanSided. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Trainer, Mentor, and Champion | St. John's University". www.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Gelber, Dr Jonathan (2016). The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries: Featuring advice from UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Pat Miletich, Dan Severn and more!. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770908345.
- ^ "MMA coach Ray Longo on how he looks for concussed fighters and has 'the talk'". MMAjunkie.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Luke (2014-01-12). "Technique Talk: Longo, leg kicks & 'Destructions'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "7th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards winners list". FightersOnly.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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