Elvis Sinosic

Elvis Sinosic, born on 13 February 1971, is a retired Australian professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, K-1 and Pancrase. Born in Canberra to Croatian immigrant parents and based in Sydney, he trained in many arts and runs the Kings Academy of Martial Arts. He is regarded as a pioneer of Australian mixed martial arts: he fought on the first Australian MMA show, won the first Australian Vale Tudo heavyweight title, and was the first Australian to fight in the UFC, at UFC 30, and the first to fight for a UFC title, at UFC 32. His last UFC fight was a loss to Michael Bisping at UFC 70 that earned Fight of the Night. He later stood for election in Australian politics and made a professional wrestling debut in 2022.