Ray Longo
| Ray Longo | |
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| Born | May 20, 1958 Astoria, Queens, U.S. |
| Team | Serra-Longo Fight Team |
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| University | St. John's University |
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 former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.
Background
[edit | edit source]Longo 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]
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