Radeem Rahman

Radeem Rahman
Born	August 23, 1987 (1987-08-23) (age 24) Singapore
Other names	Mohammad Radeem Bin Abdul Rahman
Nationality	Singaporean
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st)
Division	Flyweight (125 lb)
Style	Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Singapore
Team	Evolve Mixed Martial Arts
Years active	2011 - present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Radeem Rahman is the first ever professional mixed martial artist from Singapore. ^[1]

Background

Rahman is a member of the Evolve MMA fight team and has stated he dreamed of being a professional fighter ever since he was a child. In interviews he describes training for his fight at ONE Fighting Championship as being 'the hardest thing I've ever done...much tougher than anything I have ever done for National Service in the military' ^[2] and says that 'My dream is to become Singapore's first ever World Champion'. ^[3]

MMA career

Rahman made his professional MMA debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3 against Indian karate expert Susovan Ghosh.^[4] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Rahman starred in ONE Fighting Championship's first ever televised commercial which was broadcast on ESPN Star Sports and Mediacorp Channel 5 in July, 2011. ^[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	1 win	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	0	0
By decision	0	0
Draws	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	1-0	Susovan Ghosh	TKO (punches)	ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion	02011-09-03 September 3, 2011	1	3:18	Kallang, Singapore

References

1. ^ http://sports.xin.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5134887&page=0
2. ^ http://evolve-mma.blogspot.com/2011/08/interview-with-singapores-1st-pro-mma.html
3. ^ http://sports.xin.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=5134887&page=5
4. ^ http://www.onefc.com/events/1-champion-vs-champion-asias-greatest-battle-of-champions.html
5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzjtfRHo8GQ&feature=related

External links

• Professional MMA record for Radeem Rahman from Sherdog

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Name	Rahman, Radeem
Alternative names	Radeem, Mohammad
Short description	Mixed martial artist
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