Tyson Prime is a Light Heavyweight division MMA fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Born on September 17, 1991, in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, Tyson Pedro trained in various fighting styles like Japanese Jiu-jitsu, boxing, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu before coming to the UFC. His first UFC fight against Khalil Rountree Jr. ended in a victory for the Aussie. He had won Performance of the Night once in his fight in the UFC. Pedro has impressed fans with his MMA skills, combining his knowledge of Japanese and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and boxing.
Tyson Pedro has proven to be a talented MMA fighter and can very well receive big-money fights, including title fights, in the future if he keeps up with his performance. His fight against Ike Villanueva is one of the best MMA fights of his career. Pedro has an MMA record of 14 fights in his career. After winning 10 fights (5 by knockout and 5 by submission) , he has lost 4 fights (1 by knockout, 1 by submission, and 2 by decision) as of now. Pedro will clash with Vitor Petrino at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
Tyson Pedro Father
John Pedro is the father of MMA fighter Tyson Pedro. He was born and raised in California in the 1970's, amidst various warring groups. He described his early life as that of a fighter who knew how to defend himself by carrying a knife with him. However, he managed to stay quiet for the first two years after he came to Australia. He is a master at karate and Japanese Jiu-jitsu and has seven black belts.
He was initially a linebacker for Arizona State who came to Australia to respect his father’s dying wishes to be a Mormon. Nevertheless, in Australia, he met his future wife and, together with Tony Bonello, launched King of the Cage, an MMA promotion.
Experience with King of the Cage
John Pedro’s King of the Cage was an MMA promotion where there were very strict rules and the fighters could resort to any means in their fights. He even got into trouble with authorities who considered cage fighting to be illegal and threatened him with arrest, saying that MMA would never become popular in Australia. Despite this, he persevered and continued the promotion.
Training his son
When Tyson Pedro was born, there was an angry expression on his face. This made him and his wife agree that their son should be a professional fighter. They named him “Tyson” after “Iron” Mike Tyson. As he grew up, John Pedro started training his son. However, he was brutal towards Tyson Pedro. In the course of his son’s training, John knocked him unconscious, broke his son’s nose and on one occasion caused him to pick up his broken teeth from the ring floor. He even stabbed his son with his large knife when he was around 15 years old. According to John Pedro, all this helped in toughening Tyson Pedro up to be the MMA fighter that he is now.
Supporting his son
John Pedro has always supported his son in his MMA career. Even when he suffered from a nervous breakdown regarding the hype surrounding his UFC return,. He started drinking and disappeared for a few days. His wife, Rosie Hardiman, contacted John Pedro, who immediately left everything and came to help his son get back up. It eventually resulted in Tyson Pedro beating Ike Villenueva on his UFC return. Both father-son duos are very proud of each other and have managed to come this far in their journeys. John Pedro considers his son, Tyson Pedro, to be his legacy.
Last updated on February 24, 2024
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