Vuyisile Colossa
| Vuyisile Colossa | |
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| Born | Vuyisile Colossa 28 June 1982 Free State, South Africa |
| Other names | The Cheetah |
| Residence | Hong Kong, China |
| Nationality | South African |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Lightweight (155lb) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Team | Team Colossa |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 47 |
| Wins | 31 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Vuyisile "The Cheetah" Colossa (born 28 June 1982) is a South African professional mixed martial artist, Kickboxer and Muaythai fighter. He has been professional competitor in kickboxing since 2002 and a professional MMA competitor since 2010.Vuyisile The Cheetah Colossa Facebook page.
Originally from the mining town of Thabong Welkom in South Africa, Colossa was active in sports growing up. At Leseding Technical School, Colossa competed in baseball, cricket, basketball, and rugby. Two years later, Colossa moved on to THS Welkom where he also began competing in hockey. At the age of 15, Colossa began training in kickboxing at the age of 15.
Colossa finished in third place in the Free State Championships and was granted a spot on South Africa’s first team. He then went on to win a bronze medal in the South Africa Fighting Championships. In 1999, he won the BIG Five Championships and came second in the Free State Championships. He then achieved second place in the 2000 SA Championships. In 2001, Colossa came third in the SA trials in Pretoria and was awarded his national colors. As a result of this success, he was chosen to represent South Africa in Vienna, Austria.
In 2002, he made his professional kickboxing debut. Colossa won his first two titles: South African Full-Contact Kickboxing Championship and the Ring Contact Fighting Art International Welterweight Kickboxing Champion Title. He received the Premier’s Youth Award in Bloemfontein. He was honored by the department of Sport, Arts, Culture, Science and Technology for his exceptional achievement in the field of sport.
In 2003, he was crowned the South African Professional Kickboxing Council Champion, Muay Thai Champion and was also the runner-up for the W.A.K.O. Professional World Championship. Later that year, he attained his first degree black belt in Ring Contact Fighting Art. In 2006, he was the runner-up of the King of the Ring World Title, and then went on to make his debut in K-1 Khan Fighting in South Korea.
In 2008, Colossa competed in various major events in Asia. He faced Naruepol Fairtex at Planet Battle in Hong Kong in June 2008 and Yodsaenklai Fairtex at Planet Battle in November 2008.
In 2009, Colossa competed in I-1 World Grand Slam in Hong Kong in October and I-1 Grand Extreme in Macau in November, coming second in both four-man tournaments.
In January 2010, Colossa took part in his first reality TV show in Enfusion: Test of the Champions in Koh Samui, Thailand. Later that year he won the Wu Lin Feng Golden Dragon Belt at King of the Ring Eight-man Tournament in Zhengzhou, China.
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