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Brad Tavares Met His Childhood Hero Ray Sefo – and It Changed Everything

Brad Tavares, a middleweight fixture in the UFC for over a decade, carries a strong source of motivation in his training regimen. It arrives each time he steps onto the mat at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, where Ray Sefo, a New Zealand kickboxing legend, continues to train and coach despite being in his fifties.

Brad Tavares Reflects on Training with Ray Sefo

In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Tavares revealed how meeting and sparring with Sefo transformed his perspective on the sport and what it means to be a complete combat athlete.