Rabbi training with Team Quest wins first amateur MMA bout

A 12-year-veteran of Krav Maga training, 22-year-old Rabbi Yossi Eilfort joined up with the famous Team Quest camp six months ago and just won…

By: Nate Wilcox | 9 years ago
Rabbi training with Team Quest wins first amateur MMA bout
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A 12-year-veteran of Krav Maga training, 22-year-old Rabbi Yossi Eilfort joined up with the famous Team Quest camp six months ago and just won his first amateur MMA bout. He trains under UFC and Pride veteran Sokoudjou.

The Algemeiner has more:

His aim in entering the competition was to promote the importance of security and fitness in the Orthodox Jewish community, Eilfort told The Algemeiner. The rabbi said he had previously never hit anyone in his life.

Eilfort trained nearly every day while balancing his synagogue duties, Fox News reported. He even trained on Friday mornings, but had to forego a last round of preparation before his big match to observe the Shabbat.

The bout was at Mansion Fights, in a historic North Hollywood house, where he said his trainer joked about dubbing him “The Rabbi” on the fight bill. Ominously, Fox News said, before entering the octagon, he watched as a previous fighter was wheeled out on a gurney.

Here’s a FB post from Mansion Fights:

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Nate Wilcox
Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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