Smealinho Rama


Smealinho Rama is a Greek-Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League, where he was the promotion's inaugural Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2012, he formerly competed for the MFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Maximum Fighting Championship

Rama made his MFC debut against Canadian Lee Mein at MFC 34: Total Recall. Rama was superior and won by technical knockout in the first round.
Then Rama made a fight in the BFTB, facing Jordan Tracey, in Battle for the Border 1: Blue Plates Vs. Red Plates, and won with a kimura in the first round.
His return to MFC was against Canadian Ryan Fortin at MFC 35: Explosive Encounter. Rama won the first round finals.
At MFC 36, Rama faced Mike Hackert, and knocked him out in the first round.
With a six-game winning streak in MMA, three in MFC, Rama played MFC's Heavyweight Heavyweight belt against future UFC fighter Anthony Hamilton. Rama was knocked out early in the second round with a kick in the head, losing his unbeaten record.

World Series of Fighting/Professional Fighters League

Rama made his debut on against Steve Mocco on February 21, 2014 at. Rama dominated the fight and won by unanimous decision.
Rama won a fight in the Unified MMA and returned to the WSOF to contest the WSOF Heavyweight Championship on October 11, 2014 against Derrick Mehmen. He knocked out the American with 51 seconds of fighting and won the title.
His first defense was against Blagoi Ivanov, on WSOF 21, on June 5, 2015. Rama was submitted with a guillotine in the third round and lost his belt.
After the loss, Rama decided to go down to light heavyweight, and succeeded, as in his next bout he knocked out Jake Heun in the second round on December 31, 2016 at WSOF 34.
Rama faced the Brazilian Ronny Markes on PFL Daytona on June 30, 2017, event that marked the debut of the Professional Fighters League, which was formerly known as World Series of Fighting. Rama lost by unanimous decision.
In June 2018, Rama entered the PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament. He faced Brandon Halsey in the opening round at PFL 2 on June 21, 2018. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round when the fight was stopped by the cage side doctor due to a cut Rama suffered.
In his second fight in the tournament, Rama faced Jamie Abdallah at PFL 7 on August 30, 2018. He won the fight via TKO between the second and third rounds when the doctor deemed Abdallah unable to continue due to swelling under his left eye. The win allowed Rama to advance to the next phase of the tournament.

Championships and accomplishments