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Ray Longo is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, stunt man and actor.[1][2][3] Considered one of the top coaches in MMA,[4][5][6] he is the head coach of the Serra-Longo fight team.[7][8][9] He has trained and cornered three UFC Champions: Matt Serra, Chris Weidman, and Aljamain Sterling.
Longo graduated from St. John’s University in 1980 and began working full time as an accountant while training a few fighters by night.[10] After meeting Matt Serra, they formed the Serra-Longo fight team.
As a striking coach, Longo takes extra precautions regarding fighter's health,[11] including concussions.[12] He is a certified instructor of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kun Do Concepts.[13]
Longo was a 2015 World MMA Awards Coach of The Year nominee.[14]
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Sun Myint A, Gerard J, Myerson RJ (2014). "Contact X-Ray Brachytherapy for Rectal Cancer". In Longo WE, Reddy V, Audisio RA (eds.). Modern Management of...
kidney transplant. On December 28, 2018, Eisenberg eloped with Malíssa Longo. He was also a father to two sons with his previous wife Jessica Eisenberg...
Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th Edition, two volumes and DVD. Eds: Dan L. Longo, Anthony S. Fauci, Dennis L. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, J. Larry Jameson...
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