Tyson Pedro

Tyson Pedro (born 17 September 1991) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Pedro is an Australian of Spanish, American Samoa heritage.

He is the son of John Pedro, who owned King of the Cage in Australia and was one of exponent MMA and fighters fought in the first cage fight in Australia. With seven black belts of different combat sport style, Pedro was introduced to Japanese jiu-jitsu (a.k.a. jujutsu) at the age of 4. From jujutsu, he progressed to boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu before eventually fighting MMA

Mixed martial arts career

After winning over Kiwi Steven Warby at Australian Fighting Championship 17 via rear-naked choke, Pedro called UFC president Dana White and personally asked him to fight at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson in Melbourne, should any fighters pull out from the event. He was added to the card after Luke Rockhold withdrew from the event due to a sprained anterior cruciate ligament

Personal life

Pedro is married and his father, John Pedro, is famous for bringing MMA to Australia.

Pedro's brother in law is UFC heavyweight fighter Tai Tuivasa.

Pedro is a fan of the Penrith Panthers, a professional Rugby league team in Australia.

As of December 2017, Pedro hosted "The Halfcast Podcast" with Tai Tuivasa as co-host.

He is named after former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.