Sam Greco

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Greco
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	May 3, 1967(1967-05-03)
Age	57
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Taurus

Sam Greco Biography

Sam Greco is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on May 3, 1967 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Salvatore “Sam” Greco (born 3 May 1967) is an Australian retired full contact karateka, super heavyweight K-1 kickboxer, mixed martial artist and semi- professional soccer player, and is of Italian descent. He was the 1994 Karate World Cup champion and holds notable kickboxing victories over Branko Cikatic, Ernesto Hoost, Mike Bernardo, Stefan Leko, and Ray Sefo, as well as MMA victories over Heath Herring and Shungo Oyama.

Greco started training in Kyokushin karate at the age of 11 and commenced tournament fighting at the age of 18 establishing himself as one of Australia’s best Kyokushin fighters in the late 1980s and early 1990s winning the heavyweight division of the Australian championships five times in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992. In 1988, he fought in the heavyweight division of the 1st Commonwealth Karate Championships held in Sydney placing 3rd with English champion Michael Thompson winning. In 1991, he competed in the 5th World Open Tournament in Japan losing to Michael Thompson in the first round on decision due to accidentally punching him in the face. In 1992, he competed in the heavyweight division of the Oyama Cup Singapore International Open in Singapore placing 3rd with Papua New Guinean Walter Schnaubelt winning.

Sam Greco Net Worth

Sam Greco is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Greco 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Salvatore Greco was born on 3 May 1967, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and grew up in the suburb of Brunswick. In 2015, Greco stated that he considered the part of Brunswick that he grew up in was ‘rough’ at the time, and ultimately contributed to his fitness & mental development from a young age. His Italian-born father, Vittorio, encouraged him to get involved with soccer from an early age and joined the local Italian backed club, Juventus.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sam Greco height 6 ft 2 in Fan weight 227 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sam Greco Dating?

According to our records, Sam Greco is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sam Greco’s is not dating anyone.

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Sam had his K-1 debut in 1995 at K-1 Hercules. Following year he appeared in his first K-1 World Grand Prix tournament where he suffered his first loss in semifinals against Musashi.

Facts & Trivia

Fan Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Sam Greco celebrates birthday on May 3 of every year.

He wrestled again in December 2003, appearing in AJPW to team up with Keiji Mutoh and Abdullah the Butcher against Taka Michinoku, Jamal and D’lo Brown from the villainous faction RO&D. His third and last venture in professional wrestling would be two years later, as part of the briefly revived Wrestle-1 concept. This time he formed a team with fellow K-1 fighter Jan Nortje against Giant Bernard and The Predator, who defeated them when Bernard pinned Nortje.

What nationality is Sam Greco?

Australian

Who trained Sam Greco?

Sam’s first kickboxing fight in Japan was to be against Masaaki Satake, the reigning world champion. No small order, in fact. “I had three months’ training with Dana Goodson to get ready for Satake. Basically, I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Is Sam Greco Italian?

Born to Italian parents , Sam had a tough and modest upbringing, and was taught the value of hard work and discipline.