Faisal’s history and  career in the art of fighting started at an early age in his homeland of Sudan Africa, He was seven years old when he started training every day inFull Contact and Karate Shootokan at the clubs he was too young too attend.  He then added to his fighting skills Judo and Tae Kwon Do  - He knew back then as a young boy that fighting would be his life, that his life would be about fighting.  Faisal left Sudan as a teenager for Lebanon and turned pro in Kyokushin Kai - Faisal has black belts in Shootokan 4th Dan, and a  Kyokushin Kai 2 Dan and Tai Kwon Do.

An extremely Exciting, skilled and in style a fairly unorthodox fighter, A character, Diamond Flyer is an true showman ( you don’t get a fight without a show by the Diamond Flyer’ ),  a certain crowd pleaser renowned for his axe riding kicks and spinning back fists, the power of his flying knees and lethal elbows have put many an opponent to the canvas early.

Currently Faisal and his wife Caitalin have been based in Tokyo Japan where they moved after leaving New Zealand to pursue their dreams and achieve their ambitions in their respective careers Faisal as a Japan based Professional Heavyweight Muay Thai, K-1 and MMA fighter and Caitalin as a Professional Freelance Fight Photographer.   In Japan Faisal trains with and is actively supported by Nicholas Pettas , Pete Graham and the AE factory crew. 

Faisal’s notable bouts since leaving New Zealand have been against the likes of Japan k-1 Champion Nobu Hayashi, on Titans 13 where although Nobu was given the decision, he was also the first to acknowledge that the win had been Faisal’s –  Faisal also the month earlier had fought Paul Slowinski for a second time, for the WMC heavyweight title and a few a few week  later fought and won the p – 1 heavyweight belt in Iran against Abus, a respected Iranian fighter.  Faisal has had other wins and losses in his first year in Japan and is looking forward to an active second Fight year Fighting in Japan.

Prior to moving to Japan, Faisal had spent three years in New Zealand fighting and training with Jason Psycho Suttie and Elite Thai Kickboxing.  It was during this time in New Zealand where Faisal increased his weight from a skeletal 73-83kg from the years in Thailand fighting at this weight in order to fight the best in the business, to a more comfortable 100kg that he was on leaving NZ for Japan.  It was in New Zealand where he met and married his now wife Caitalin.

Before the decision to move to New Zealand Faisal had spent 6 years in Thailand where he moved to from Lebanon in order to change the focus of his martial art career to Muay Thai – from his first months in Thailand fighting sometimes quite literally every night on the street for 7usd and holding down a security job all at once, Faisal showed the warrior like fighting spirit he has – fighting these years with  almost incomprehendable  frequency, that few fighters would dare,  against Thailands best and most respected Muay Thai Champions. Muay Thai in Thailand had found their African Champion and they loved him, walking down any Thai Street, there were few that didn’t know his name and pay respect.. His fights always televised and his face on the pages of numerous printed media almost daily.  Faisal fought his way quickly up the ranks at Raja Stadiums from 8 and held first ranking in his weight for years, no small task for any foreign Muay Thai Fighter ! Faisal fought  against the likes of Kaoklai, Wanlop, Mot Ek ( 3 ) Caulau, Lenoard, Saksit, Chaulit and too many others, too many times and too many titles too mention.

Faisal and Eh Phutong during these years built up quite a publicised history together , fighting three times at weights in the mid 70’s these fights were true battles in every respect, with as much to survive outside the ring as in it – Cambodia wanted their champion to win, at any costs – the fights are a story in themselves of skill, spirit and bravery – the first fight they drew, the second fight Faisal knocked the Cambodian Champion out in the fifth round and their third and last fight Eh Phuthong took the belt but...and that’s a big but..