Biaggio Ali Walsh biography: 13 things about PFL MMA fighter born in Chicago, Illinois

full name: Biaggio Ali Walsh
fight name: N/A
residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
height: 5’10”
weight division: lightweight
current promotion: PFL
amateur MMA record: 4-1

Biaggio Ali Walsh is an American amateur mixed martial artist born in Chicago, Illinois, United States to former executive chef Robert “Bob” Walsh and author Rasheda Ali. Biaggio is 2 years older than his brother Nico Ali Walsh, a professional boxer.

Rasheda is legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and actress Khalilah Ali‘s daughter. From 1967 to 1976, Khalilah was married to Muhammad, who died in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on June 3, 2016 at age 74.

Biaggio is 5’10” tall. He has a butterfly tattoo on his left arm and a bee tattoo on his right arm tattoos in tribute to Muhammad’s quote “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”.

In high school, Biaggio started pursuing a professional modeling career while playing football. As an MMA fighter, he competes in the lightweight division.

A resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Biaggio is currently signed with the Professional Fighters League. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2013 to 2017, he attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.
2. In 2017, he was a three-star member of the recruiting class of the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California.
3. In December 2018, he opted to transfer from UC Berkeley.
4. In January 2019, he landed at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.
5. In August 2019, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) granted him immediate eligibility.
6. In 2020, he started training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.
7. In May 2022, he graduated from the UNLV with a bachelor’s degree in business.
8. On June 3, 2022, Devin Rothwell submitted him via rear-naked choke at “Fusion Fight League: Rumble Under the Rims” in Billings, Montana, USA.
9. On August 27, 2022, he defeated Bradley Seaver via technical knockout via punches at “Crown Fighting Championships: The Return” in Hurricane, Utah, USA.
10. On November 25, 2022, he made his PFL debut at the league’s 2022 Season Championships in New York City, New York, USA where he knocked out Tom Graesser via punch.
11. On April 7, 2023, he defeated Isaiah Figueroa via technical knockout via punches at “PFL 2: 2023 Regular Season” in Las Vegas.
12. On July 16, 2023, he knocked out Travell Miller via punches at “PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season” in Atlanta, Georgia. On August 23, 2023, he defeated Ed Davis via technical knockout at “PFL 9: 2023 Regular Season” in New York City, which improved his amateur MMA record to 5 wins and 1 loss.
13. On September 4, 1998, he will turn 25.

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