Bien pesado
Taylor
Wily,
también llamado Teila Tuli, no es solo conocido en el mundo de los deportes de
contacto, como luchador de sumo o del UFC, sino también como actor en varias películas,
entre ellas la famosa serie de televisión Hawaii
Five-0. A continuación unos minutos de una entrevista donde recuerda su
experiencia en la UFC
Taylor Wily, also known as Teila
Tuli is an American actor and a former sumo
wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is from Laie, Hawaii and is of Samoan
descent. He is commonly known for his recurring role as Kamekona on Hawaii Five-0.
In March 1987, Wily was recruited by former sekiwake Takamiyama Daigorō, another
Hawaiian, and joined Azumazeki stable, which Takamiyama had founded the
previous year. He was given the shikona (sumo name) of Takamikuni. He was unbeaten in his first 14 official bouts, winning
two consecutive yūshō or tournament championships. Weighing nearly 200 kg (440 lb.),
he was one of the largest wrestlers in sumo. In March 1988, he was promoted to
the third highest makushita division, and became the first foreign born
wrestler to ever win the championship in that division.
After leaving
sumo, he competed as Teila Tuli in
the first bout of the UFC 1 in
November 1993, held in Denver, Colorado.
It was shown on pay-per-view. Despite heavily outweighing his opponent, he lost
to Gerard Gordeau, the match being
stopped after Tuli was kicked in the
face causing the loss of a tooth. This was Tuli's
only MMA fight.
