Sean Thomas Brady is currently enjoying a number 8 position in the welterweight division of the UFC. Brady is at the top of his career, with a career record of 16 victories and only a single defeat. The welterweight star has been making waves in the MMA world specifically for his dominant fighting style and with another rumor. What’s that? Some people assume that Brady is closely related to the NFL household name Tom Brady.

Is he related to the NFL legend everyone’s grown to know and love? Well, apart from his brilliant performances, it is his last name that strikes a chord. Brady is a name that became legendary in the NFL. So is Sean Brady related to Tom Brady? Let’s find out.

Sean Brady and Tom Brady, are they related?

Tom Brady has had a fledgling career and a retirement that perhaps left a lot of fans feeling empty. The NFL star retired in February last year. Soon after his retirement, a film called ’80 for Brady’ was released, which put the star in an interesting fictional scenario. So, does he have anything to do with the MMA fighter? The answer is no. Sean Brady and Tom Brady are not related, despite sharing the same last name.

They could not be more far apart. Either way, one is an accomplished star, and another is in the making. While Sean Brady was born in Philadelphia, Tom Brady was born in San Mateo, California. The two were miles apart. And even in their choice of sport, things are different.

Currently, Brady has a professional record of 15 and 1. Tom Brady, on the other hand, has an MMA record of 0-0 because he’s not an MMA fighter. Sean Brady’s career has been phenomenal, and he is climbing the same steps of glory that the NFL legend climbed years ago.

Where is Sean Brady from? How did he start fighting?

Sean Brady is one of the most amazing welterweights in the world, but this was always not the case. If it would not have been for MMA, Brady would have been an auto mechanic. Surprised? Well, that’s true, as before embracing his MMA journey, Brady was working to become an auto mechanic during his days at Swenson Arts and Technology High School. However, after taking a few classes, Brady understood that this major was not for him as he never actually liked working on cars.

After careful consideration, Brady understood what he wanted from his life, “I was training just because I loved it.I was doing Muay Thai and then I started taking Jujitsu. I really didn’t think about doing it for a job, I was just doing it, and then someone told me I could do this.” Started as just a hobby, Sean Brady made MMA his career point.

Now that he is embracing the challenge of facing Gilbert Burns on the grand stage, what are your expectations from the fighter? State your thoughts in the comments below.