City Kickboxing team member Fau Vake died in May, days after he was the victim of a brutal attack in downtown Auckland. In response to his death, Vake’s teammates—including UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya—have called for New Zealand to institute tougher penalties for ‘coward punch’ attacks.
Last week it was revealed that Ofa Folau, one of the four men who police say was involved in the fatal attack on Vake, plead guilty to assault on Vake and his brother Ika Vake and had been sentenced to six months of home detention.
The other three men have all plead not guilty to their charges.