Robert Malcolm Sapp is an American mixed martial artist,kickboxer,professional wrestler,actor,and former football player. He is currently under contract with Rizin Fighting Federation. Sapp has a combined fight record of 24–39–1,mostly fighting in Japan. He is well known in Japan,where he has appeared in numerous commercials,television programs,and various other media,and has released a music CD,Sapp Time. He is known there as a gaijin tarento. He is currently working sporadically for various MMA promotions in the U.S.,Japan,and Europe.
Randall Duane Couture is an American mixed martial arts commentator,actor,former United States Army sergeant,former professional mixed martial artist,and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC),he became a three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion,two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion,an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion,making him a six-time UFC Champion and the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament winner. He is the first of nine fighters to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions. He currently serves as a commentator and analyst for the Professional Fighters League.
Sean Christopher Haire was an American professional wrestler,mixed martial artist and kickboxer,better known by his ring name Sean O'Haire.
Hidehiko Yoshida is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a longtime veteran of Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships,competing in the Middleweight (93kg) and Heavyweight divisions. He won gold at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games at –78 kg. Yoshida also had two famous fights with MMA pioneer Royce Gracie that resulted in a no-contest and a time-limit draw.
Choi Hong-man,often anglicised to Hongman Choi,is a South Korean kickboxer,mixed martial artist,and former ssireum wrestler. In Asia,he is called "Che Man","Techno Goliath","Korean Monster" and "Korean Colossus". He won the 2005 K-1 Seoul Grand Prix beating Kaoklai Kaennorsing in the finals. He stands 2.18 m and weighs 160 kg.
Satoshi Ishii is a Japanese-Croatian retired mixed martial artist,kickboxer,professional boxer and judoka who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019.
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua,mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou,is a Cameroonian professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006,Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion,and has also competed for PRIDE,the UFC,WEC,Affliction,Strikeforce,K-1,DREAM and Bellator.
Daniel Ryan Cormier is an American former professional mixed martial artist,freestyle wrestler,and current commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion,Cormier is the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first fighter to have title defenses in two divisions. He is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of his generation.
Ronda Jean Rousey is an American professional wrestler,actress,and former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her tenure in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and WWE.
Daniel Ghiță is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer,who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020.
Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi is Dutch–Tunisian heavyweight kickboxer,fighting out of Dojo Kamakura/Team Aerts in The Hague,Netherlands. He is the current Dutch Heavyweight W.F.C.A. kickboxing champion.
Megumi Yabushita is a retired Japanese female mixed martial artist,kickboxer,professional wrestler and judoka. She has participated in several Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotions. She is a Japanese national judo champion and a former Smackgirl open weight champion and tournament winner.
Kim Hyeon-woo is a male wrestler from South Korea. In the 2012 Summer Olympics,Kim won the gold medal in the 66 kg Greco-Roman wrestling final.
Song Dae-Nam is a former South Korean judoka.
Agron Preteni is a Croatian Cruiserweight kickboxer.
Alexandru Lungu is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist,kickboxer and judoka. Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005,Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships,Cage Rage,and K-1,for both MMA and professional kickboxing.
Toni Milanović is a Croatian cruiserweight kickboxer from Split,Croatia.
South Korea,officially the Republic of Korea,competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 205 athletes,103 men and 101 women,competed in 24 sports.
IonuțAlin Iancu is a Romanian professional kickboxer,boxer and kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY. He is the former DFS Heavyweight Champion. As of October 17,2024,he is #7 in the GLORY heavyweight rankings.
Andreea Alexandra Cebuc is a Romanian professional kickboxer and wushu practitioner. As of November 1,2023,Cebuc is ranked the #6 openweight female kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing. As of May 1,2024,Cebuc is ranked the #9 openweight female kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
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