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unusual facts about kickboxer



Brecht Wallis

After an evenly fought match Brecht Wallis was announced the winner by unanimous decision and moved on to the tournament finals against American Mighty Mo where he suffered his first loss by a devastating KO in a second round.

Cătălin Moroșanu

As kickboxer, he has competed in the Local Kombat, Superkombat and K-1 promotions and holds notable victories over Gary Goodridge, Freddy Kemayo, Stefan Leko, Mighty Mo, Anderson "Braddock" Silva and Paul Slowinski.

Di Leo

Gregorio Di Leo (born 1983), Italian professional Semi-contact kickboxer and member of the Italian National Team

Dragons Forever

Yet another classmate, Yuen Wah, plays the film's main villain, while legendary kickboxer Benny Urquidez plays his right hand man.

Feitosa

Glaube Feitosa (b. 1973), a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner

Filipović

Mirko Filipović (also known as Cro Cop) Croatian kickboxer and mixed martial artist

Freddy Kemayo

Frédéric "Freddy" Kemayo (born May 6, 1982) is a French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Villepinte, France.

Ginty

Ginty Vrede (1985 – 2008), professional Dutch kickboxer, and 2008 WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai World champion

Guto Inocente

Carlos Augusto Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986), better known as Guto Inocente, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the UFC's heavyweight division.

Inge de Bruijn

She was the face for Dutch lingerie brand Sapph, along with kickboxer Remy Bonjasky, the face for the men's line of the brand.

Jean-Yves Thériault vs. Don Wilson

Jean-Yves Thériault vs. Don "The Dragon" Wilson was a middleweight kickboxing bout that took place in Montreal, Canada on December 18, 1984, which ended in a decision draw.

Karim Ghajji

Karim Ghajji (born January 16, 1981), is a French kickboxer and B-boy.

Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd "The Tornado" van Dams (born March 5, 1972 in Para District) is a DutchSurinamese super heavyweight kickboxer.

Macfie

Bruce Macfie, (born 1978), Australian, professional middleweight kickboxer.

Overeem

Alistair Overeem (born 1980), Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Rob Kaman

During 1990 Rob played in the movie "Bloodfist" with Don Wilson and Billy Blanks and fought three times against Changpuek Kiatsongrit from Thailand and Eddy Matthieu from France.

Robert Emerson

Rob Emerson (born 1981), American mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Shinya Aoki

The fight between Aoki and Hirota was considered to be one of the main events of the night along with Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida and the K-1 bout Masato vs Andy Souwer.

STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings

The STAR ratings helped internationalize the sport by encouraging transnational matchmaking, and by enabling free agent champions such as: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Rob Kaman, Stan "The Man" Longinidis, Dennis Alexio, Maurice Smith, Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham, Fred Royers, James Warring, Graciela Casillas and Lucia Rijker.

Svay Rieng Province

One of the province's famous resident is the farmer turned kickboxer Thun Sophea.

Tae-young

Taiei Kin (born 1970), Japanese male kickboxer of Korean descent

Thiago Michel

Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.

Venetiaan

Jerrel Venetiaan (born 1971), Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist


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