Gökhan Saki

Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, born on 18 October 1983 and raised in Schiedam, Netherlands, to parents who were Turkish immigrants from Kars. He began kickboxing at ten and quit football at sixteen to concentrate on it. Trained first by Jan Pasztjerik, he became Dutch, European and World Muay Thai champion within three years and later moved to Golden Glory. He made his K-1 debut in 2006, reached the final of the K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam that year, won the 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix tournament in Hawaii and later held the Glory light heavyweight title. He also fought in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This entry is written from the English Wikipedia article on Gökhan Saki.