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Kickboxing

Combat Sports

Kickboxing is a striking combat sport combining boxing punches with kicks, contested standing between two competitors under rules that vary somewhat by governing federation and region. It developed in the mid-20th century in Japan and the United States as a hybrid of Western boxing and Asian martial arts including karate and muay thai. The sport is not currently part of the Olympic program but is governed internationally by federations including the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations.

Facts
Origin Year
1966 1
Originating Region
Japan 1
International Governing Body
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 1
Contact Level
Full Contact 1
Classification
Olympic Programme Status
Not an Olympic Sport 1
Connections

Associated With

Martial Arts, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Martial Arts

Derived From

Boxing, Sports
Source Kickboxing, Wikipedia
Karate, Sports
Source Kickboxing, Wikipedia
Muay Thai, Sports
Source Kickboxing, Wikipedia

Featured In

K-1 World Grand Prix, Competitions
Source K-1 World Grand Prix (Wikipedia)
K-1 World MAX, Competitions
Source K-1 World MAX (Wikipedia)
Krush, Competitions
Source Krush (kickboxing) (Wikipedia)
ONE Championship, Competitions
Source ONE Championship (Wikipedia)
Wu Lin Feng, Competitions
Source Wu Lin Feng (Wikipedia)

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Alex Pereira, Athletes
Source Alex Pereira (Wikipedia)
Alexey Ignashov, Athletes
Source Alexey Ignashov (Wikipedia)
Andy Hug, Athletes
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Andy Souwer, Athletes
Source Andy Souwer (Wikipedia)
Anissa Meksen, Athletes
Source Anissa Meksen (Wikipedia)
Artem Levin, Athletes
Source Artem Levin (Wikipedia)
Artur Kyshenko, Athletes
Source Artur Kyshenko (Wikipedia)
Badr Hari, Athletes
Source Badr Hari (Wikipedia)
Bas Rutten, Athletes
Source Bas Rutten (Wikipedia)
Besim Kabashi, Athletes
Source Besim Kabashi (Wikipedia)
Bob Sapp, Athletes
Source Bob Sapp (Wikipedia)
Buakaw Banchamek, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Buakaw Banchamek
Cédric Doumbé, Athletes
Source Cédric Doumbé (Wikipedia)
Chalid Arrab, Athletes
Source Chalid Arrab (Wikipedia)
Chingiz Allazov, Athletes
Source Chingiz Allazov (Wikipedia)
Chuck Liddell, Athletes
Source Chuck Liddell (Wikipedia)
Cyril Abidi, Athletes
Source Cyril Abidi (Wikipedia)
Cyrille Diabaté, Athletes
Source Cyrille Diabaté (Wikipedia)
Daniel Ghiță, Athletes
Source Daniel Ghiță (Wikipedia)
Davit Kiria, Athletes
Source Davit Kiria (Wikipedia)
Don Wilson, Athletes
Source Don Wilson (Wikipedia)
Ernesto Hoost, Athletes
Source Ernesto Hoost (Wikipedia)
Gago Drago, Athletes
Source Gago Drago (Wikipedia)
Genki Sudo, Athletes
Source Genki Sudo (Wikipedia)
Genki Yamamoto, Athletes
Source Genki Yamamoto (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Gökhan Saki, Athletes
Source Gökhan Saki (Wikipedia)
Golden Glory, Teams and Clubs
Source Golden Glory (Wikipedia)
Heike Langguth, Athletes
Source Heike Langguth (Wikipedia)
Hiroya (kickboxer), Athletes
Source Hiroya (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Jérôme Le Banner, Athletes
Source Jérôme Le Banner (Wikipedia)
John Wayne Parr, Athletes
Source John Wayne Parr (Wikipedia)
Jonathan Haggerty, Athletes
Source Jonathan Haggerty (Wikipedia)
Karapet Karapetyan, Athletes
Source Karapet Karapetyan (Wikipedia)
Marat Grigorian, Athletes
Source Marat Grigorian (Wikipedia)
Masato (kickboxer), Athletes
Source Masato (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Maxim Vorovski, Athletes
Source Maxim Vorovski (Wikipedia)
Mehdi Mirdavoudi, Athletes
Source Mehdi Mirdavoudi (Wikipedia)
Mei Yamaguchi, Athletes
Source Mei Yamaguchi (Wikipedia)
Mejiro Gym, Teams and Clubs
Source Mejiro Gym (Wikipedia)
Melvin Manhoef, Athletes
Source Melvin Manhoef (Wikipedia)
Michael Kuhr, Athletes
Source Michael Kuhr (Wikipedia)
Mike Zambidis, Athletes
Source Mike Zambidis (Wikipedia)
Mirko Cro Cop, Athletes
Source Mirko Cro Cop (Wikipedia)
Murat Direkçi, Athletes
Source Murat Direkçi (Wikipedia)
Nieky Holzken, Athletes
Source Nieky Holzken (Wikipedia)
Noriko Ikeuchi, Athletes
Source Noriko Ikeuchi (Wikipedia)
Peter Aerts, Athletes
Source Peter Aerts (Wikipedia)
Raoumaru, Athletes
Source Raoumaru (Wikipedia)
Ray Sefo, Athletes
Source Ray Sefo (Wikipedia)
Remy Bonjasky, Athletes
Source Remy Bonjasky (Wikipedia)

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Sources
1. Kickboxing, Wikipedia
  • History section
    the first kickboxing event was held in Osaka on April 11, 1966.
  • Lead section
    the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from karate mixed with boxing.
  • Governance section
    the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (also known as WAKO) is the recognized as the official kickboxing world governing body by the IOC.
  • Lead
    Kickboxing is an umbrella term for different styles of full-contact hybrid boxing type, combat sports, and martial arts based on punching and kicking
  • entity record, description (olympic-status)
    The sport is not currently part of the Olympic program but is governed internationally by federations including the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations.
  • Derived From: Muay Thai, Terminology
    for a hybrid martial art combining Muay Thai and karate which he had introduced in 1958.
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Wikipedia, Martial Arts
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Martial Arts, Unarmed, Strikes
Quote, Associated With: Martial Arts, Unarmed, Strikes
Punching: Boxing, Wing Chun, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Karate
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Bas Rutten (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bas Rutten, Lead, kickboxing career
Quote, Played By: Bas Rutten, Lead, kickboxing career
As a kickboxer, he fought 16 times, winning the first 14 matches by knockout, 13 in the first round
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Bob Sapp (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bob Sapp, Lead, kickboxing
Quote, Played By: Bob Sapp, Lead, kickboxing
He later began a career in professional wrestling before branching out into mixed martial arts and kickboxing
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Peter Aerts (Wikipedia)
Played By: Peter Aerts, Lead
Quote, Played By: Peter Aerts, Lead
is a Dutch retired kickboxer
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Jérôme Le Banner (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jérôme Le Banner, Lead
Quote, Played By: Jérôme Le Banner, Lead
is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler
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Ray Sefo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ray Sefo, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Ray Sefo, Lead, sport
retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist
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Alex Pereira (Wikipedia)
Played By: Alex Pereira, Lead
Quote, Played By: Alex Pereira, Lead
former professional kickboxer
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Rico Verhoeven (Wikipedia)
Played By: Rico Verhoeven, Lead
Quote, Played By: Rico Verhoeven, Lead
is a Dutch professional kickboxer
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Badr Hari (Wikipedia)
Played By: Badr Hari, Lead
Quote, Played By: Badr Hari, Lead
former professional kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter
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Semmy Schilt (Wikipedia)
Played By: Semmy Schilt, Lead
Quote, Played By: Semmy Schilt, Lead
is a Dutch actor and former kickboxer
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Ernesto Hoost (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ernesto Hoost, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ernesto Hoost, Lead
retired professional kickboxer
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Andy Hug (Wikipedia)
Played By: Andy Hug, Lead
Quote, Played By: Andy Hug, Lead
Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division
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Remy Bonjasky (Wikipedia)
Played By: Remy Bonjasky, Lead
Quote, Played By: Remy Bonjasky, Lead
is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer
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Tyrone Spong (Wikipedia)
Played By: Tyrone Spong, Lead
Quote, Played By: Tyrone Spong, Lead
is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer
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Anissa Meksen (Wikipedia)
Played By: Anissa Meksen, Lead
Quote, Played By: Anissa Meksen, Lead
professional kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, Savateur, and boxer
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Alexey Ignashov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Alexey Ignashov, Lead
Quote, Played By: Alexey Ignashov, Lead
former Heavyweight kickboxer
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Gökhan Saki (Wikipedia)
Played By: Gökhan Saki, Lead
Quote, Played By: Gökhan Saki, Lead
is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer
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Melvin Manhoef (Wikipedia)
Played By: Melvin Manhoef, Lead
Quote, Played By: Melvin Manhoef, Lead
is a Surinamese-born Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer
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Daniel Ghiță (Wikipedia)
Played By: Daniel Ghiță, Lead
Quote, Played By: Daniel Ghiță, Lead
Romanian politician and former kickboxer
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Nieky Holzken (Wikipedia)
Played By: Nieky Holzken, Lead
Quote, Played By: Nieky Holzken, Lead
is a Dutch retired kickboxer and professional boxer
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Marat Grigorian (Wikipedia)
Played By: Marat Grigorian, Lead
Quote, Played By: Marat Grigorian, Lead
is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer
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Artur Kyshenko (Wikipedia)
Played By: Artur Kyshenko, Lead
Quote, Played By: Artur Kyshenko, Lead
is a Ukrainian middleweight kickboxer
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Cyril Abidi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Cyril Abidi, Lead
Quote, Played By: Cyril Abidi, Lead
is a French former heavyweight kickboxer
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Sam Greco (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sam Greco, Lead
Quote, Played By: Sam Greco, Lead
heavyweight K-1 kickboxer
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Chingiz Allazov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chingiz Allazov, Lead
Quote, Played By: Chingiz Allazov, Lead
is a Georgian-born Azerbaijani-Belarusian kickboxer
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Davit Kiria (Wikipedia)
Played By: Davit Kiria, Lead
Quote, Played By: Davit Kiria, Lead
is a Georgian kickboxer
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Chuck Liddell (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chuck Liddell, Mixed martial arts career
Quote, Played By: Chuck Liddell, Mixed martial arts career
amateur kickboxing record of 20 wins (16 KOs) and 2 losses
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Murat Direkçi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Murat Direkçi, Career
Quote, Played By: Murat Direkçi, Career
After becoming the Belgian, European and World champion in kickboxing and muay Thai
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Besim Kabashi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Besim Kabashi, Lead
Quote, Played By: Besim Kabashi, Lead
was a Kosovar-German kickboxer
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Karapet Karapetyan (Wikipedia)
Played By: Karapet Karapetyan, Lead
Quote, Played By: Karapet Karapetyan, Lead
is an Armenian-Dutch kickboxer
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Wayne Barrett (Wikipedia)
Played By: Wayne Barrett, Lead
Quote, Played By: Wayne Barrett, Lead
is an American kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight division
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Chalid Arrab (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chalid Arrab, Lead
Quote, Played By: Chalid Arrab, Lead
is a German-Moroccan former kickboxer and mixed martial artist
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Heike Langguth (Wikipedia)
Played By: Heike Langguth, Sports career
Quote, Played By: Heike Langguth, Sports career
trained a little later in Weimar kickboxing
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Saulo Cavalari (Wikipedia)
Played By: Saulo Cavalari, Lead
Quote, Played By: Saulo Cavalari, Lead
is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist
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ONE Championship (Wikipedia)
Featured In: ONE Championship, Lead, disciplines
Quote, Featured In: ONE Championship, Lead, disciplines
ONE events have since incorporated muay thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling bouts
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Superbon Singha Mawynn (Wikipedia)
Played By: Superbon Singha Mawynn, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Superbon Singha Mawynn, Lead, discipline
is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer
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Rob Kaman (Wikipedia)
Played By: Rob Kaman, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Rob Kaman, Lead, discipline
was a Dutch nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion
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Jonathan Haggerty (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jonathan Haggerty, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Jonathan Haggerty, Lead, discipline
is an English professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer
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John Wayne Parr (Wikipedia)
Played By: John Wayne Parr, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: John Wayne Parr, Lead, discipline
is a retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer
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K-1 World Grand Prix (Wikipedia)
Featured In: K-1 World Grand Prix, Lead
Quote, Featured In: K-1 World Grand Prix, Lead
is an elimination kickboxing tournament
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K-1 World MAX (Wikipedia)
Featured In: K-1 World MAX, Lead
Quote, Featured In: K-1 World MAX, Lead
is an elimination kickboxing -70 kg tournament
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Mejiro Gym (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mejiro Gym, Lead
Quote, Played By: Mejiro Gym, Lead
Mejiro Gym is a kickboxing gym
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Golden Glory (Wikipedia)
Played By: Golden Glory, Lead
Quote, Played By: Golden Glory, Lead
Golden Glory was a Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed martial arts camp
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Don Wilson (Wikipedia)
Played By: Don Wilson, Lead
Quote, Played By: Don Wilson, Lead
is an American former professional kickboxer, boxer, actor, and martial artist
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Andy Souwer (Wikipedia)
Played By: Andy Souwer, Lead
Quote, Played By: Andy Souwer, Lead
Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Cypriot origins
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Stefan Leko (Wikipedia)
Played By: Stefan Leko, Lead
Quote, Played By: Stefan Leko, Lead
is a German heavyweight kickboxer
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Masato (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Masato (kickboxer), Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Masato (kickboxer), Lead, discipline
is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer
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Hiroya (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Hiroya (kickboxer), Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Hiroya (kickboxer), Lead, discipline
is a Japanese kickboxer
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Artem Levin (Wikipedia)
Played By: Artem Levin, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Artem Levin, Lead, discipline
Russian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer
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Gago Drago (Wikipedia)
Played By: Gago Drago, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Gago Drago, Lead, discipline
is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer
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Cyrille Diabaté (Wikipedia)
Played By: Cyrille Diabaté, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Cyrille Diabaté, Lead, discipline
is a retired French mixed martial artist and kickboxer
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Mirko Cro Cop (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mirko Cro Cop, Lead
Quote, Played By: Mirko Cro Cop, Lead
former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer
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Mike Zambidis (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mike Zambidis, Lead
Quote, Played By: Mike Zambidis, Lead
is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist
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Cédric Doumbé (Wikipedia)
Played By: Cédric Doumbé, Lead
Quote, Played By: Cédric Doumbé, Lead
former kickboxer
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Michael Kuhr (Wikipedia)
Played By: Michael Kuhr, Lead
Quote, Played By: Michael Kuhr, Lead
Michael Kuhr (born 26 February 1962) is a German former professional kickboxer.
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Mehdi Mirdavoudi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mehdi Mirdavoudi, Lead
Quote, Played By: Mehdi Mirdavoudi, Lead
heavyweight kick-boxer
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Noriko Ikeuchi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Noriko Ikeuchi, Lead
Quote, Played By: Noriko Ikeuchi, Lead
is a Japanese kickboxer competing in the women's flyweight division of K-1
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Zhu Shuai (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhu Shuai, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zhu Shuai, Lead
is a Chinese kickboxer
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Genki Yamamoto (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Genki Yamamoto, Lead
Quote, Played By: Genki Yamamoto, Lead
is a retired Japanese kickboxer
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Krush (kickboxing) (Wikipedia)
Featured In: Krush, Lead
Quote, Featured In: Krush, Lead
Krush promotes kickboxing events across ten male and three female weight classes
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Raoumaru (Wikipedia)
Played By: Raoumaru, Lead
Quote, Played By: Raoumaru, Lead
is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in RISE promotion
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Wu Lin Feng (Wikipedia)
Featured In: Wu Lin Feng, History, 2015
Quote, Featured In: Wu Lin Feng, History, 2015
New Generation is a youth kickboxing tournament
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Maxim Vorovski (Wikipedia)
Played By: Maxim Vorovski, Lead
Quote, Played By: Maxim Vorovski, Lead
Maxim Vorovski is an Estonian kickboxer
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Genki Sudo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Genki Sudo, Lead, kickboxing
Quote, Played By: Genki Sudo, Lead, kickboxing
He is a retired mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, until 31 December 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S
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Mei Yamaguchi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mei Yamaguchi, Lead, kickboxing
Quote, Played By: Mei Yamaguchi, Lead, kickboxing
Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer
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Sergei Kharitonov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sergei Kharitonov, Lead, kickboxing
Quote, Played By: Sergei Kharitonov, Lead, kickboxing
mixed martial artist and former kickboxer
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Wikipedia, Buakaw Banchamek
Played By: Buakaw Banchamek, lead paragraph, plays
Quote, Played By: Buakaw Banchamek, lead paragraph, plays
Sombat Banchamek (Thai: สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982), also known by his ring name Buakaw Banchamek (Thai: บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") and mononymously as Buakaw is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.
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