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Hongman Choi

1980 - Today

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Choi Hong-man (Korean: 최홍만; born October 30, 1980), 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 (7 ft 2 in) and weighs 160 kg (350 lb; 25 st 3 lb). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hongman Choi is the 80th most popular martial arts (down from 51st in 2024), the 508th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 328th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Hongman Choi ranks 80 out of 179. Before him are Francois Botha, José Aldo, Mark Coleman, Zhang Weili, Vitor Belfort, and Cris Cyborg. After him are Chuck Liddell, Stipe Miocic, Anthony Johnson, Sean O'Malley, Jeff Monson, and Mark Hunt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Hongman Choi ranks 269. Before him are Linor Abargil, Antônio Pizzonia, Oljas Bektenov, Tsutomu Fujihara, Roland Schoeman, and Mai Aizawa. After him are Kiril Petkov, Choi Min-ho, Koichi Hirono, Alen Simonyan, Tomokazu Sugita, and Salvador Cabañas.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hongman Choi ranks 508 out of 1,128. Before him are Lee Soo-hyuk (1988), Eugene (1981), Park Gyu-young (1993), Park Joo-bong (1964), Kim Ji-hoon (1981), and Lee Yoo-mi (1994). After him are Kim Young-kwang (1987), Park So-dam (1991), Woo Do-hwan (1992), Im Dong-hyun (1986), Jang Jin-young (1974), and Choi Min-ho (1980).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In South Korea

Among martial arts born in South Korea, Hongman Choi ranks 2. Before him are Mas Oyama (1923). After him are The Korean Zombie (1987), Ha Hyung-joo (1962), Yoon Hyun (1966), Cha Dong-min (1986), Jung Bu-kyung (1978), Kim Seon-young (1979), Jang Ji-won (1979), and Park Hee-jun (1994).

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