Choi Hong-man, often anglicised to Hong-man Choi, is a South Korean kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and former ssireum wrestler.
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29 Facts About Choi Hong-man
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Choi Hong-man got his nickname "Techno Goliath" when he was a ssireum wrestler in South Korea, as after a victory he would dance to techno music.
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Choi Hong-man is referred to on Japanese television and news articles as the 'Korean Monster'.
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Choi Hong-man started the season 2006 at the K-1 World GP in Las Vegas with a unanimous decision win over Sylvester Terkay aka "The Predator".
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On September 30,2006, Choi Hong-man fought Jerome Le Banner in the final eliminations, and lost after 3 Rounds and 1 extra Round on points.
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Choi Hong-man himself stated in an interview about six months later: At that time, I was not in shape so that I did not train at all.
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However, due to a kick Choi Hong-man delivered to Mighty Mo's groin in the second round that was inexplicably ruled a knockdown.
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Choi Hong-man stated before his bout against Hari: "He is a great fighter, but I will be different from those who fell in the opening round".
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Choi Hong-man was the only from Hari's 11 defeated opponents in 2008 and 2009, who was able to take his best punches and kicks to the head, body and legs without going down once.
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Choi Hong-man was picked as a first reserve fighter against Ray Sefo at the 2008 K-1 Championship Finals which he lost by Unanimous decision.
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That landed flush on his jaw, and Choi Hong-man just shook it off and kept moving fowards, that's ridicolous.
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Ologun charged and missed a flying kick, after which Choi Hong-man dragged him to the center of the ring and punched him.
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Choi Hong-man was replaced in the fight by fellow Korean fighter Kim Min-soo.
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Choi Hong-man was confirmed to fight former Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at Yarennoka on New Year's Eve.
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Choi Hong-man opened the fight landing on top of Fedor during a takedown attempt, after which the Russian attempted an armbar from the bottom to no avail.
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Choi Hong-man did land multiple low kicks through the round, which eventually caused enough damage for the fight to be stopped in a KO for Cro Cop.
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Choi Hong-man faced retired baseball player Jose Canseco in an MMA match on May 26,2009, as part of its Super Hulk Tournament.
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Minowa resorted to creative takedown and guard pulls to bring the match to the mat, but Choi Hong-man used his size and strength to shut down his gameplan.
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Choi Hong-man was expected to participate in Dream 14, which was supposed to have taken place in Seoul, South Korea.
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Choi Hong-man did not compete in any competitions between October 2009 and July 2015.
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Choi Hong-man frequently appeared in TV shows, game shows, and a few movies during those years.
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Choi Hong-man took every attack to the head, body, and legs from Le Banner and Schilt, never went to the floor, and was never counted out or received an eight count in his bout with the Dutchman and his two bouts with the Frenchman.
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On November 6,2016, Choi Hong-man returned to a kickboxing ring for the first time since December 2008.
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Choi Hong-man complained to Weeks, that Yi had kicked him to the groin, but Weeks disagreed and judged Choi Hong-man's behavior as refusing to fight.
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Choi Hong-man played the character Franken, which was one of the three understudies of prince Kaibutsu-kun.
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Choi Hong-man has been a face for Lotte's ice cream product Mona Oh alongside Karina.
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Choi Hong-man threw out the ceremonial first pitch along with Karina at the Chiba Lotte Marines-Yomiuri Giants game in Chiba Marine Stadium on June 11,2006.
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Choi Hong-man has done endorsement works for videogame LittleBigPlanet with Mari Yaguchi, a former member of the music group Morning Musume.
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