1. Zoltan Bathory was born on in 1978 and is a Hungarian-American musician and martial artist.
19 Facts About Zoltan Bathory
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Zoltan Bathory is the founder and rhythm guitarist of Las Vegas-based rock band Five Finger Death Punch.
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Zoltan Bathory is an actively competing martial artist, a black belt in both jiu-jitsu and judo, and 2021's Jiu-Jitsu American Nationals Silver Medalist.
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Zoltan Bathory left the band in 2005, switched back to guitar, and went on to form the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch in Los Angeles, California.
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Zoltan Bathory won the "Best Shredder" award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards.
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In 2017, it was announced that Zoltan Bathory expanded into artist management and took a new band, Bad Wolves, under his wing.
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The Zoltan Bathory managed band's first single "Zombie" became a number one hit in the United States and several other countries.
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Shortly after, Zoltan Bathory signed a second band to his management company, Fire from the Gods.
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Zoltan Bathory was elected as the chairman of development of the non-profit organization The Home Deployment Project in Las Vegas, helping veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic homelessness.
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In 2017, it was announced that Zoltan Bathory had joined VETPAW, an anti-poaching organization consisting of US combat veterans.
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Zoltan Bathory is a long-time supporter of law enforcement and first responders.
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Zoltan Bathory is a member of the Gracie Humaita Jiu-Jitsu Competition Team, under Professor Amilcar Cipili and 8th Degree Black Belt Master Royler Gracie.
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Zoltan Bathory won the silver medal at the 2021 American National JiuJitsu Championship in the Black Belt Super Heavy Weight Masters Division and the Open Weight Class Absolute Division.
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Zoltan Bathory placed second at the Abu-Dhabi Pro Jiu-Jitsu World Trials and at the North American Grappling Championship in 2011.
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Zoltan Bathory placed third at the 2012 Masters World Championship in his division.
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In May 2014, Zoltan Bathory joined Monster Jam Free Style World Champion Jimmy Creten's Monster Truck Racing Team 2Xtreme Racing as their driver behind the wheel of the new Knucklehead truck.
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Zoltan Bathory raced at Florida's EastBay Race Way, Kansas City Speedway, Newfoundland Raceway in Canada, and appeared at the 2015 Monster Jam Finals in Las Vegas.
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Zoltan Bathory is a contributing writer for the nationally distributed Skillset magazine.
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In January 2024, it was announced that Zoltan Bathory partnered with and acquired a large stake in The Professional Grappling Federation, a Pro Jiu-Jitsu League.