Hong Choi Moy is a famous South Korean fighter of mixed martial arts , kickboxing and shary (an ancient type of wrestling on belts, like a sumo). Asian fans and fans gave him the nickname "Korean Monster." He is considered one of the largest athletes in the world who engage in martial arts. The height of Hong Man Choi is 218 centimeters, weight - from 160 to 167 kilograms.
Currently, the South Korean athlete acts under the auspices of the promotion companies “K-1” and “Dream”.
Sports career: achievements
Hong Choi Man has experience playing both kickboxing and MMA. From March 2005 to December 2008, he performed in kickboxing. Here his statistics of performances are as follows: 12 wins (6 by KO), 6 losses.
In parallel with kickboxing in 2006, Hong Choi Man began to take part in mixed martial arts. At the end of December 2006, he made his debut in MMA against Bobby Ologun (former TV presenter). Korean victory was proclaimed 16 seconds after the start of the fight - knockout. At the end of December 2008, the Korean had his last fight with Mirko Filipovich and lost by technical knockout after a successful Croatian low-kick. The statistics of performances in MMA by a Korean athlete is as follows: 2 wins (1 by knockout), 3 losses (1 by knockout).
In December 2007, Hong Choi fought in the ring with Russian champion Fedor Emelianenko under the rules of MMA. In this confrontation, the Korean lost - Fedor conducted a painful technique called “elbow lever”.
Hong Choi Man: biography
Born on October 30 in 1980 in the city of Jeju (Jeju Province, South Korea). Since adolescence, suffers from acromegaly - a disease associated with impaired function of the anterior pituitary gland, resulting in enlarged and thickened hands, feet and skull (boxer Nikolai Valuev, actor Kim Richard, wrestler Big Show also suffer from this pathology).
In 2008, Choi was drafted into the ranks of the Korean army, for a period of 26 months of service. During the medical examination, the athlete revealed a problem with his left eye, which appeared as a result of a brain tumor. Six months later, the metastasis was removed during the surgery. In the same year, Hong Choi Man got a tattoo on his left shoulder, presenting his last name in English: “Choi”.
Creation
“Korean Monster”, among other things, is also a creative person. At the end of 2007, he and the model Kang So Hee organized a duet called Beauty and the Beast. Choi reads rap, and Kang So Hee performs vocal parts.
In 2009, he starred in the movie "Goemon" (a Japanese historical film in the action movie genre). A year later, the athlete took part in the filming of the Japanese series "Kaibutsu-kun".