People of MMA

MMA: 5 documented people. Also: champion (4), notable figure (1).

Champion (4)

Bas RuttenDutch MMA fighter, three-time King of Pancrase open-weight champion and briefly UFC heavyweight champion in 1999, holder of an honorary 5th dan in Kyokushin karate.Euclides PereiraChampion: Vale TudoBrazilian vale tudo fighter nicknamed O Diabo Louro, active 1958–1977, who beat Carlson Gracie in 1968; 9th degree BJJ red belt.Rickson GracieChampion: Vale TudoBrazilian fighter, son of Hélio Gracie, undefeated in MMA and vale tudo with an 11-0 record, winner of Vale Tudo Japan 1994 and 1995 and a 9th-degree red belt in BJJ.Royce GracieBrazilian fighter, son of Hélio Gracie, winner of the UFC 1, UFC 2 and UFC 4 tournaments and, in 2003, the first UFC hall of fame member alongside Ken Shamrock.

Notable figure (1)

Donnie YenHong Kong actor and action choreographer, a student of his mother Bow-sim Mark in taijiquan, who played Ip Man in the eponymous film series from 2008 to 2019.

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