| Choi Mu-Bae 최무배 |
|
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1970 Busan, South Korea |
| Other names | The Heavy Tank of Busan [1], Fuchinkan [2] |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16.2 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Greco-Roman Wrestling |
| Team | Team Tackle KPW Korea |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
| Competitor for South Korea | ||
| 1991 Asian Wrestling Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1991 Asian Wrestling Championships | 100 kg |
Choi Mu-Bae (최무배, born June 27, 1970 in Busan), often anglicised to Mu-Bae Choi, is a South Korean former heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler[2] and now mixed martial artist, who is associated with Team Tackle and KPW Korea.
Contents |
Choi made his mixed martial arts debut in 2004 at Pride FC when he defeated Yusuke Imamura, who was also a former wrestler.[3]
He has a professional MMA record of 9-4 as of February 25, 2011. Choi was scheduled to fight in K-1 Dynamite!! USA in Los Angeles against "Mighty" Mo Siliga on June 2, 2007. Choi however pulled out of the event for undisclosed reasons.
Choi debuted in Sengoku at the Sengoku 3 event on June 8, 2008, losing against the Brazilian fighter Marcio Cruz.[3]
As for his Japanese-language nickname Fuchin-kan, Fuchin means "unsinkable", and Kan simultaneously means "warship" and "[South] Korea".
He was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 27, 1970.[3]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 13 matches | 9 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9-4 | Yoshihiro Nakao | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 | August 2, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 9-3 | Katsuhisa Fujii | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Changing Tour 3 | June 7, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8-3 | Dave Herman | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 | January 4, 2009 | 2 | 2:22 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 7-3 | Marcio Cruz | Submission (triangle armbar) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3 | June 8, 2008 | 1 | 4:37 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 7-2 | Gary Goodridge | KO (punch) | The Khan 1 | March 30, 2008 | 2 | N/A | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 6-2 | Masayuki Kono | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Pancrase - Blow 10 | December 12, 2006 | 2 | 1:36 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 5-2 | Sylvester Terkay | Decision (unanimous) | Hero's 2005 in Seoul | November 5, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 5-1 | Sergei Kharitonov | KO (punches) | PRIDE 29 | February 20, 2005 | 1 | 3:24 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 5-0 | Giant Silva | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | PRIDE Shockwave 2004 | December 31, 2004 | 1 | 5:47 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 4-0 | Soa Palelei | Submission (rear naked choke) | PRIDE 28 | October 24, 2004 | 2 | 4:55 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 3-0 | Murad Ammaev | TKO (suplex and punches) | Gladiator FC - Day 2 | June 27, 2004 | 1 | 0:18 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 2-0 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 3 | May 23, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Yusuke Imamura | Submission (rear naked choke) | PRIDE Bushido 2 | February 15, 2004 | 1 | 4:08 | Yokohama, Japan |