Choi Mu-Bae

Choi Mu-Bae 최무배
Born	June 27, 1970 (1970-06-27) (age 41) 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.

Mixed martial arts

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".

Personal life

He was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 27, 1970.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

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	02009-08-02 August 2, 2009	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	9-3	Katsuhisa Fujii	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - Changing Tour 3	02009-06-07 June 7, 2009	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8-3	Dave Herman	TKO (punches)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009	02009-01-04 January 4, 2009	2	2:22	Saitama, Japan
Loss	7-3	Marcio Cruz	Submission (triangle armbar)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3	02008-06-08 June 8, 2008	1	4:37	Saitama, Japan
Win	7-2	Gary Goodridge	KO (punch)	The Khan 1	02008-03-30 March 30, 2008	2	N/A	Seoul, South Korea
Win	6-2	Masayuki Kono	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Pancrase - Blow 10	02006-12-12 December 12, 2006	2	1:36	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5-2	Sylvester Terkay	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 2005 in Seoul	02005-11-05 November 5, 2005	2	5:00	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	5-1	Sergei Kharitonov	KO (punches)	PRIDE 29	02005-02-20 February 20, 2005	1	3:24	Saitama, Japan
Win	5-0	Giant Silva	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	PRIDE Shockwave 2004	02004-12-31 December 31, 2004	1	5:47	Saitama, Japan
Win	4-0	Soa Palelei	Submission (rear naked choke)	PRIDE 28	02004-10-24 October 24, 2004	2	4:55	Saitama, Japan
Win	3-0	Murad Ammaev	TKO (suplex and punches)	Gladiator FC - Day 2	02004-06-27 June 27, 2004	1	0:18	Seoul, South Korea
Win	2-0	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 3	02004-05-23 May 23, 2004	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	1-0	Yusuke Imamura	Submission (rear naked choke)	PRIDE Bushido 2	02004-02-15 February 15, 2004	1	4:08	Yokohama, Japan

References

1. ^ An article on the MMAPLANET Livedoor (Japanese)
2. ^ ^{a b} The official profile at Pride(Japanese)
3. ^ ^{a b c} The official profile at Sengoku(Japanese)

External links

• Professional MMA record
• PRIDE profile
• Team Tackle Website

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Name	Choi, Mu Bae
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Date of birth	June 27, 1970
Place of birth	Busan, South Korea
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