- Chuck Liddell
Charles David 'Chuck' Liddell (born December 17 1969 in Santa Barbara, California), also known as "The Iceman" is a mixed martial artist who currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Liddell has an extensive background in Kickboxing and collegiate wrestling. He is associated with the Pit team and recently earned a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
- Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels ' knowledge of fitness training stems from years of martial arts and intense personal training. Best known as a trainer and coach on NBC's hit TV show The Biggest Loser , Jillian Michaels is an amazing motivator, personal trainer and guide to nearly 15 million Biggest Loser viewers every week. Before she was a massive television star, Jillian struggled to maintain her own healthy weight.
- Elvis Sinosic
Born in Canberra, Australia on February 13, 1971, Elvis Sinosic now resides in Sydney where he continues his martial arts training. Having trained in various arts for the last 20 years, the "King of Rock N Rumble" has been exposed to a myriad of art forms including: - Freestyle Wrestling - Tae Kwon Do - Boxing - Jun Fan (Kali, Silat, …
- Serkan Yilmaz
Serkan Yilmaz (May 21, 1975 -), known as "The Turkish Samurai" and "The Turkish Wonder Kicker", is a Turkish taekwondo fighter who has participated in Numerous Taekwondo, Wushu, and Kickboxing tournaments in Turkey and mainland Europe, K-1 Japan and A-1 Japan MMA tournaments.
- Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas (born January 23, 1961) is a former professional martial arts fighter and instructor. He is famous for being the founder of Ruas Vale Tudo, a hybrid of Brazilian submission fighting and kickboxing; he has instructed fighters such as Pedro Rizzo and Renato Sobral. Ruas competed in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning UFC 7 in a classic fight against 6'8", 330lb Paul Varelans. He also faced down opponent Oleg Taktarov in UFC's Ultimate Ultimate, …
- Sam Greco
Sam "Slam 'em" Greco (born May 3, 1967) is a retired Australian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in Kyokushin karate, professional kickboxing, and K-1 tournaments. He was also the first Australian to sign a deal with the WCW.
- Masaaki Satake
Masaaki Satake is a karate and kickboxing fighter. He is one of the pioneering fighters in K-1, being a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seido-Kaikan school and organization, which many recognize as the predecessor of K-1. He represented the organization in numerous Karate tournaments, winning most of them. After Kazuyoshi Ishii formed K-1, he became an active competitor there, with numerous victories.
- Albert Pyun
Albert Pyun (born 1954) is a Hawaiian film director best known for having made many low-budget B-movies and direct-to-video action films. He frequently blends kickboxing and hybrid martial arts with science fiction and dystopic or post-apocalyptic themes, which often include cyborgs.
- Olivier Gruner
Olivier Gruner is a former Commando Marine and World Kickboxing Champion. Oliver Gruner was launched onto the action movie circuit by Imperial Entertainment with the urban actioner "Angel Town" and Albert Pyun’s cyberpunk 1993 sci-fi thriller "Nemesis". He’s since gone on to carve a solid reputation for himself in such projects as "Savate", "Mercenary", "Automatic", "Mars", "Interceptors", "TNT", and many more.
- Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Povetkin (born in Kursk, Russia on September 2, 1979) is a Russian boxer. His height is 6' 2" (188 centimeters). Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as the leading prospect in boxing's Heavyweight division.
- Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul Hewett (born May 29, 1959), better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series "Highlander: The Series" as Duncan MacLeod. He was born in London, England in 1959, the first of three brothers to an Italian mother and a British father. Paul first became a model, then a dancer and choreographer. In 1985, he left Europe for the United States to pursue a dance and modeling career.
- Thomas Larsen
Thomas "Larsenator" Larsen is a former Muay Thai fighter from Denmark who has fought internationally in Muaythai, karate, shootfighting, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Today he runs the combat sports company called Larsenator Sports Promotion which is a company exclusively devoted to promote full contact martial arts such as kickboxing, Muaythai, Shootboxing, Vale Tudo / MMA, boxing etc.
- Elena Reid
Elena Reid (born November 1, 1981) is a professional female boxer and current WIBA Flyweight champion who fights under the nickname Baby Doll.
- Mayra Conde
Mayra Conde (born January 28, 1969 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a professional Personal Trainer and mixed martial artist, who has also competed in bodybuilding, kickboxing and brazilian jiu-jitsu.
- Brandy Ledford
Brandy Ledford (born February 4, 1969) is an American actress, model and former Penthouse Pet of The Year, best known for her role as Doyle in the science fiction TV series "Andromeda". She is sometimes credited as Jisel (the name she used when she appeared as a Penthouse Pet) or Brandy Sanders (her name when she was married to Damian Sanders, one of the pioneers of freestyle snowboarding).
- Katie Richmond
Katie Richmond is an English model and hostess of a television show on the Men & Motors network. Born in Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England in 1982. She got her start in modelling at the age of 19 as a page three girl in "The Sun", and also appeared in "The Daily Star". She turned down an offer from "Playboy" magazine to be their "Millennium Bunny". She has been named number one in a "babe competition" by "Perfect 10" magazine, …
- Michael Chaturantabut
Michael Chaturantabut (born April 30, 1975 in Rayong province, Thailand) is a Thai-American actor best known for his role as Chad Lee, the Blue Ranger in "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". He is also a martial artist and creator of the XMA (Extreme Martial Arts System). Chaturantabut was trained at Sharkey's Karate Studios located in Naperville and Momence, Illinois. Sometimes called the Tony Hawk of martial arts, …
- Lon McEachern
Lon McEachern is a poker analyst who provides play-by-play commentary on The World Series of Poker. McEachern, who graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in communications, is also the host of FOX network’s "On the Pole." He has been appearing on ESPN's poker coverage since the late 1990s. McEachern has been teamed with sportswriter Norman Chad since 2003 on ESPN's poker coverage.
- Tom Sotis
Tom Sotis is an edged-weapons instructor and the founder of the modern hybrid martial art known as AMOK!. Sotis has had an active martial career spanning three decades. Between 1970 and 1984, Sotis trained mainly in Kenpo, Tae Kwon Do, Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, and Kickboxing. In July of 1980, Sotis was coached to win the World Professional Karate Organization's Light Middleweight Kickboxing Championship.
- Shane MacDougall
Shane MacDougall (born March 3,1967) is a Canadian comedian, writer, and filmmaker from North Bedeque, Prince Edward Island. He is best known for challenging [[Queen Elizabeth II to a kickboxing match or math test for the crown of Canada. McDougall received death threats from avowed monarchists, but succeeded in raising the profile of the nationalist republican movement.
- Ryan Wissow
Ryan Wissow was born November 26 1974 in Chicago, IL. As a young child, he and his family relocated to Fort Lauderdale, FL, where he became interested in a variety of sports, including martial arts and boxing. Wissow had 12 amateur boxing fights with a 10-2 record from 1990 to 1994, in addition to an undetermined number of "smokers bouts", underground fights, and amateur kickboxing fights. In 1991, Wissow relocated to Daytona Beach, Florida, where he met Christy Martin, …
- Emiko Raika
Emiko Raika is a Japanese female professional boxer. The former WIBA Featherweight Champion on the World, Raika is considered one of the greatest Japanese female boxers of all time. Although more Japanese women have taken up traditionally male sports such as karate, kickboxing and wrestling in recent years, many in Japan still believe that women should not box, because of the injury risk. Raika, who has suffered a broken nose and an eye socket fracture in fights, …
- Ronnie Deleon
Ronnie "Diamond" Deleon, from Corpus Christi, Texas, is a two-time World Kickboxing Champion. He has won the following professional titles: *1987 W.K.A. Super Welterweight North American Champion *1989 W.K.A. Super Welterweight World Champion *1993 K.I.C.K. Light Heavyweight North American Champion *1994 K.I.C.K. Light Heavyweight World Champion *1997 F.F.K.A. Light Heavyweight North American Champion
- Erica Stevens
Erica Stevens is a newscaster at Naked News. She was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She joined the show in july of 2002 after guest-anchoring on the show. She was the first guest-anchor to be called on the program full-time. Erica has been active in front of the cameras since the age of 16. Becoming an actress being her long-time goal, she has worked in numerous field from being a landscaper to being a waitress in a resort to always be available for an audition.
- Oleg Prudius
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius is a Russian professional wrestler who was introduced to WWE by current Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Vice President Jeff Jarrett's father (and, former majority owner of TNA), Jerry Jarrett. He is trained in free style wrestling, rugby, American football, sambo, kickboxing and judo. Prudius has also worked as a stage and screen actor, notably having a small role in Spike Lee's 25th Hour. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Jim 'Ronin' Harrison
Jim 'Ronin' Harrison (b. 1936) is veteran martial arts fighter, instructor, coach, referee, and former Special Operations (Special Violence Squad) police officer. He also worked for the Thai military undergoing Special Operations missions in southeast Asia in the 1970s.
- Dermot McGrath
Dermot McGrath is a kickboxing instructor who lives in Limerick, Ireland. He owns the largest Fighting/Martial Arts school in Ireland.
- Jim Boucher
Jim Boucher (Belleville, IL). He promotes a regular Kickboxing card: Worldclass Professional Kickboxing at Fischer's Ballroom in Belleville, IL.
- Teuta Cuni
Teuta Cuni (born 1973) is a Swedish amateur female lightweight boxer. She's currently ranked number eight in women's European amateur boxing and number 11 in the world. She has also practiced, but not competed in, kickboxing.
- Rafael Nieto
Rafael Nieto is the creator of Zen-Do, a martial arts style deriving from Wado Ryu Karate via Mugendo. He is a leading martial artist and trainer who is often sought as a reference by print and broadcast media. Born in Spain, he moved with his family to London as a child. He took up martial arts in 1975, subsequently becoming national Martial Arts champion eight times over, and representing the United Kingdom at both World and European championships, winning twice.
- Robert Visitacion
"'Robert Visitacion was the United States Lightweight Kickboxing Champion and ranked number 2 in the World by ISKA & PKA in 1985. He held the Southeast Lightweight Kickboxing title in 1983 and ranked 5th in the World Rankings, and the Region 6 Points Champion USKA in 1982 at the beginning of his kickboxing career. Robert retired with an incredible record of 47 wins, …
- Borislav Pelević
Borislav Pelević was a presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004. He is president of the extreme nationalist Party of Serbian Unity. The party has a marginal importance in Serbian politics due to its far-right platform. He was one of the Arkan's "Tigers" during the war in Krajina at Erdut training camp. He was the president of the kickboxing federation of Serbia and Montenegro.
- Jacqueline Madera
Jacqueline Madera is a beauty queen from Denver, Colorado who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.. Madera won the Miss Colorado USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed second runner-up the previous year. Madera represented Colorado in the nationally televised Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006.
- Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon
Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon is a stunt woman and stunt double in the US movie industry. She is a three-time World Kickboxing Champion and a black belt in Yoshukai karate. She has also been credited as Cheryl Wheeler, Cheryl M. Wheeler, and Sheryl Wheeler. She has been stunt double for Rene Russo, Kathleen Turner, and Goldie Hawn.
- Sandrine Renard
Sandrine Renard is a newscaster on Naked News. She is of mixed French-Ojibway heritage. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and theatre arts. Before joining the Naked News team in July 2001, she worked as a personal trainer and a kickboxing teacher. This experience made her a natural choice to take on the lifestyle-oriented segments of the program. These include the general "Life & Leisure" segment and "Flex Appeal", …
- Dawn Neesom
Dawn Neesom is a British journalist. She is the current editor of the "Daily Star" newspaper, having been promoted to the post in December 2003. Born in Stratford, east London, Neesom attended Valentines High School in Ilford. Her mother was a cleaner and her father a lorry driver. She dropped out of college and as such is one of the few Fleet Street editors not to have a university education..
- Hasibe Erkoç
Hasibe Erkoç, née Özer, is a Turkish female boxer. She is a member of the TSE club in Ankara, Turkey. She represented her country in the Flyweight (50 kg) category at the 4th World Women's Boxing Championship held between November 18 and 23, 2006 in New Delhi, India. Hasibe Erkoç became world champion, defeating Li Siyuan from China in the final by 18-12. She is Turkey's first ever female boxer achieving a world champion title.
- Tiffany Doorn
Tiffany Tessa Doorn (born 1982) is a beauty queen from Woodinville, Washington who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Doorn won the Miss Washington USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She had previously placed fourth runner-up in the 2005 competition. In April 2006, Doorn represented Washington in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland.
- Kostas Sommer
Kostas Sommer is a Greek actor who has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. In 2005, he appeared in the Hollywood film "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" starring Rob Schneider as the "Greek" gigolo Assapopoulos Mariolis. This role is Sommer’s first Hollywood role, after nailing his only audition since arriving in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Greece, Sommer attended the German School of Athens. He was bit by the acting bug as a young boy, …
- Karen Yap
Professional Recruitment in Healthcare, Technology, Non-Profit and Financial Services industries. A consultant at Sterling Search, Karen brings more than 10 years of cross-industry experience to the firm. She brings best practices knowledge from the Aerospace, Financial Services and Technology industries, from human resources management and recruiting perspectives. From the Corporate level, Karen has focused on search assignments for a broad range of engineering, marketing, public . . .