Japan has a rich history of making ‘interesting’ match-ups in combat sports. In 2005 the ‘Beast’ was matched up with Hong Man Choi at the K-1 World Grand Prix.
It was an entertaining fight to say the least, and it was Choi who walked away with the majority decision win.
Sapp was a former University of Washington football player who entered combat sports in April of 2002 when he debuted in Pride. Two months later, Sapp made his professional kickboxing debut for K-1, but was DQed for punching on the ground. Sapp would continue to compete under both kickboxing and MMA rules. He has not competed in either sport since 2018.
Sapp’s kickboxing record stands at 12-19, while his MMA record is a virtually identical 12-20-1. Sapp’s last MMA fight was a decision win over Egyptian professional Sumotori Osunaarashi at Rizin 13 on September 30, 2018. Prior to that he lost 14 fights in a row, tapping when he got hit.
About Bob Sapp
Robert Malcolm “Bob” Sapp (born September 22, 1973) is an American professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former American football player best known for his career as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with Rizin Fighting Federation. Sapp has a combined fight record of 22–35–1, mostly fighting in Japan. He is well known in Japan, where he has appeared in numerous commercials, television programs, and various other media, and has released a music CD, It’s Sapp Time. He also appeared in an episode of the HBO program Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. He is currently working sporadically for various MMA promotions in the U.S., Japan, and Europe.
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ABOUT HONG MAN CHOI
Choi Hong-man (Korean: 최홍만, Hanja: 崔洪萬, born on October 30, 1980 in Jeju-do), often anglicised to Hong-man Choi, is a South Korean kickboxer, mixed martial artist and former ssireum wrestler. In Asia he is called “Che Man”, “Korean Monster” and “Korean Colossus”. He currently competes in K-1 and Dream and stands 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) and weighs 143 kg (315 lb).
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