Choi Hong-man

Choi Hong-man is one of those fighters who genuinely stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw him — the guy is 7'2" and built like a freight elevator, which makes watching him in K-1 or mixed martial arts feel almost surreal. Born in Jeju and built like a legend, he earned nicknames like "Techno Goliath" and "Korean Monster" for good reason, and winning the 2005 K-1 Seoul Grand Prix proved he wasn't just a sideshow attraction but a legitimate competitor. His striking and raw power inside the ring were something else, even if his ground game gave elite grapplers openings. The fact that he also carved out an acting career on top of his fighting career shows a guy who understood how to leverage his larger-than-life presence beyond just throwing hands — and honestly, I respect that hustle.

Name (English)

Choi Hong-man

Name (Japanese)

チェ・ホンマン

Reading

ちぇ・ほんまん

Born

October 30, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

Origin

Jeju, South Korea

Height

220 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / kickboxer / actor

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/choi.hongman/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• mixed martial arts fighter
• kickboxer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.