Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born

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and

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. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in

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he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed martial arts, he competed in Bellator's

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and

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division and has also formerly competed for Strikeforce,

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, RINGS, '' It's Showtime'',

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, and KSW. 29 of his 32 wins have come via knockout, the highest percentage of any MMA fighter with at least 15 wins.

Background

Manhoef was born in

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. When he was three years old his family moved to

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, the Netherlands. Manhoef played

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during his youth, and was introduced to

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by his younger brother, Moreno.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

At the age of 18, Manhoef had his first fight, which he won by decision. He made his comeback in September 2001, as part of

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. In 2004, Manhoef entered the

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promotion in London. He became the British Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion by beating Fabio Piamonte at Cage Rage 13. He defended his title for almost two years, until entering the

's MMA affiliate promotion

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in 2006. He won his first fight at Hero's 4 against

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by technical knockout in first round. Melvin has switched his main focus to MMA over the past couple of years. He lost to Dong-sik Yoon by submission armbar in

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, he defeated

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at K-1 Hero's Middleweight Tournament Opening Round, and also got a TKO win against Fábio Silva, a

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fighter, by TKO in K-1 Hero's Middleweight GP Final. At

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Melvin fought

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. Manhoef and Sakuraba circled the ring for the first minute of the fight, before Manhoef dropped Sakuraba with a hard right head kick and finished him via TKO (hammerfists) at 90 seconds into Round 1. With the win, Melvin had advanced to the semifinal round of the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix. At Dream 6 Melvin fought Gegard Mousasi as the tournament dictated. Wary of Manhoef's standup, Mousasi quickly took the fight to the ground despite attempts to shrug him with a sprawl. Mousasi took Manhoef's back until scrambling into a triangle choke at 1:28 of the first round, surviving a powerful slam attempt from Manhoef while he had the submission secured. Mousasi went on to win the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix. At Dynamite!! 2008 Melvin fought

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as a late alternate at heavyweight, despite usually functioning at two weight classes below his opponent. Regardless of the size disadvantage, he knocked down the iron-jawed Samoan in 18 seconds and followed with punches as he was postured over Hunt, until the referee stopped the fight. It was the first time Hunt was finished by knockout in his

career. He fought former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho on 20 July 2009 at Dream 10. Despite early success on the feet with his striking offensive, Manhoef was taken down and submitted via

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in the first round. Manhoef signed a multi-year fight contract with Strikeforce. Manhoef made his debut for the organization against

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on 30 January 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami. Despite a strong start with heavy leg kicks and punches, he was knocked out at 3:33 in the first round. Manhoef fought Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 15 and lost by submission. Manhoef returned to the United States in March 2011, facing Tim Kennedy at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Melvin manhoef

On 31 January 2012 it was announced that Manhoef had signed with ONE Fighting Championship and would be fighting

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in the main event at ONE Fighting Championship 3. However, Sobral pulled out of the fight and Manhoef faced Yoshiyuki Nakanishi. The fight ended in a No Contest due to an accidental injury to Manhoef's leg in round 1. Manhoef scored a knockout victory on 6 October 2012 against Ryo Kawamura, followed by a quick knockout of Dennis Kang on 31 December 2012. Melvin is now on a three-fight win streak in MMA and has gone 4–0 on New Year's Eve. Recently Manhoef was training with the famous Black House in the United States. He helped his teammate

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train for a fight with

Dan Henderson Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champ ...

. Manhoef openly hopes to sign with the UFC after visiting UFC 156 in Las Vegas and meeting with

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. In 2013 Manhoef fought UFC veteran

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on 5 April. After controlling the standup and Larson literally running away from him, Manhoef was repeatedly taken down in the last two rounds and Larson won via unanimous decision. He lost to

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at KSW23 on 8 June 2013. He lost to

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by unanimous decision in the semi-finals of the 93 kg/205 lb kickboxing tournament at ''Legend 2: Invasion'' in Moscow, Russia on 9 November 2013. Manhoef faced Evangelista Santos in a much-anticipated rematch for the Gringo Super Fight Welterweight title on 27 April. The fight was Melvin's first at 170 lbs. Manhoef won the bout via TKO, early in the first round. It was announced during the '' Glory 15: Istanbul'' broadcast that Manhoef would be one of eight fighters competing in the '' Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing'' middleweight tournament in

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on 21 June 2014. He lost to

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in the quarter-finals, suffering a head kick knockdown in round one before losing a majority decision.

Bellator MMA

On 21 July 2014,

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announced that they signed

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along with Melvin Manhoef. Manhoef made his Bellator debut against

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, in a middleweight bout, at

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on 19 September 2014. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Manhoef faced Glory veteran Joe Schilling on 15 November 2014 at Bellator 131. After a dominant first round that saw Manhoef drop Schilling twice, he lost the fight in the second round due to a knockout. Manhoef next faced

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on 13 February 2015 at Bellator 133. He lost via knockout early in the second round. On 17 March 2015 Shlemenko was suspended indefinitely for failing a post fight drug test with elevated testosterone levels. The fight result was changed to a

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. Manhoef faced

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on 20 May 2016 for the

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at Bellator 155. Manhoef lost a controversial split decision. Bellator announcer Jimmy Smith called it one of the worst decisions he had ever seen in the promotion; likewise, 5 of 5 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Manhoef. An immediate rematch with Carvalho was scheduled to take place at Bellator 168, on 10 December 2016. However, Carvalho pulled out of the fight due to injury. The rematch eventually took place on 8 April 2017 at Bellator 176. Manhoef lost the bout via knockout due to a head kick in the fourth round. Manhoef made a comeback to kickboxing and faced Remy Bonjasky for the fourth time, after losing three times, on 29 October 2017. Manhoef won the bout by decision. He announced his retirement from kickboxing and stated that he would focus on his MMA career. In May 2018 it was revealed that Manhoef and Bellator had come to terms for an exclusive, multi-fight contract. Manhoef was scheduled to face Chidi Njokuani on 30 November 2018 at Bellator 210. However, on 1 November 2018 it was reported that Manhoef pulled out from the event due to injury and he was replaced by

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. After over two years away from MMA action, Manhoef returned and faced Kent Kauppinen at Bellator 223. He won the fight by unanimous decision. As the ultimate bout of his prevailing contract, Manhoef next headlined Bellator Milan against Yannick Bahati on 12 October 2019. Manhoef won the bout via technical knockout in the first round. Subsequently, Manhoef signed a two-fight contract extension with the organization. Manhoef was next expected to face Simon Biyong at Bellator 248 on 10 October 2020. However, the bout was scrapped an Manhoef instead faced Corey Anderson at Bellator 251 on 5 November 2020. He was defeated via second round TKO. Manhoef was scheduled to fight

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on May 6, 2022 at Bellator 280. However, Manhoef withdrew from the bout due to a hand injury and was replaced by Alex Polizzi. The pair was rescheduled to meet at

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on September 23, 2022. He lost the bout via knockout on the ground via elbows in the third round. Manhoef retired from mixed martial arts after the fight.

Post Bellator

Despite his retirement months ago, Manhoef faced Igor Tanabe on December 28, 2022 at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima. He was submitted via heel hook in the first round and once again announced his retirement.

Business career

Manhoef founded a kickboxing and MMA-promotion named World Fighting League.

Personal life

On 29 March 2022, Manhoef and other neighbourhood residents apprehended three alleged burglars who had targeted his home near

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. He stopped the men from fleeing in a car by performing a

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, and then, with the assistance of neighbours, detained the suspects until police arrived. Manhoef gave a statement to police afterwards, although legal ramifications of his actions are unclear.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

* It's Showtime ** It's Showtime 85 kg MAX champion (One time, first)

Mixed martial arts

** Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion (One time) ***Two Successful Title Defenses *

Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinalist * K-1 Hero's **2006 Hero's Light Heavyweight Finalist *

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**2012 All-Violence First Team *Gringo Super Fight **2014 GSF Welterweight Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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Ray Sefo Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion, and was an eigh ...

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Tokyo Final'' was a kickboxing promoted by the K-1 ortheminutes each, with a possible tiebreaker. The tournament qualifiers had all qualified via elimination fights at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Openin ...

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Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

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Arnhem, Netherlands Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...

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Nijmegen, Netherlands Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about ...

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