Francisco Filho (martial artist)
| Francisco Filho | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francisco Alves Filho January 10, 1971 Souto Soares, Bahia, Brazil |
| Other names | Chiquinho |
| Nationality |
 Brazilian
|
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Kyokushin Karate, Kickboxing |
| Team | Team Ichigeki Liberdade Dojo |
| Trainer | Seiji Isobe |
| Rank |
7th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 19 (1985–2004) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Nicholas Pettas, Vitor Belfort |
|
|
|
Francisco "Chiquinho" Alves Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka and kickboxer. He is one of the few karate-ka to have successfully completed the 100 man kumite more than once.
He holds notable K-1 wins over Sam Greco, Andy Hug, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Stefan Leko.
Francisco Filho started Kyokushin kaikan around age of 10 and received black belt six and half years later. He made his professional K-1 fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the K-1 Dream '97 tournament against Kyokushin and Seidokaikan fighter Andy Hug. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a controversial knockout victory for Filho with a technique that connected after the bell rang. The second fight was also won by Filho quickly earning the Brazilian a large fan base in Japan as well as making him one of the then top contenders for the K-1 World GP Championship title.
Filho has since held championship titles in both K-1 as well as in IKO-Kyokushin Kaikan. He has not taken part in any major competition since 2004 but remains active developing young fighters and in overseeing Brazil’s Kyokushin national team.
In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with Vitor Belfort.
...
Wikipedia