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Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs (born July 8, 1963), is an American former professional martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer who competed from 1975 to 2005. [1] During her kickboxing career, she held ISKA, WKA, and WKF World Titles.
At fourteen, after picking up fencing a year earlier, Lucia became the Netherlands Junior Champion of that sport. [2] When she was fifteen she began kickboxing and knocked out the reigning American kickboxing champion, Lily Rodriguez. [2] Rijker eventually amassed a 36-0 (25 KO) record as a kickboxer, and won four different world titles.
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In the early part of his UFC career, Shamrock was named "The World's Most Dangerous Man" by ABC News in a special called "The World's Most Dangerous Things". [15] The moniker has stuck as his nickname. Shamrock became known early on in the UFC for his rivalry with Royce Gracie.
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Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 to 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
Extreme sports may be perceived as extremely dangerous, conducive to fatalities, near-fatalities and other serious injuries. The perceived risk in an extreme sport has been considered a somewhat necessary part of its appeal, [ 25 ] which is partially a result of pressure for athletes to make more money and provide maximum entertainment.
June 13 – In an American League baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field, Yankees batter Bob Meusel was hit in the ribs with the first pitch he faced, to which Muesel responded by walking to the mound and throwing a punch at pitcher Bert Cole; Muesel was restrained by umpires Billy Evans and Red Ormsby ...