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Ron Van Clief
Ron "The Black Dragon" Van Clief is a martial arts legend. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1943, he started martial arts training in his early teens. At 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds, Van Clief was fast, powerful, and tough. He won 10 New York State Full-Contact Karate Championships. He won multiple Karate Point-Fighting Titles. By the early 1970s he had earned his 10th Degree Black Belt. His karate record was reported to be 110-8. In 1994 at age 51, he launched a comeback on December 16, 1994 fighting former World JuJitsu Lightheavyweight and Ultimate Fighting World Champion Royce Gracie. The Black Dragon landed one good punch, but was taken to the canvas where after a valiant battle was choked into submission, thus ending one of the greatest fighting careers in martial arts history.
Known for
6.7Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
5.3Black Dragon's Revenge
1975
7.4Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023
10.0Hot Lead Hard Fury
2018
8.1Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993
4.4Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
5.9The Squeeze
1978
6.6Top Fighter
1995
2.0The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2023
4.8The Black Kung Fu Experience
2012
7.4UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
6.0Colorz of Rage
1999
6.0Way of the Black Dragon
1978
4.3Blazin'
2001
5.5The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
2020
7.2The Super Weapon
1976
5.3The Black Dragon
1974
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
2020
2.0Snow Black
2021