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Mark Hunt Biography

Mark Hunt is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on March 23, 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand. MMA fighter and kickboxer from New Zealand who has been ranked in the top ten of the UFC Heavyweight rankings. He won the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix as a kickboxer.

He upset the heavily-favored Wanderlei Silva at PRIDE Shockwave 2004.

Hunt was born a Mormon, but is now a born-again Christian. He lives in Australia with his second wife and has six children. The first two children from his first marriage are already adults. Hunt and his second wife, Julie, met in a reggae club around 1994 and have four children. In December 2014 Hunt’s older brother John committed suicide at the age of 44.

In the beginning of his career, Hunt was used by the promoters as a stepping stone for their up-and-coming fighters, taking up fights at short notice, until Tarik Solak promoted K-1 Oceania tournament in February 2000. With a record of (15-4, 3 KO’s) Hunt entered his first K-1 tournament as a heavy underdog.

He has been married and has several children.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2001, Hunt returned to K-1 by winning the K-1 Oceania tournament for the second consecutive year. After that he took part of K-1 World GP 2001 in Melbourne, where he beat Japanese boxer Hiromi Amada, before suffering a close unanimous decision loss to reigning champion Ernesto Hoost. However, because of his exciting fighting style Hunt was granted a wildcard spot in the repercharge tournament for the K-1 World GP 2001 Finals, when Mirko Cro Cop had to pull out due to injury. He was drawn against Ray Sefo, who won the bout by outpointing Hunt. After the fight however, Sefo suffered an eye injury and was not able to continue, allowing Hunt to proceed in his place. Hunt then TKO’d Adam Watt to earn his place in the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals at the Tokyo Dome.

Mark Hunt Net Worth

Mark Hunt is one of the richest MMA Fighter from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Hunt's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He knocked out several people outside of an Auckland nightclub, prompting one of the club’s bouncers to invite him to start training at his gym.

He has won the UFC Knockout of the Night award for knockouts against Chris Tuchscherer and Stefan Struve.

Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the winner of the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix. He is known as “King of Walk-Offs” due to his popularization of the technique of walking away and stopping attacks before the referee officially ends the match.

Hunt is known for having a strong chin. This was shown in his bout against Mirko Cro Cop in K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya, in which he went the distance with the Croatian in spite of being hit by one of Cro Cop’s famous headkicks in the third round. Hunt fought Cro Cop a second time in Pride Shockwave 2005 and won by decision, again absorbing a headkick during the bout.

On 17 December 2002, Mark Hunt returned to defend his K-1 World Grand Prix Championship. In quarter finals, entering the third round and behind on all scorecards, Mark was able to connect with a right cross that knocked out Stefan Leko and advanced him to the semi-finals against his career long nemesis Jerome Le Banner. Despite knocking down the Frenchman at the end of the third round, Hunt lost the fight by decision. It would to be his last K-1 World Grand Prix appearance.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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During the matchmaking for the K-1 Finals, Hunt surprised the crowd by choosing Jérôme Le Banner, whom he had just lost in the previous year, as his quarterfinal opponent. Hunt won the rematch by knocking out Le Banner in the second round and advanced himself onto the semi-finals facing Stefan Leko. Hunt knocked down Leko two times in the first round and went on to win the fight by unanimous decision. The stage was set for the final battle against Brazilian Kyokushin karate champion Francisco Filho. In the final Hunt defeated Filho by unanimous decision to become the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion.

Hunt’s mixed martial arts career saw him fight in events in Japan’s PRIDE Fighting Championships. His first MMA fight was a submission loss to Hidehiko Yoshida, an Olympic gold medalist in judo. In his second fight, he defeated American wrestler Dan Bobish by TKO. Hunt stepped in as a late replacement for Sakuraba, and won a split decision against an outweighed PRIDE middleweight (205 lb) champion Wanderlei Silva. Silva, renowned for his brutal punching and Muay Thai clinch game, was neutralized by the hard-hitting Samoan and knocked down several times in the fight. At the PRIDE Shockwave 2005 event, Hunt surprisingly defeated Mirko Cro Cop via a split decision, after his earlier loss to him in K-1. At PRIDE 31: Unbreakable, Hunt defeated Japanese boxer Yosuke Nishijima in the third round with a powerful one-two punch.

Who is Mark Hunt Dating?

According to our records, Mark Hunt married to Julie Hunt. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Hunt’s is not dating anyone.

In 2002, Hunt went to Paris to fight Le Banner again for the third time what turned out to be one of the biggest battles in K-1 history. Le Banner, fighting in front of his hometown audience, knocked down Hunt in the second round but was in turn knocked down himself a few seconds later. In the final moments of the round, Hunt was knocked down for the second time again by the powerful Frenchman. In between rounds the towel was thrown in as Hunt could not continue.

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Following that fight, Hunt next lost to PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko at PRIDE Shockwave 2006. Hunt controlled Emelianenko most of the fight and even effectively countered an armbar early in the bout. Hunt’s greatest chance of winning came when he was able to put Emelianenko in an americana. Unfortunately for Hunt, Emelianenko was able to fight through it and submit Hunt with a kimura.

How much did Mark Hunt earn?

Mark Hunt Career Earnings: $6,504,000.

How much does Mark Hunt make per fight?

The New Zealand Herald is reporting that the Super Samoan’s new six-fight deal with the UFC is worth around a guaranteed $350,000 per fight. With Hunt averaging around two fights per year, his annual income is listed at around $890,000, a number he doesn’t seem particularly proud of.

Why did Mark Hunt have to pay the UFC?

“Plaintiff Mark Hunt filed this lawsuit against Zuffa, LLC d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), its president Dana White, and mixed-martial-arts fighter Brock Lesnar, alleging that UFC violated state and federal law by manipulating its own drug-testing requirements to allow select fighters to use performance- …

How many wins does Mark Hunt have?

Who is the highest paid fighter?

• Conor McGregor: $15,082,000.
• listair Overeem: $9,569,500.
• Khabib Nurmagomedov: $8,680,200.
• Anderson Silva: $8,112,000.
• Michael Bisping: $7,135,000.
• Georges St-Pierre: $7,037,000.
• Jon Jones: $7,025,000.
• Mark Hunt: $6,304,000.

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