Chalid Arrab

Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a German-Moroccan former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He trained at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.

Biography and career Arrab's amateur boxing record of 34 wins and 31 KOs out of 37 bouts has earned him the nickname "Die Faust" ("The Fist" in German). On April 29, 2006 Arrab entered the K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas as a heavy underdog. Just one week before the fight he was involved in a serious car crash in Germany. Arrab walked away unharmed.

In the quarterfinals Arrab took on a former wrestler, Sean O'Haire. Arrab stepped in quickly, firing with a series of uppercuts and knocking out the American in the first round.

In the semifinals he met Carter Williams. Midway through the second round, Williams dropped Arrab with a right knee. Arrab ended up losing the fight with a split decision. Under K-1's substitution rule, Williams could not continue due to a broken nose and shin injury suffered in his fight with Arrab. The fortunate German was sent back in to face Gary Goodridge in the GP tournament final.

In the first round, Goodridge threw a quick left hook to score an early knockdown. Heading into the third round, Die Faust was trailing badly on all cards due to the two downs. The only thing that could possibly win it for Arrab was a KO. Midway through the third round, he caught Goodridge with a right hook to the jaw and dropped him. "The Fist" capped his comeback in dramatic fashion and became the K-1 World GP 2006 USA Champion.

On September 30, 2006 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 final eliminations at Osaka, Japan, Arrab earned a unanimous decision win over Japanese fighter Musashi and qualified for his first ever appearance at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Finals.

On December 2, 2006 at the K-1 World GP quarterfinals Arrab met four-time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost. After the original three rounds, the judges ruled a draw and an additional round was added. Arrab lost that extra round by unanimous decision.

Arrab was scheduled to fight on August 11 in Las Vegas, against Mighty Mo. However, Arrab was unable to secure a visa in time, and was replaced by Stefan "Blitz" Leko.

Titles

2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas Champion

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record Win

Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (majority) Hero's 2005 in Seoul

Seoul, South Korea Win

Yukiya Naito Decision (unanimous) Hero's 1

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Loss

Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission (armbar) PRIDE Bushido 3

Yokohama, Japan Win

Rodney Glunder Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 1

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Loss

Jeremy Horn Decision (unanimous)

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Stanislav Nuschik KO (punches) M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002

Saint Petersburg, Russia Win

Roman Zentsov KO M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 2

Saint Petersburg, Russia Win

Peter Varga Submission (arm lock) MillenniumSports - Veni Vidi Vici

Veenendaal, Netherlands Loss

Ramazan Mezhidov Submission (rear naked choke) IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000

Moscow, Russia Win

Spartak Kochnev TKO (strikes) IAFC - Pankration World Championship 2000

Moscow, Russia