The Most Famous
MARTIAL ARTS from United Kingdom
This page contains a list of the greatest British Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 1 of which were born in United Kingdom. This makes United Kingdom the birth place of the 18th most number of Martial Arts behind Switzerland, and Croatia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary British Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous British Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Alistair Overeem (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 46.50, Alistair Overeem is the most famous British Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fighter to hold world titles in MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Overeem is also a one-time challenger for the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
2. Michael Bisping (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 40.23, Michael Bisping is the 2nd most famous British Martial Arts. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is a British former professional mixed martial artist, current sports analyst, commentator and actor. He competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is a former UFC Middleweight Champion, a former Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion and The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight tournament winner. At UFC 78, he became the first British fighter to compete in a UFC main event. At UFC 199, he became the first British fighter to win a UFC Championship. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on 5 July 2019. Outside his UFC career, he has also embarked on an acting career, starring in films such as XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Triple Threat (2019), and the upcoming Red Sonja. He also portrayed Roy Shaw in the British sports drama film My Name Is Lenny (2017). On television, he has appeared in series such as Strike Back, Twin Peaks, MacGyver, Magnum P.I. and Warrior.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as British martial arts born between 1979 and 1980. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living British martial arts include Alistair Overeem, and Michael Bisping.
