| Choi Mu-bae | |
| Other Names: | The Heavy Tank of Busan,[1] Fuchinkan [2] |
| Native Name: | 최무배 |
| Birth Date: | June 27, 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Busan, South Korea |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Height: | 190 cm |
| Weight: | 110.3 kg |
| Weight Class: | Heavyweight |
| Style: | MMA, Greco-Roman wrestling, Hybrid martial arts |
| Team: | Team Tackle KPW Korea |
| Mma Kowin: | 6 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 3 |
| Mma Koloss: | 4 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 3 |
| Sherdog: | 9684 |
Choi Mu-bae (born June 27, 1970), often anglicised to Mu-bae Choi, is a South Korean former Heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler[2] and professional mixed martial artist. A professional since 2004, he has competed for World Victory Road, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's, and Pancrase. He holds notable victories over UFC veterans Soa Palelei and Dave Herman.
Choi made his mixed martial arts debut in 2004 at Pride FC when he defeated Yusuke Imamura, who was also a former wrestler.[3]
He has a professional MMA record of 11–4 as of May 2, 2015. Choi was scheduled to fight in K-1 Dynamite!! USA in Los Angeles against "Mighty" Mo Siliga on June 2, 2007. Choi however pulled out of the event for undisclosed reasons.
Choi debuted in Sengoku at the Sengoku 3 event on June 8, 2008, losing against the Brazilian fighter Marcio Cruz.[3]
As for his Japanese-language nickname Fuchin-kan, Fuchin means "unsinkable", and Kan simultaneously means "warship" and "[South] Korea".
He was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 27, 1970.[3]
|-| Win| align=center| 14–8| Hye Seok Son| KO (punch)| AFC 19 | | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:03| Seoul, South Korea|Won AFC Heavyweight Championship.|-| Loss| align=center| 13–8| Kazuyuki Fujita| TKO (punches)| Road FC 050 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:55| Daejeon, South Korea|Openweight bout.|-| Win| align=center| 13–7| Anding Ma| TKO (punches)| Road FC 049 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:09| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–7| Jake Heun| Decision (unanimous)| Road FC 27| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–6| Mighty Mo| TKO (punches)| Road FC 27| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:46| Shanghai, China|ROAD FC Openweight Tournament Quarterfinals.|-| Loss| align=center| 12–5| Mighty Mo| KO (punch)| Road FC 26| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:37| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win | align=center| 12–4| Yusuke Kawaguchi| TKO (punches)| Road FC 24| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:50| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win | align=center| 11–4| Lucas Tani | TKO (punches) | Road FC 23 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:45| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win | align=center| 10–4| Toyohiko Monma| KO (punch)| Revolution 1: The Return of Legend| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:26| Seoul, South Korea|Openweight bout.|-| Loss| align=center| 9–4| Yoshihiro Nakao| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 9–3| Katsuhisa Fujii| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase: Changing Tour 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 8–3| Dave Herman| TKO (punches)| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:22| Saitama, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 7–3| Márcio Cruz| Submission (triangle armbar)| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:37| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–2| Gary Goodridge| KO (punch)| The Khan 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| N/A| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win| align=center| 6–2| Masayuki Kono| Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)| Pancrase: Blow 10| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:36| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 5–2| Sylvester Terkay| Decision (unanimous)| Hero's 2005 in Seoul| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Seoul, South Korea|Openweight bout.|-| Loss| align=center| 5–1| Sergei Kharitonov| TKO (punches and knees)| PRIDE 29| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:24| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Giant Silva| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| PRIDE Shockwave 2004| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:47| Saitama, Japan|Super Heavyweight bout; Mu-bae weighed in at 112.9 kg.|-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Soa Palelei| Submission (rear-naked choke)| PRIDE 28| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:55| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Murad Ammaev| TKO (suplex and punches)| Gladiator FC: Day 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:18| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Yoshihisa Yamamoto| Decision (unanimous)| PRIDE Bushido 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Yokohama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Yusuke Imamura| Submission (rear-naked choke)| PRIDE Bushido 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:08| Yokohama, Japan| [4]