Facts of Melvin Manhoef
Full Name:	Melvin Manhoef
Birth Date:	May 11, 1976
Age:	47 years
Gender:	Male
Profession:	Surinamese- Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer
Country:	Suriname
Horoscope:	Taurus
Height:	5 feet 8 inches (1.73m)
Net Worth	$5 million
Salary	$85000
Eye Color	black
Hair Color	black
Birth Place	Paramaribo
Status	N/A
Nationality	Dutch
Ethnicity	Surinamese
Education	unknown
Father	unknown
Mother	unknown
Siblings	Moreno
Kids	Djeedy Manhoef  and Shane Manhoef
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Melvin Manhoef (born on 11^th May 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Surinamese- Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. In fact, Manhoef played in Its Showtime Champion and MMA. Furthermore, he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion.

Melvin Manhoef: Bio, Age, Education

The mixed martial artist was born on 11^th May 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname. Further, he has a younger brother named Moreno. As of 2019, he is 43 years old and belongs to the birth sign Taurus.

By nationality, she is a Dutch and his ethnicity is Surinamese. The information about his parents and education background is under review.

Melvin Manhoef: Professional Career

• Firstly, he started his fighting career at the age of 18 when he had his first fist fight and won by decision.
• In 2004, he entered the Cage Rage promotion in London and became the British Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion by winning the match against Fabio Piamonte.
• After that, he entered the K-1 MMA affiliate promotion Hero’s in 2006 and won his first fight at Hero’s 4 against Shungo Oyama by technical knockout in the first round.
• Furthermore, he defeated Bernard Ackah at K-1 Hero’s Middleweight Tournament Opening Round and also got a TKO win against Fabio Silva, a Chute Boxe fighter, by TKO in K-1 Hero’s Middleweight GP Final.

  

• At Dynamite!! 2008, Melvin fought Mark Hunt as a replacement for Jerome Le Baner on a short notice and knocked out Hunt in 18 seconds.
• Moreover, he fought former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho on 20^th July 2009 at DREAM.
• In addition, he signed a multi-year fight contract with Strikeforce and made his debut against Robbie Lawler.
• Melvin scored a knockout victory on 6^th October 2012 against Ryo Kawamura followed by a quick knockout of Dennis Kang on 31^st December 2012.
• On 27^th April Melvin faced Evangelista Santos for the Gringo Super Fight Welterweight title and won the bout via TKO in the first round.

Melvin Manhoef: Bellator MMA

• Melvin signed with Bellator MMA on 21^st July 2014 and made his debut against Doug Marshall on 19^th September 2014. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.
• After that, he made his comeback to kickboxing and faced Remy Bonjasky on 29^th October 2017 and won the bout by decision.
• Later, he announced his retirement from kickboxing and stated that he would focus on his MMA career.
• Besides, Manhoef founded a kickboxing and MMA-promotion named World Fighting League.

According to the sources, he has an estimated net worth of $5 million as of 2019. Similarly, he earns about $85000 salary from his profession as per the reports.

Melvin Manhoef: Personal Life; Relationship & Affairs

Regarding his love life, we cannot find accurate information about his wife but he has two daughters named Djeedy Manhoef and Shane Manhoef. Therefore, the information about his partner is under review.

Melvin Manhoef: Awards and Achievements

Total matches 49

Total wins 32

• By Knockout 29
• By Decision 3
• Draw 1

Melvin Manhoef: Physical Appearance & Social Media

The Dutch fighter, he stands at the height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 84 kg. Similarly, he holds 60.8k followers on Instagram, 6681 followers on Twitter and 60k followers on Facebook. Moreover, he has tattoos in his body parts.