Ron Van Clief

Biography

Ron "The Black Dragon" Van Clief is a martial arts legend. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1943, he started martial arts training in his early teens. At 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds, Van Clief was fast, powerful, and tough. He won 10 New York State Full-Contact Karate Championships. He won multiple Karate Point-Fighting Titles. By the early 1970s he had earned his 10th Degree Black Belt. His karate record was reported to be 110-8. In 1994 at age 51, he launched a comeback on December 16, 1994 fighting former World JuJitsu Lightheavyweight and Ultimate Fighting World Champion Royce Gracie. The Black Dragon landed one good punch, but was taken to the canvas where after a valiant battle was choked into submission, thus ending one of the greatest fighting careers in martial arts history.

Known For

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

as Self

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

as The Boxer

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

as Self

Top Fighter

as Self

Enter the Clones of Bruce

as Self

Kung Fu Fever

as Black Dragon

The Squeeze

as Duke

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

as Self

Black Dragon's Revenge

as Black Dragon

The Black Dragon

as The Black Dragon