Ron Van Clief
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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
Credits
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
as Self
Top Fighter (1995)
as Self
Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
as Self
Black Dragon's Revenge (1975)
as Black Dragon
The Squeeze (1978)
as Duke
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (1993)
as Self
The Black Kung Fu Experience (2012)
as Self
Hot Lead Hard Fury (2018)
as Solomon Link
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors (1994)
Actor
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief (2023)
as Himself
The Black Dragon (1974)
as The Black Dragon
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
as The Boxer
Way of the Black Dragon (1978)
as Bill Eaton
Colorz of Rage (1999)
as Diciple
Bamboo Trap (1975)
Actor
Blazin' (2001)
as Davis
Kung Fu Fever (1979)
as Black Dragon
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (2020)
Actor
The Super Weapon (1976)
as Himself
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors (1994)
as Self
Snow Black (2021)
as Jerrod Camden
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief (2020)
as Self