Atakan Arslan

Atakan Arslan

Actor · 37 years old

Profile

Age37
Birth dateAugust 27, 1989
BirthplaceSivas
ProfessionActor, Athlete
Zodiac signVirgo
Eye colorBrown
EducationMarmara University School of Physical Education and Sports
SpouseSerap Korkmaz

Filmography / Projects

  • Promise (Söz) (translated) Promise (Söz) (translated) 2017
  • The Pit (Çukur) (translated) The Pit (Çukur) (translated) 2017
  • Glory Word Series 20 Dubai 2015
  • Glory World Series 15 Istanbul 2014
  • W.M.C Muay Thai World Champion (W.M.C Muay Thai Dünya Şampiyonu) (translated) 2013
  • WMAO World Champion (WMAO Dünya Şampiyonu) (translated) 2012
  • Muay Thai Super League Champion (Muay Thai Süper Lig Şampiyonu) (translated) 2012
  • Muay Thai IFMA World Champion (Muay Thai IFMA Dünya Şampiyonu) (translated) 2011
  • Fight Academy Istanbul 2011
  • RMO Fight Code İstanbul 2011
  • W.O.F World O-Sports Federation Muay Thai World Champion (W.O.F World O-Sports Federation Muay Thai Dünya Şampiyonu) (translated) 2010
  • IFMA Muay Thai World Third Place (IFMA Muay Thai Dünya Üçüncüsü) (translated) 2010
  • Best Muay Thai Super League Champion of Turkey (Best Muay Thai Süper Ligi Türkiye Şampiyonu) (translated) 2010
  • Muay Thai Champion of Turkey (Muay Thai Türkiye Şampiyonu) (translated) 2010
  • Ring Masters Olympia (Ring Masters Olimpia) (translated) 2010
  • Ring K-1 World Grand Prix 2010
  • WFFA Free Fight European Champion (WFFA Free Fight Arupa Şampiyonu) (translated) 2009
  • Muay Thai Turkey Runner-Up (Muay Thai Türkiye İkincisi) (translated) 2009
  • Mix Fight 6th Gala Darmstadt (Mix Fight 6. Gala Darmstadt) (translated) 2009
  • The Eight-Team Tournament (Sekizli Turnuva) (translated) 2009
  • Flying Fight Arena (Uçan Fight Arena) (translated) 2009
  • Kickboxing Turkey's Third Place (Kickboks Türkiye Üçüncüsü) (translated) 2009
  • Kickboxing Champion of Turkey (Kickboks Türkiye Şampiyonu) (translated) 2007
  • Kickbox Marmara Champion (Kickboks Marmara Şampiyonu) (translated) 2007
  • Kickboxing Istanbul Champion (Kickboks İstanbul Şampiyonu) (translated) 2007
  • Muay Thai Marmara Champion (Muay Thai Marmara Şampiyonu) (translated) 2007
  • Muay Thai Istanbul Champion (Muay Thai İstanbul Şampiyonu) (translated) 2007
  • Survivor Turkey (Survivor Türkiye) Survivor Turkey (Survivor Türkiye) 2005

Atakan Arslan — Biography

Atakan Arslan is an athlete best known for his world titles in Muay Thai and kickboxing, who later moved into television and acting. In 2011 he won the IFMA Muay Thai World Championship, bringing Turkey its first gold medal in the senior men's division of the sport. He won Survivor in 2016 and began acting in 2017 with the series Söz. He goes by the nickname Avatar and also models.

He began with basketball, took up bodybuilding at 16 and combat sports a year later. He entered the School of Physical Education and Sports after breaking the obstacle-course record. In 2007 he won Istanbul and Marmara titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai and a Turkish kickboxing title; from 2008 he was on the national teams in both. In 2010 he finished third at the IFMA World Championships. In 2011, in Uzbekistan, he knocked out his Uzbek opponent in the final in front of 5,000 opposing fans to take the IFMA world title; he followed it with the WMAO world title in 2012 and the W.M.C world title in 2013. In 2014 he signed with Glory World Series and fought at Glory 15 Istanbul and, in 2015, Glory 20 Dubai.

On Survivor 2016 he joined the Celebrities team and won the five-month contest in the final held in Cyprus. He then won an 81 kg world title fight at Mix Fight Gala by second-round knockout and defended the belt that December. In Söz he played First Lieutenant Zafer Yaman and left the series in its 12th episode. In 2019 it was announced that he would join the cast of Çukur. In 2022 he finished ninth on Survivor All Star.

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