International Kung Fu Magazine – July 2019

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PAOLO BIOTTI THE FLEX


THE MARTIAL ART HERO


Award


Paolo Biotti appears for the first time in Kung Fu Magazine in the 1994 in an interview, following
his spectacular KOs in the Prestige fight in France, after almost 30 years, he has become one of
the Italian martial arts and combat sports icons. For over 20 years now he is the Director of the
Marketing and TV network for “Oktagon” (14.000 spectators live and 160 TV worldwide), and or-
ganizations like “Fight1” (10.000 members in Italy). Paolo Biotti was elected with unanimous deci-
sion, in 2018 as the Global Director of Marketing and TV of GAMMA (The Global Association of
Mixed Martial Arts)present in 60 countries, and several governments, in the world and partner
of the Asian giant One FC. One FC is the largest media entertainment company in Asia with Live
audience that averages of 42 million viewers, that broadcasts over 2.6 billion potential viewers
in 140 countries with some of the largest global TV network including Fox Sports, ABS-CBN, Astro,
ClaroSports, Startimes, Thairath TV, Skynet Mediacorp, GreatSport, Tencent, Mediaset Italia, ProSie-
benSat 1, Dubai Sports, Turner Sports. GAMMA, the MMA World Federation, will organise the MMA
World Championships in Singapore in 2019 and Doha in 2020.


Paolo Biotti has been the TV Host of Muay Thai and kick boxing and of Extreme Sports with the
Extratime TV format with Redbull on air with La3 Channel by Hutchison Whampoa.
The editorial staff of Kung Fu Magazine had the honor of hosting Paolo Biotti as the “Kung Fu Ma-
gazine” Testimonial in Venice Italy, where on October 12, 2019 he was awarded with the Martial Art
Hero prize - Martial Arts Hall of Fame - by the Hollywood action actressCynthia Rothrocktogether
with a large jury of celebrities and actors from the martial arts world, among which also appeared
Samuel Kwok, Master ofBruce LeeandSteven Seagal, one of the legends of the Kung Fu style
Ip Man Wing Chun Chinese, the GuruKan Cecep Arief RhamanMaster of Pencak Silat and the
Muay Thai Champion Itthipol Akkasrivorn.


The 12.500 spectators during a fight of Paolo The Flex Biotti in Milano in 1995
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