Amir Perets is an Israeli-born mixed martial artist, entrepreneur, and active participant in Fight Science featured on the National Geographic Channel.

[1] He is an instrumental figure in popularizing and modernizing the self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces known as Krav Maga.

At age 18, Amir Perets received awards of distinction for physical education and sports and became Israel's heavyweight full-contact martial arts champion.

[4] Simultaneously, he became a lead instructor at the newly formed “Krav Maga National Training Center" in Los Angeles, California, where he holds a sixth degree black belt.

[5] Perets was used as Niko Bellic for the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV"[6] and did motion capture for the main character's fighting moves along with Bas Rutten.