Ertan Balaban
Born in Istanbul, Ertan Balaban attended Ball State University in Indiana, USA and graduated from Business college. He started martial arts early ages and after a couple of years of competing full contact fights in Indiana, he started practising the sport of MMA. He decided to learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which is one of the key building blocks of the sport. In 2006, he opened his own gym on campus marking his first entrepreneurship experience. Upon his return to Turkey in 2007, he decided to contribute to the development of these disciplines in Turkey and became the pioneer of these sports.
In 2011, he named his team Balaban JiuJitsu team and signed a contract with WFC, a leading MMA organization in Europe. He concluded his career in 2013 after fighting at the Glory World Series, one of the biggest global organizations, with a 6-2-0 record. Considering his personal needs as well as the needs of his team, Balaban adopted the idea of opening a strength and conditioning centre and proceeded to dedicate separate parts of the facilities he established to martial arts and Funcitonal Fitness bearing in mind the interplay between different disciplines.
Balaban Solid Sports has been in the sport industry for over 10 years and became one of the known brands in Turkey.
Ertan Balaban, enrolled in a TV show called 'the World Adventures of a Fighter' in TRT Belgesel in 2020 and started his own youtube channel which also includes sports and many nature videos. He currently continues his sports business career and entrepreneurship.
In 2011, he named his team Balaban JiuJitsu team and signed a contract with WFC, a leading MMA organization in Europe. He concluded his career in 2013 after fighting at the Glory World Series, one of the biggest global organizations, with a 6-2-0 record. Considering his personal needs as well as the needs of his team, Balaban adopted the idea of opening a strength and conditioning centre and proceeded to dedicate separate parts of the facilities he established to martial arts and Funcitonal Fitness bearing in mind the interplay between different disciplines.
Balaban Solid Sports has been in the sport industry for over 10 years and became one of the known brands in Turkey.
Ertan Balaban, enrolled in a TV show called 'the World Adventures of a Fighter' in TRT Belgesel in 2020 and started his own youtube channel which also includes sports and many nature videos. He currently continues his sports business career and entrepreneurship.