richard p. "rick" cheek (born october 4, 1977) is an american kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. a north american muay thai champion as an amateur, cheek turned professional in 2005 and debuted in k-1 the same year. he holds notable wins over wsof standout dave huckaba in mma, 2001 k-1 japan grand prix champion nicholas pettas and multiple time world kickboxing champion mike sheppard