Alvey Kulina

"Most guys run from fights 'cause they don't want the answer to the inevitable question that they whisper to themselves... "am I one of the weak? Or am I one of the strong?""

- Alvey Kulina

Alvey Kulina, also known as King Kulina, is a retired MMA fighter and the owner of Navy St. Mixed Martial Arts. He is one of the main characters of Kingdom and is portrayed by Frank Grillo.

Early Life
Alvey Kulina is from the south Bronx. He said he was born to fight and has been fighting since he could walk. When he was 15, he came home early from the gym one day, and found his mother, Annette, after she failed to hang herself. When he was 17, Alvey's father used to run a dive bar, and he would fight customers who could not pay. Every Sunday, he would fight a couple grown men, one at a time, in the parking lot. He won more of those fights than he lost. When he was 19, he beat up a man in a mall so bad the latter rode in an ambulance. At some point, Alvey lived in his car for about a year in East New York, Brooklyn. The cold inspired him to move to California, where he met Christina, who was attending college in Northridge but dropped out when they had Jay in the late 1980s.

During his mixed martial arts career, Alvey went by the nickname "King Kulina." He once won a legendary tournament. He fought Marnix Jansen, who he said was a very good fighter. He also defeated a Brazilian opponent in Tokyo, in front of 15,000 Japanese people. Alvey has fought in South America as well. However, he admitted that he fought for too long, because his last few fights were not too good and he lost a couple that he should not have. A reporter said he had a mercurial reputation as a fighter.

Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 3
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Personality
"The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must."

- Alvey Kulina

Alvey is, of his own admission, hardwired for conflict. He fights because he likes to hurt people.

Abilities

 * Peak Human Condition: Alvey, as a fighter, is at the peak of human physical condition. He trains hard every day. His workout routine consists of sparring, shadowboxing, running, lifting weights, hitting the heavy bag, deadlifts, using a grip strengthener, using a medicine ball, sprinting up mountains, tricep dips, push-ups, sit-ups, hitting the speed bag, using a fitness orb, jumping rope, and barbell squats. Dantzler said he has a vascular look and Jay said he is a very virile man. Keith knows him as "the fitness guy." Alvey eats clean, as he drinks a shake of blueberries, banana, almond milk, and protein powder. He also takes HGH.
 * Master Martial Artist: Alvey is a legendary fighter, a two-time Pride Openweight Champion, a one-time Pride Middleweight Champion, and the King Beast Welterweight Superfight champion. Split Lip described him as a pioneer in the cage. As a mixed martial artist, his fighting style incorporates Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He beat up Carlos Cruz and Hector Romero out of self-defense. Alvey is one of the top trainers in MMA. He trains professional fighters like Ryan Wheeler, who he got into the UFC before the events of the series. He also trains police officers.  In 2017, he received the Southern California Mixed Martial Arts Coach of the Year award. Even his son, Nate, admitted that he is one of the best coaches in the game.

Fights

 * Alvey Kulina vs. Marnix Jansen (offscreen)
 * Alvey Kulina vs. Brazilian man (Victory, offscreen)
 * Alvey Kulina vs. Matt Hughes (Victory)

Trivia
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