Pudzianowski - MMA Career
2009-12-14 @ 23:58:20
Apart from the WSM, Pudzianowski is a fourth kyu green belt in Kyokushin kaikan karate, and has also trained as an amateur boxer.
Mariusz Pudzianowski faced off against fellow MMA newcomer Marcin Najman in a heavyweight match-up in Warsaw, Poland as the headliner for KSW XII. Mariusz won the fight in 0:44 of the first round by tap-out due to punches.
The Pudzianowski-Najman fight was one of the most anticipated Polish fighting sport events in years.
Before the fight Mariusz said: "Ta ręka niesie za sobą śmierć, a tej drugiej sam się boję." (English: "This hand brings death, but the other one I am even afraid of.") According to the press, Mariusz will collect for this fight 200,000 PLN ($70,475 as of 11/12/2009 exchange rate), his opponent four times less that amount.
Mariusz Pudzianowski faced off against fellow MMA newcomer Marcin Najman in a heavyweight match-up in Warsaw, Poland as the headliner for KSW XII. Mariusz won the fight in 0:44 of the first round by tap-out due to punches.
The Pudzianowski-Najman fight was one of the most anticipated Polish fighting sport events in years.
Before the fight Mariusz said: "Ta ręka niesie za sobą śmierć, a tej drugiej sam się boję." (English: "This hand brings death, but the other one I am even afraid of.") According to the press, Mariusz will collect for this fight 200,000 PLN ($70,475 as of 11/12/2009 exchange rate), his opponent four times less that amount.