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Mariusz Pudzianowski, widely known as Pudzian and Dominator, is a Polish businessman, former strong competitor and current mixed martial arts artist. Mariusz Pudzianowski is considered the greatest strength athlete of all time. Currently, he is ranked #3 in the KSW Heavyweight division.
Early life
Mariusz Pudazianowski was born inon February 7, 1977, in Biala Rawska, Poland. He is 45 years starting in 2022. His parents are Wojciech Pudazianowski and Maria Pudaziannowski. His father was a weightlifter and later became a strength coach. Mariusz was interested in sports and martial arts from a young age. He learned Kyokushin karate at the age of 11. He has the fourth kyu green belt in Kyokushin karate. Mariusz started strength training at 13 years old.
Mariusz started boxing at the age of 15, but quit seven years later. At the age of 16 he participated in the Polish weightlifting championship in the bench press event while training in combat sports. He did not return to competition for 2 years. On May 27, 2008, Mariusz completed a master’s degree in international relations.
Prison
Mariusz was sentenced to 19 months in prison in Lowicz for assault in 2000. He later revealed in an interview that he wanted to stop the local mafia. Instead, Mariusz was charged with assault and jewelry theft. He was imprisoned for 19 months in prison. He missed the 2001 WSM.
Professional life
At the age of 21, he finally put martial arts aside to focus entirely on strongman competition. He also won Poland’s Strongest Man and debuted in the 2000 World’s Strongest Man Contest, where he finished fourth behind Magnus Samuelsson, Svend Karlsen and eventual winner Janne Virtanen. Mariusz returned in 2002. Many had ruled him out of winning the competition, but to everyone’s surprise, he won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2002.
The following year in 2003, he won the 2003 World’s Strongest Man title with the largest lead of 20 points. In March 2004, he also won the Strongman Super Series World Championship. He finished third in WSM, but was later disqualified for failing to comply with the organization’s Strongman Health policy. He also had to return the prize money. Furthermore, Mariusz was banned from participating in the competition for a year.
The IFSA (International Federation of Strength Athletes) decided to part ways with WSM after working together for a decade. IFSA received a new sponsor and began holding its competition. Mariusz won three WSM titles from 2005 to 2009. Mariusz stated in an interview that the 2009 World’s Strongest Man Competition would be his last competition as it required different training for MMA.
Subtitle: Mariusz Pudzianowski during 1999 Strongman Source: Instagram
mixed martial arts
After winning it all in Strongman, Mariusz took on a new challenge. Mariusz Pudziannowski signed with the Polish MMA promoter, KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walk). He made his debut on December 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland against Marcin Najman. He won the fight in just 43 seconds by technical knockout and pocketed $70,000 from the fight. On May 7, 2010, Mariusz fought Yusuke Kamaguchi. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On May 21, 2010, he fought former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia. Slyvia ended the fight via technical knockout at 1:43 of the second round. Following the loss against Slyvia, Mariusz fought former heavyweight boxer and kickboxer Eric Esch, also known as Butterbean. He won the fight by submission in the first round. He fought James Thompson at KSW XVI and lost the fight after James performed an arm triangle on him.
Training with the best American team
Mariusz Pudzianowski went to train at the most important MMA camp in the United States, the American Top Team. After the return, he faced James Thompson for a rematch and won the fight by majority decision. The victory was controversial as Thompson dominated Mariusz in every round. The KSW annulled the decision and declared it uncontested. On May 23, 2015, Mariusz fought Rolles Gracie Jr at KSW 31 in Gdansk, Poland. Mariusz won the fight by KO in the first round.
He faced Szymon Kolecki at KSW 51. Mariusz suffered a leg injury in the first round and lost the match. He returned to KSW after 15 months. Mariusz was scheduled to face undefeated Senegalese heavyweight Serigne Ousmane. On the day of the match, Ousmane suffered an attack of acute appendicitis and was replaced by Serbian Nikola Milanovic at short notice.
He knocked out Nikola in the first round. On June 5, 2021, he faced former KSW tournament winner Lukasz Jurkowski at KSW 63: Crime of the Century. He KO’d Lukasz in the third round. KSW rescheduled the fight between Mariusz and Ousmane. The fight took place at KSW 64 on October 23, 2021. Mariusz knocked out Ousmane within 18 seconds of the first round.
Caption: Mariusz Pudzianowski and his opponent during the confrontation Source: Instagram
Business and other companies
In an interview, Mariusz Pudzianowski said that he does not earn much from Strongman and MMA and that he only does it as a hobby. He runs a school for bodyguards and Mariusz also owns a trucking company called Pudzianowski Transport. He also makes investments in real estate. Mariusz Pudzianowski has also acted in several films such as Neighbors, Nie ma takiego numeru, Faceci do wziecia etc
He also performed as a singer for his brother Krystian’s musical band called Pudzian Band. They released their 1st single called Zdobyc Swiat in 2006 and a full album called Dawaj na ring. Mariusz participated in the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars. He lost in the final to actress Magdalena Walach.
Personal life
Mariusz Pudzianowski is a very secretive person as there is no information about his relationship history, siblings or friends. Mariusz married his love, Alexandra Hall. The chronology or information of how and where Mariusz met Alexandra is unknown. The couple also shares two children: a son and a daughter. Likewise, the heartthrob has not revealed any information about his children to the public.
body measurement
Mariusz Pudzianowski has a height of 6 feet and 1 inch. He weighs about 120 kg. He has a huge build. His bicep measures up to 56 cm while his forearm measures 45 cm. Likewise, his chest measures up to 148cm and his neck measures up to 54cm. He has a waist of 92 cm. He has dark brown hair and his eyes are light blue.
Mariusz Pudzianowski – Social networks
Mariusz Pudzianowski has an Instagram account called @pudzianofficial with 563 thousand followers and a Twitter called @pudzianmariusz with 10.4 thousand followers. Mariusz also has a YouTube account called Mariusz Pudzianowski with 139,000 subscribers. Mariusz is very active on social media. He often shares his work- or fitness-related content on social media.
Mariusz Pudzianowski – Net worth 2023
Mariusz Pudzianowski earned his career income through strongman, MMA, business, and appearances in television shows and movies. He owns a bodyguard school and a truck loading company. The total net worth of him is 18 million dollars.
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