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Artur Saladiak
Polish kickboxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Artur Saładiak (born March 15, 1991) is a Polish Muay Thai kickboxer and Lethwei fighter. He who competed in Glory and World Lethwei Championship where he is the former WLC Light Middleweight World Champion.[1]
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Career
kickboxing career
Fighting out of FSC Muay Thai in Exeter, Artur Saladiak began his Muay Thai career on the British scene, competing for events like Infinity Full On and Total Takedown.
On September 11, 2016, Saladiak had his first big break when he appeared on THAI FIGHT London facing French Muaythai star Antoine Pinto. He lost the fight by decision after three rounds.
On September 22, 2017, he faced Youssef Boughanem at Phoenix 3 London, where he lost via third-round technical knockout.
On August 22, 2021, Saladiak faced Alex MacGregor at Lion Fight 68 on short notice. He lost by unanimous decision.[2]
On October 12, 2019, Saladiak made his Glory debut at Glory 69: Düsseldorf. Facing Vlad Tuinov, he lost a three-round unanimous decision.[3]
He returned to Glory at Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020, where he faced Gueric Billet. In a fight that saw him get knocked down, Saladiak went on to lose via unanimous decision.[4]
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Lethwei career
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Artur Saladiak made his Lethwei debut on June 10, 2017, at WLC 2: Ancient Warriors.[5][6] He defeated Soe Lin Oo of Myanmar by unanimous decision.[7][8] Saladiak is featured in the Netflix documentary series FightWorld in the episode titled "Myanmar: Crossroads", which is centered around Lethwei.[9]
On June 2, 2018, Saladiak fought Saw Ba Oo at WLC 5: Knockout War for the inaugural WLC Light Middleweight World Championship, knocking out the Burmese fighter in fourth round to become the WLC World Champion.[10][11]
In 2019, he made his first defense of the WLC Light Middleweight World Championship against up-and-coming Ukrainian fighter Sasha Moisa.[12] On August 2, 2019, at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, Saladiak lost to Moisa by unanimous decision and failed to retain the WLC Light Middleweight World Championship.[13][14]
On May 9, 2021, Saladiak defeated Filip Rządek by decision in a three-round bout under Lethwei rules at A1 Federation Gala 6. It was the first-ever Lethwei event held in Poland, sanctioned by the Polish Lethwei Federation and the World Lethwei Federation.[15]
On January 1, 2022, Saladiak competed against Adam Trzpioła at WOTORE 4 in Poland.[16] The rules of Wotore are reminiscent of the Vale Tudo tournaments of the 1990s or Lethwei since participants compete without gloves, and headbutts are legal.[17] Saladiak won by TKO.[18]
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Championships and accomplishments
Muay Thai
- K1 British 84 kg Champion
- ICO British 84 kg Champion
- 2015 Infinity Area 84 kg Champion
- Golden Belt British Muay Thai 72.5 kg Champion
- 2023 8 Limbs Champion
Lethwei
- World Lethwei Federation
- WLF Lightweight Champion (One time; current)
- World Lethwei Championship
- WLC Light Middleweight World Champion (One time)
Lethwei record
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Muay Thai & kickboxing record
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External links
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