Marius Žaromskis (born July 30, 1980) is a Lithuanian professional

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currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2000, Zaromskis has formerly competed for

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, and also fought at

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. Žaromskis won the DREAM 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix and became their inaugural

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Žaromskis began martial arts at around the age of 15 or 16 years old with

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and

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, becoming a National Youth Champion of Lithuania at both styles. Later he also took up

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before finally transitioning into

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. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2000 at age of 19, at the Knight of the Ring 6 event. Zarosmkis won his first fight against Viktoras Kontrimas and lost his second fight against Ricardas Jancevicius at that event. Žaromskis returned after five years in

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at UKMMAC 13 against Jack Mason and won by technical knockout.

Cage Rage

With a 3–1 MMA record, Žaromskis joined the

organization in May 2006, with his first fight against Afnan Saheed. After a big combination of knees and punches from Žaromskis, the referee stopped the fight. After his successful Cage Rage debut, Žaromskis fought against

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, and the fight was competitive until Mills caught Žaromskis with a knee that knocked him out. After that loss, Žaromskis returned against Dariusz Świerkosz at Cage Rage: Contenders 3 and won by submission in the first round. His next opponent was Damien Riccio, and Žaromskis knocked him down several times, but Riccio survived. In round three Žaromskis won by TKO due to a cut on Riccio's face. It is one of the most impressive fights in Cage Rage history. After his crushing victory over Riccio, Žaromskis fought Ross Mason. Žaromskis completely dominated Mason in the first two rounds and knocked him out in the third round with a flying knee. Zaromskis next opponent was

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. The fight looked competitive in the first round, but in the second round Pointon received a large cut on his head, causing a referee stoppage, which declared Žaromskis the winner. After this series of wins, Žaromskis received a title shot at the Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship and avenge his only loss in Cage Rage fighting against

for a second time. Žaromskis dominated the first round by taking him down two times and holding top positions for most of the round, but developed a cut on his right eye during the first round and doctors stopped the fight declaring Mills the winner. Zaromskis fought for the company a total of seven times until May 2008 when it was bought by

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who soon fell into bankruptcy, meaning Cage Rage ceased operations. Zaromskis had compiled a Cage Rage record of 5–2.

Return to Lithuania

After leaving Cage Rage, Žaromskis returned to fight in Lithuania. He participated in Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2008 event against Jedrzej Kubski. Kubski desperately tried to take the fight to the ground, and Žaromskis got on top by using his takedown defense. After landing multiple unanswered punches from the top, the referee stopped the fight. With an MMA record of 9–3, all wins finished by knockout or submission, Žaromskis was the most promising Lithuanian fighter.

DREAM

In April 2009, Žaromskis was invited to participate in the DREAM

Grand Prix 2009 Tournament. At

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Zaromskis faced

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in the quarterfinals. Žaromskis out-struck him all three rounds, earning a unanimous decision victory. In the semifinals Žaromskis faced Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, who had just come off a KO victory over WAMMA

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Champion

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in the previous round of the tournament. A heavy underdog in the fight, Žaromskis looked comfortable exchanging with the seasoned veteran. The two exchanged relatively evenly on the feet, both showing good combinations with their straight jabs and hooks, whilst Sakurai favored leg kicks and Žaromskis chose to use high kicks while working the body with his feet. Sakurai landed one takedown and assumed the half guard position in the middle of the ring, but Žaromskis was swiftly able to rise to his feet. The bout was then temporarily halted for several minutes to clean up a cut on Sakurai's face. When the bout resumed Žaromskis came out with a renewed intensity and after a brief exchange he landed a left high kick that dropped his opponent. Žaromskis followed with punches on the ground, prompting the referee to stop the fight for the TKO victory at 4:03 of the first round. Now in the final, Žaromskis faced

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who had defeated Andre Galvao previously that night in the other semifinal bout. Žaromskis again won in spectacular fashion, knocking out his opponent with a head kick at 2:22 of the first round crowning him the 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Champion and the inaugural DREAM Welterweight Champion. At

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, the event which marked the first time DREAM used a hexagonal cage for instead of a ring, Žaromskis met

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Myeon Ho Bae in a non-title fight. Coming out from the opening bell aggressively, Žaromskis was caught by a right hand which backed him up for a few seconds until connecting a flush left high kick to the head of his opponent at 0:19 of the first round to knockout his opponent. It marked his third consecutive win via KO in just the first round. Žaromskis successfully defended his DREAM Welterweight Championship against

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on December 31, 2010. The fight was stopped early into the first round by doctors when it appears Žaromskis' strikes had partially torn Sakuraba's ear from his head. Žaromskis was set to fight at DREAM 17 in a rematch with

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, in a non-title fight, but an unspecified leg injury forced Sakurai out of the bout and he was replaced by Eiji Ishikawa. Ishikawa had won his last seven of nine fights before facing Žaromskis. Ishikawa was out-struck for almost all three rounds and was almost finished several times, but he was able to survive, eventually losing a unanimous decision.

Strikeforce

It was announced on October 31 that Žaromskis had signed a multi fight contract with

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n promotion

and would still be under contract for DREAM as well due to the organizations' alliance. Žaromskis had five wins in a row, including the previous three via head kick KO. For this, he earned a fight against

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for the inaugural Strikeforce Welterweight Championship at Strikeforce: Miami on January 30, 2010. After rocking Diaz earlier, Žaromskis ran into a straight right hand and lost via TKO at 4:38 of round one. Žaromskis next fought

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at Strikeforce: Los Angeles. From the start of the fight, it was obvious that Cyborg had a size advantage over Žaromskis. Žaromskis lost by TKO at 2:38 in the first round. After this, Žaromskis faced

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro. Žaromskis started aggressive by attempting a flying knee, but as a result he accidentally poked Spiritwolf's eye and he was unable to continue resulting in a NC.

Bellator MMA

On February 24, 2012 it was announced that Žaromskis had signed a multi-fight deal with

. In his first fight for the promotion, Žaromskis faced

in a rematch. Spiritwolf weighed in a-pound-and-a-half overweight and was therefore forced to forfeit part of his purse. Once again, the contest between the two ended in controversy as the doctor stopped the fight between rounds two and three due to a cut suffered by Spiritwolf, giving Žaromskis the TKO win. Due to the controversial nature of this stoppage, Žaromskis and

had a rematch – the third fight between the two – at

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. He won the fight via split decision. Zaromskis then faced Canadian contender

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in the first round of the new Welterweight Tournament on September 28, 2012 in

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the semifinals, Zaromskis was TKO'd in the first round of his bout against

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. Zaromskis entered the Bellator Season Eight Welterweight Tournament opening round against

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. He lost via unanimous decision. After over a year away from the sport, Zaromskis returned to Bellator and faced Vaughn Anderson at

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on May 9, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Žaromskis was expected to face

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on October 3, 2014 at

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. However, Žaromskis was pulled from the bout to fight at another date, as a result, Parisyan faced

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. Žaromskis faced

at Bellator 132 on January 16, 2015. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Post-Bellator career

After the seven-fight stint in Bellator and a four-year hiatus from professional MMA competition, Žaromskis faced Aliaksandr Danilchenko at Bushido FC: Bushido Vilnius 2019 on May 3, 2019. He won the fight via first-round knockout. Žaromskis then signed a contract with KSW and was scheduled to make his promotional debut against

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at KSW 53 on March 21, 2020. However, the event was cancelled due to the

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and the bout was scrapped. Žaromskis faced Andrzej Grzebyk at KSW 56 on November 14, 2020. Marius won the fight after Andrzej broke his leg on a checked kick, rendering him unable to continue. Žaromskis rematched Andrzej Grzebyk on July 17, 2021 at KSW 62: Kołecki vs. Szostak. He lost the bout via TKO in the first round.

Championships and Accomplishments

:* DREAM Welterweight Championship (One time, last) :* 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Champion *Fight Matrix **2009 Most Lopsided Upset of the Year vs.

on July 20

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaromskis, Marius 1980 births Dream (mixed martial arts) champions Living people Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Lithuanian male mixed martial artists Lithuanian male karateka Lithuanian Muay Thai practitioners Lithuanian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Šiauliai Welterweight mixed martial artists

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Cage Rage

Return to Lithuania

DREAM

Strikeforce

Bellator MMA

Post-Bellator career

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Submission grappling record

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