Rumen Dimitrov ( bg, Румен Димитров; born May 10, 1982) is a

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practitioner and

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who has won gold and two bronze medals at the Combat Sambo World Championships.

Sambo career

Part of the Dimitrov family which has produced significant success in Combat Sambo for Bulgaria, Rumen has medaled two consecutive years in the middleweight category for Combat Sambo. When he was a child he weighed around 100 kilograms, but his coach Gele , who taught him sambo and judo, made him the professional he is today.

Mixed martial arts career

Competing primarily in Bulgaria, Dimitrov has proven himself to be a rising prospect much like his brother

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. He is the current MAX FIGHT middleweight champion, which is a Bulgarian promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 7-0-2 , Ivan Simic , Submission (guillotine choke) , BMMAF - Warriors 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:53 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 6-0-2 , Hristo Shirev , TKO (punches) , WFC 7 Gudejev vs. Carvalho , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:34 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Draw , align=center, 5-0-2 , Bastien Huveneers , Draw , BMMAF Warriors 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 5-0-1 , Michele Verginelli , Decision (split) , Real Pain Challenge 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 4-0-1 , Hristo Shirev , TKO (punches) , Real Pain Challenge 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:36 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 3-0-1 , Marko Djukic , Submission (armbar) , BCM MMA Open Sofia , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:47 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 2-0-1 , Vladimir Shumanov , KO , Shooto - Bulgaria , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:43 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Draw , align=center, 1-0-1 , Stoyan Dimitar , Draw , Shooto - Bulgaria , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0-0 , Ricardo Tannus , Submission , Ichigeki - Bulgaria , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:45 ,

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