Vitaly Bigdash (
Russian
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: Виталий Бигдаш; born July 25, 1984) is
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
mixed martial artist
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who competes in the
Middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
division of
ONE Championship
ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...
. He was a former
ONE Middleweight World Champion, having won the title after defeating Igor Svirid of
Kazakhstan
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at
ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia on October 9, 2015.
As of September 4, 2022, Bigdash is ranked the #67 Light Heavyweight in the world by Tapology.com, a prominent and credible MMA website. As of April 1, 2023, Bigdash is ranked the #61 Light Heavyweight in the world by
Fight Matrix
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.
Mixed martial arts career
ONE Championship
ONE Middleweight Champion
Bigdash made his promotional debut challenging Igor Svirid for the
ONE Middleweight World Championship at
ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia on October 9, 2015. After weathering an early storm in the first round, Bigdash came back to knock out Svirid in the second round to become the new ONE Middleweight World Champion.
Bigdash was originally scheduled to defend his title against
Marcin Prachnio
Marcin Prachnio (born July 14, 1988) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Prachnio has also competed in ONE C ...
at
ONE Championship: Quest for Power on January 14, 2017. However, Prachnio was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by
Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang
( my, အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese-American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship, competing in both the Middleweight and Light ...
. Bigdash retained the title by unanimous decision.
He rematched with Aung La Nsang at
ONE Championship: Light of a Nation on June 30, 2017. Bigdash lost the title by unanimous decision.
Post-title reign
Bigdash was scheduled to face Leandro Ataides at
ONE Championship: Grit and Glory on May 12, 2018. He lost by technical knockout in the third round.
Bigdash was scheduled to face Yuki Niimura at
ONE Championship: Destiny of Champions on December 7, 2018. He won via first-round submission.
Bigdash was originally set to challenge
Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang
( my, အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese-American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship, competing in both the Middleweight and Light ...
for the ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship at
ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 2021. However, he was forced to withdraw after
testing positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by
Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder (born September 7, 1990) is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. He is the former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion and current ONE Middleweight World Champion.
Since ...
.
After a three-year absence, Bigdash returned to face
Fan Rong
Fan Rong (; born October 01, 1993) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. Rong has previously competed for Glory of Heroes and Wu Lin Feng.
Background
WMMAA Champion Fan Rong‘s firs ...
at
ONE Championship: Winter Warriors 2 on December 17, 2021. He by third-round submission via guillotine choke.
Bigdash was scheduled to challenge
Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder (born September 7, 1990) is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. He is the former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion and current ONE Middleweight World Champion.
Since ...
for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at
ONE 159
''ONE 159: de Ridder vs. Bigdash'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on July 22, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Background
A ONE Championship#Current champions, ONE Middleweight W ...
on July 22, 2022. He lost by first-round technical submission via inverted triangle choke.
Championships and accomplishments
*
ONE Championship
ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...
**
ONE Middleweight World Championship (One time, former)
***One successful defense
Mixed martial arts record
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 12–3
,
Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder (born September 7, 1990) is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. He is the former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion and current ONE Middleweight World Champion.
Since ...
, Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke)
,
ONE 159
''ONE 159: de Ridder vs. Bigdash'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on July 22, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Background
A ONE Championship#Current champions, ONE Middleweight W ...
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:29
,
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
, Singapore
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 12–2
,
Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang
( my, အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese-American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship, competing in both the Middleweight and Light ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
ONE: Full Circle
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
, Singapore
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 11–2
,
Fan Rong
Fan Rong (; born October 01, 1993) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. Rong has previously competed for Glory of Heroes and Wu Lin Feng.
Background
WMMAA Champion Fan Rong‘s firs ...
, Submission (guillotine choke)
,
ONE: Winter Warriors II
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 0:41
,
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
, Singapore
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 10–2
, Yuki Niimura
, Submission (reverse triangle armbar)
,
ONE 84: Destiny of Champions
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:24
,
Kuala Lumpur
, anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera''
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
, pushpin_map_caption =
, coordinates =
, su ...
, Malaysia
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 9–2
, Leandro Ataides
, TKO (punches)
,
ONE 70: Grit and Glory
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 2:37
,
Jakarta
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, Indonesia
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 9–1
,
Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang
( my, အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese-American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship, competing in both the Middleweight and Light ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
ONE 55: Light of a Nation
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
,
Yangon
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, Myanmar
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–0
,
Aung La Nsang
Aung La Maung Nsang
( my, အောင်လအန်ဆန်း; born on May 21, 1985) is a Burmese-American mixed martial artist of ethnic Kachin descent currently signed to ONE Championship, competing in both the Middleweight and Light ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
ONE 50: Quest for Power
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
,
Jakarta
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, Indonesia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–0
, Igor Svirid
, TKO (knee and punches)
,
ONE 31: Tigers of Asia
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 0:36
,
Kuala Lumpur
, anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera''
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
, pushpin_map_caption =
, coordinates =
, su ...
, Malaysia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 7–0
,
Magomed Magomedkerimov
Magomed Magomedkerimov ( russian: Магомедкеримов_Магомед_Малачевич, Магомедкеримов Магомед Малачевич (born 01 October 1990) – is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He curren ...
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, ProFC 57: New Era
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 4:20
,
Rostov-on-Don
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, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–0
, Charles Andrade
, Submission (triangle choke)
, ProFC 54: Challenge of Champions
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 2:39
,
Rostov-on-Don
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, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 5–0
, Pavel Pokatilov
, TKO (elbows and knees)
, ProFC 53: Khachatryan vs. Egorov
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 0:48
,
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...
, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–0
, Dmitriy Emets
, KO (kick)
, Oplot Challenge 87
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:53
,
Kharkov
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,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–0
, Ertan Balaban
, Submission (heel hook)
,
Glory 6: Istanbul
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:36
,
Istanbul
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, Turkey
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–0
, Yuriy Shtembulyak
, TKO (punches)
, ProFC 45: Thunder In Grozny
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:39
,
Grozny
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The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...
, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–0
, Davrbek Isakov
, Submission (armbar)
, ProFC 41: Octagon
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:41
,
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...
, Russia
,
, -
See also
*
List of current ONE fighters
The ONE Championship (formerly known as "ONE Fighting Championship") promotion was started in 2011.
This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the ONE Championship brand. Fighters are organized by weight clas ...
*
List of male mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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A
* Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC)
* Daichi Abe - (UFC, Pancrase)
* Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride)
* Papy Ab ...
References
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1984 births
Sportspeople from Rostov-on-Don
Russian male mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan
Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
Russian Muay Thai practitioners
Russian male karateka
Living people
ONE Championship champions
ONE Championship mixed martial artists