Vitaly Bigdash (

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: Виталий Бигдаш; born July 25, 1984) is

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competes in the

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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

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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

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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

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

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at ONE Championship: Winter Warriors 2 on December 17, 2021. He by third-round submission via guillotine choke. Bigdash was scheduled to challenge

for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at

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on July 22, 2022. He lost by first-round technical submission via inverted triangle choke.

Championships and accomplishments

** ONE Middleweight World Championship (One time, former) ***One successful defense

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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