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Mariusz Pudzianowski
BornMariusz Pudzianowski
(1977-02-07) February 7, 1977 (age 47)
Biała Rawska, Poland
Other namesPudzian, Pyton (Python),[1] The Dominator, Super Mariusz, Pudzilla
ResidencePoland
NationalityPoland Polish
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight123 kg (271 lb; 19 st 5 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight (265 lb)
Super Heavyweight (265+ lb)
StyleBoxing, Kyokushin Karate, Wrestling,Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamPudzian Team
Rank  4th kyu green belt in Kyokushin
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins3
By submission2
By decision1
Losses2
By submission2
Other information
OccupationStrongman, mixed martial artist
Websitewww.pudzian.pl Template:Pl icon
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  Poland
World's Strongest Man

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1st 2002 World's Strongest Man
1st 2003 World's Strongest Man
1st 2005 World's Strongest Man
2nd 2006 World's Strongest Man
1st 2007 World's Strongest Man
1st 2008 World's Strongest Man
2nd 2009 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic

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Strongman Super Series
3rd 2002 Hawaii Grand Prix
1st 2003 Hawaii Grand Prix
1st 2003 Dutch Grand Prix
2nd 2003 Canada Grand Prix
2nd 2003 Finland Grand Prix
1st 2003/4 Overall Champion
1st 2004 Moscow Grand Prix
1st 2005 Venice Beach Grand Prix
1st 2005 Moscow Grand Prix
1st 2005 Poland Grand Prix
1st 2005 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
1st 2005 Overall Champion
1st 2006 Moscow Grand Prix
1st 2006 Poland Grand Prix
1st 2006 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
1st 2006 Overall Champion
1st 2007 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
2nd 2007 Venice Beach Super Series
1st 2007 Viking Power Challenge
1st 2007 Overall Champion
2nd 2008 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
Europe's Strongest Man
1st 2002
1st 2003
1st 2004
1st 2007
1st 2008
1st 2009
World's Strongest Team
3rd 2002 w/Jarek Dymek
1st 2003 w/Jarek Dymek
1st 2004 w/Jarek Dymek
1st 2005 w/Slawomir Toczek
Poland's Strongest Man
1st 1999
1st 2000
2nd 2002
1st 2003
1st 2006
1st 2007
1st 2008
2nd 2009
World Strongman Cup
1st 2006 Overall Champion
1st 2007 Overall Champion
World Muscle Power Championships
2nd 2003
World Strongman Challenge
3rd 2002
1st 2003

Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ pudʑaˈnɔfski]) (born on February 7, 1977 in Biała Rawska) is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist. A former gym instructor, his nickname in Poland is "Pudzian" (Polish: [ˈpudʑan]).

During his career as a strongman, Pudzianowski has won five World's Strongest Man titles—more than any other athlete—as well as two runner-up titles (including his most recent performance in the 32nd edition). In 2009, Pudzianowski debuted as a mixed martial artist.

Early years

Mariusz Pudzianowski was born in Biała Rawska, Poland. His father, Wojciech, was a weightlifter.[2] Pudzianowski quickly became interested in sports. Since the age of 11, he has been training the Kyokushin style of karate.[1] His current grade is 4th kyu green belt.[1] He began strength training at the age of thirteen.[1] When he was fifteen, Pudzianowski also started training boxing, quitting after seven years.[1][2]

Pudzianowski debuted in professional sports at the age of sixteen, taking part in Polish Weightlifting Championship, in the bench press event.[1]

Imprisonment

In 2000 and 2001, Pudzianowski spent 19 months in prison for assault.[1][2][3] In an interview, he said he wanted to stop a "local mafia boss",[2][3] from physically abusing a young man.[2][3] The man later accused Pudzianowski of assault and theft of a gold chain.[3]

Pudzianowski was incarcerated in prison in Łowicz.[1][2] Several years later he arranged a resocialization meeting for the prisoners at the same penal institution.[3]

Strongman career

Pudzianowski during a strongman competition in 2009.

On May 1, 1999 Pudzianowski entered his first Strongman competition, held in Płock, Poland.[1] He achieved his first major success at the international level in 2000 when he finished fourth in his first World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition.

Pudzianowski could not participate in some of 2000 and all of 2001 events because of his imprisonment (see above).

He returned to win the WSM contest in 2002, and retained his title in 2003 by the largest margin ever achieved in the competition. In March 2004, he also became the Strongman Super Series World Champion.

He initially finished third in the 2004 WSM contest but was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned performance enhancing substance. He was forced to return his prize money, stripped of the International Federation of Strength Athletes points from the event, and received a one-year ban from competition. Pudzianowski did not dispute his banned substance violation and waived his right to have his stool sample verified.[citation needed] He then returned to win the title for a third time in 2005.

In the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest, he came second to Phil Pfister.

Pudzianowski regained his title in 2007, winning with one event to spare (which he had also done in 2003 and 2005). At that time he was one of the three four-time winners (the other two being Jón Páll Sigmarsson and Magnús Ver Magnússon).

In the WSM 2007 competition, Pudzianowski said that his target was to become the only person to win the event five times, which he did by winning the 2008 WSM competition in the very last event, ahead of Derek Poundstone. He succeeded despite a serious calf injury, which he suffered in the Polish Strongman Championship Cup of 2008 and further exacerbated during the WSM qualifying rounds, seriously threatening his chance of even reaching the final.

He competed in the 2009 World's Strongest Man competition, which took place in Malta, placing second after Žydrūnas Savickas. In an interview, Pudzianowski said he will not continue participating in strongman events, because of his career in Mixed Martial Arts, which requires a totally different training to strongman.[4]

Achievements as a strongman

Professional Competitive Record - [1st (42),2nd (7) ,3rd (4) - Out of Total(59)]
Performance Metric - .964 [Polish - .995 International - .953]

Professional 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th INJ DNQ Total
Polish 15 1 16
International 27 6 4 2 2 1 1 43
Combined 42 7 4 2 2 1 1 59
Completed contests
Competition Location Outcome Date
Malta World's Strongest Man Valetta, Malta 2nd place 2009-03-10
United States World's Strongest Man Charleston, West Virginia, USA Winner 9/6-14/2008
Belarus World Strongman Federation Grand Prix Silichy, Belarus Winner 2008-03-08
Poland Poland Cup Poland Winner 2008-02-08
Russia World Strongman Federation Grand Prix (Globe's Strongest Man) Russia Winner 2008
Poland Poland vs. The World Poland Winner 2008
United States Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix Uncasville, Connecticut, USA 2nd place 2008-01-19
United States World's Strongest Man Anaheim, California, USA Winner 2007
Norway Svend Karlsens Viking Power Super Series Grand Prix Norway Winner 2007
United States Venice Beach Super Series Grand Prix Venice Beach, California, USA 2nd place 2007
United States Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix Uncasville, Connecticut, USA Winner 2007
Poland European Championship Poland Winner 2007
England World Strongman Cup Grand Prix England Winner 2007
Latvia World Strongman Cup Grand Prix Latvia Winner 2007
China World's Strongest Man Sanya, China 2nd place 2006
Poland Poland Super Series Grand Prix Poland Winner 2006
Russia Moscow Super Series Grand Prix Moscow, Russia Winner 2006
United States Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix Uncasville, Connecticut, USA Winner 2006
Russia World Strongman Cup Grand Prix Russia Winner 2006
Poland World Strongman Cup Grand Prix Poland Winner 2006
Latvia World Strongman Cup Grand Prix Latvia Winner 2006
Belarus World Strongman Cup Grand Prix Belarus Winner 2006
United States Arnold's Strongest Man Columbus, Ohio, USA 6th place 2005
China World's Strongest Man Chengdu, China Winner 2005
Poland Poland vs. The World Poland Winner 2005
United States Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix Uncasville, Connecticut, USA Winner 2005
Sweden Sweden Super Series Grand Prix Sweden Winner 2005
Poland Poland Super Series Grand Prix Poland Winner 2005
United States Venice Beach Super Series Grand Prix Venice Beach, California, USA Winner 2005
Austria World Strongman Cup Grand Prix Austria Winner 2005
United States Arnold's Strongest Man Columbus, Ohio, USA 4th place 2004
The Bahamas World's Strongest Man Nassau, Paradise Island, The Bahamas Disqualified (originally 3rd place) 2004
Poland European Championship Jelenia Gora, Poland Winner 2004
Poland World Team Championship Plock, Poland Winner 2004
Russia Moscow Super Series Grand Prix Moscow, Russia Winner 2004
Poland Polish Cup Poland Winner 2004
Zambia World's Strongest Man Victoria Falls, Zambia Winner 2003
Poland European Championship Sandomierz, Poland Winner 2003
Hungary World Team Championship Hungary Winner 2003
Finland Ylitornio Challenge Finland Winner 2003
Poland World Record Breakers Gdynia, Poland Winner 2003
Poland Polish Cup Poland Winner 2003
United States Arnold's Strongest Man Columbus, Ohio, USA 5th place 2003
Finland Finland Super Series Grand Prix Finland 2nd place 2003
Canada Canada Super Series Grand Prix Canada 2nd place 2003
Netherlands Holland Super Series Grand Prix Holland Winner 2003
United States Hawaii Super Series Grand Prix Hawaii, USA Winner 2003
Malaysia World's Strongest Man Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Winner 2002
United States Hawaii Super Series Grand Prix Hawaii, USA 3rd place 2002
Sweden Sweden Super Series Grand Prix Sweden 5th place 2002
Poland European Championship Gdynia, Poland Winner 2002
Poland Polish Cup Poland 2nd place 2002
Hungary World Team Championship Hungary 3rd place 2002
Republic of Ireland World's Giants Ireland Winner 2002
South Africa World's Strongest Man Sun City, South Africa 4th place 2000
Finland Helsinki Grand Prix Finland 10th place 2000
Hungary World Team Championship Hungary 2nd place 2000
Poland World Cup Grand Prix Poland Winner 2000
China World Team Championship China 3rd place 1999
Poland Polish Cup Poland Winner 1999

Mixed martial arts

File:Pudzian vs Najman.jpg
The debut of Pudzianowski and Najman was advertised as "MMA Fight of the Year" in Poland.

In 2009, Pudzianowski signed a contract with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki – a Polish mixed martial arts organization – to take part in four fights.[5]

He debuted as a mixed martial arts fighter on December 11, 2009, during the KSW XII event in Warsaw, Poland, winning against Marcin Najman, a professional boxer (who, at that time, was also a MMA newcomer).[5][6] Pudzianowski started throwing low kicks soon after the fight begun. After several hits, Najman fell to the mat and Pudzianowski started delivering punches (a tactic known as ground-and-pound).[6] Najman was forced to tap the mat, indicating he wanted to end the fight, which lasted for only 43 seconds.[5][6] Before the fight Mariusz said: "Lewa ręka niesie za sobą śmierć, a prawej sam się boję." (English: "The left hand brings death, but the right one even I am afraid of.") [7][8] Pudzianowski collected 200,000 złotys (70,000 USD) for the fight.[5]

On May 7, 2010, during the KSW XIII event, Pudzianowski won his second fight, against Yusuke Kawaguchi.[9][10] The fight lasted full two rounds, with Pudzianowski winning by judges' decision. The fight was described as a "sloppy brawl".[10] It was noted Pudzianowski had control over most of the fight, but was "neutralized" by Kawaguchi, and that, by the second round, he was looking "to be out of energy and breathing heavily".[9]

On May 21, 2010, Pudzianowski went on to participate in the Moosin: God of Martial Arts event, where he fought former two time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia. Pudzianowski fractured his metatarsus during the first round and then went on to deplete his stamina during the rest of the fight, which ultimately led to Sylvia defeating him via submission (punches) at 1:43 of round 2.[11][12]

Following his loss to Sylvia in May, Pudzianowski signed to face former heavyweight boxer and kickboxer Eric Esch, better known as 'Butterbean', at KSW XIV on September 18. After several brief standup exchanges, Pudzianowski secured a takedown early in the fight and was then able to dominate Esch with ground and pound. Esch, unable to get back to his feet during the attack, tapped out to the strikes, making Pudzianowski the winner by submission at 1:15 of the first round. He came into the fight notably slimmer, having lost around 20 lbs from his previous fight. Many believe his large muscle mass to have caused his stamina problems in his earlier fights.[13]

On May 21,2011 Pudzianowski fought James Thompson at KSW XVI. Pudzianowski caught Thompson with several shots and almost knocked him out in the first round, but he gassed himself out. Thompson took him down late in the round and pounded away. In the second round Thompson took him down and secured the arm trinagle choke, that forced the Ref to stop the fight because Pudzianowski was choking from exhaustion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches 3 wins 2 losses
By knockout 0 0
By submission 2 2
By decision 1 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 3-2 England James Thompson Submission (Arm triangle choke) KSW 16 May 21, 2011 2 1:06 Poland Gdańsk, Poland
Win 3-1 United States Eric Esch Submission (Punches) KSW 14 September 18, 2010 1 1:15 Poland Łódź, Poland
Loss 2-1 United States Tim Sylvia Submission (Punches) Moosin: God of Martial Arts May 21, 2010 2 1:43 United States Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 2–0 Japan Yusuke Kawaguchi Decision (Unanimous) KSW 13: Kumite May 7, 2010 2 5:00 Poland Katowice, Poland
Win 1–0 Poland Marcin Najman Submission (Punches) KSW 12 December 11, 2009 1 0:43 Poland Warsaw, Poland

Outside professional sports

Education

On May 27, 2008 Pudzianowski graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations. His thesis was: "Organizational culture in sports marketing in the world".[14]

Musical career

Pudzianowski often appears as a guest singer in the musical group Pudzian Band, formed by his brother Krystian. Their first single "Zdobyć świat", was released in 2006. In 2009, the group released an album, Dawaj na ring (Go, hit the ring).[15]

Celebrity status

In 2008, Pudzianowski took part in the 7th season of Dancing with the Stars in his native Poland.[16] He advanced to the final episode, but ultimately finished second, losing to actress Magdalena Walach.[17] Pudzianowski is currently a contestant in the 1st season of the singing reality show Just the Two of Us in Poland.[18] He is coupled with former Ich Troje singer Anna Wiśniewska.

Rugby

See also: Rugby union in Poland

Pudzianowski is also a keen amateur rugby union player,[19][20] and plays with Blachy Pruszyński Budowlani Łódź.[21]

Strongman Diet

Unlike many bodybuilders, Pudzianowski is surprisingly liberal with his diet and is often seen tucking into chocolate, ice cream or burgers.[22][23] On one of the World Stongman events shown on TV, as well as in an interview for MTV, Mariusz when asked about diet said: "I eat everything. I do not follow any particular diet. I eat anything I want, anytime I want".[24]

My energy comes from my diet. Breakfast is 10 eggs and two to three pounds of bacon. Between meals, I eat lots of candy. In the morning, it will be several 3 Musketeers and/or Snickers bars; I need them for energy. Lunch, at 1 or 2 PM, is a double meal of a Polish pork chop, sauerkraut and potatoes. An hour later, I work out, then take lots of supplements: magnesium, creatine, amino acids, all that stuff, and more chocolate. Dinner is whatever meat I can grab--steaks, pork chops, bacon--plus more sauerkraut and potatoes. At 9 or 10 PM, I work out again. Afterward, I have a protein shake and more chocolate. At 3 or 4 AM, I wake up and have more chocolate, then go back to sleep until morning.[25]

He said for MTV that he prefers Polish cuisine. When he has some time he often cooks himself, as he does not particularly fancy meals from restaurants. He often eats bigos, Polish soups, Polish sausages and typical Polish dinners with cooked potatoes, 200-300 g of meat and some salads (usually cucumber salad).[24]

In an interview at the beginning of his world strongman career he said that his supplements, training, massages, etc. costs him approximately 6000 złotys (ca. 2000 USD) per month.[26]

Mariusz Pudzianowski in commercials

  • "Dominator" - an energy drink using Pudzianowski's profile is being distributed in Poland.
  • Mariusz appeared in a Met-rx commercial which aired during the U.S. broadcast of the 2007 World's Strongest Man contest.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mariusz Pudzianowski biography". Pudzianowski official website. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Pudzian. Historia prawdziwa". Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Pudzianowski siedział w więzieniu!". Nocoty.pl. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  4. ^ "Mariusz Pudzianowski talks Moosin fight with Tim Sylvia". youtube.com. 2010-04-07.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tak Pudzian zmasakrował Najmana!". Interia.pl. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  6. ^ a b c "Mariusz Pudzianowski Wins MMA Debut Against Marcin Najman at KSW 12". MMA Waves. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  7. ^ ""Pudzian" do Najmana: Tą ręką mogę zabić! - Sport w INTERIA.PL". Sport.interia.pl. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  8. ^ "Pudzian Najman. MMA live. Pudzianowski i Najman - Pudzian kontra Nastula, MMA!". Pudzian-najman.pl. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  9. ^ a b "'World's Strongest Man' Pudzianowski wins, but less than impressively". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  10. ^ a b "Khalidov Fights to a Draw, Pudzianowski Wins at KSW 13". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  11. ^ "Moosin MMA hosts Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski on May 21 in Massachusetts". mmajunkie.com. 2010-04-04.
  12. ^ "Pudzianowski loses out to Sylvia in MMA fight". The News.pl. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  13. ^ ‘Butterbean’ Taps to Pudzianowski Strikes at KSW 14
  14. ^ "Pudzian zdobył wyższe wykształcenie". SWSPiZ official website. 2010-04-04.
  15. ^ "Pudzian Band". Pudzian Band official website. 2010-04-04.
  16. ^ "Mariusz Pudzianowski". Dancing with the Stars – Polish edition's official website. 2010-04-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Final episode description". Dancing with the Stars – Polish edition's official website. 2010-04-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Mariusz Pudzianowski". Just the Two of Us – Polish edition's official website. 2010-04-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Mariusz Pudzianowski playing rugby". My[confined]Space. 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  20. ^ "Famous Ruggers". Wesclark.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  21. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  22. ^ The Iron Samurai
  23. ^ Pudzianowski ledwo wiąże koniec z końcem
  24. ^ a b YouTube - Mariusz Pudzianowski
  25. ^ Strongman secrets: how the world's mightiest men build their incredible strength and power
  26. ^ "Pudzian Czyli Koks W TVP 1". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
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