Attila Vegh (fighter)
| Attila Végh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 9, 1985 Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Other names | Pumukli |
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Ethnicity | Hungarian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Kempo Karate, Wrestling |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Team | Octagon Fighting Academy American Top Team |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in kempo karate |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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www.scorpionteam.com |
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Attila Végh (born August 9, 1985) is a Slovakian-born Hungarianmixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He won the Bellator 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament and then the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. After losing it in his first defense, he was released from the promotion.
Végh was born on August 9, 1985 in Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia. Growing up in Gabčíkovo he started wrestling at the age of 5 up until the age of 16 when he switched to Kempo Karate. He became a successful Kempo Karate practitioner and won a number of titles including one world title, one European title and won the Hungarian kempo karate championships in his division for 14 times.
Végh made his professional MMA debut in Slovakia in March 2008. For the first year of his career, he was undefeated with a record of 9 wins and no losses.
In May 2009, Végh debuted for the KSW promotion in Poland and encountered his first professional loss by decision to Lukasz Jurkowski. In February 2010, Végh had the most important bout in his life until than in event Noc Skorpiona 6, Karlovac, Croatia where he faced Aleksandar Radosavljevic in title match. Winning by split decision he became European MMA champion under World Free Fight Association. This was the main reason why he got contract with Bellator through his manager Zvonimir Brala later on.
Over the next three years, Végh continued fighting for various promotions all over Central Europe. Following the loss to Jurkowski, he added to his record with 15 more wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. Notable wins include highly touted Marcus Vanttinen and Jonas Billstein.
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