Mariusz Pudzianowski he has been a player since 2009 MMAand his debut took place at the KSW 12 gala, where he fought with Marcin Najman. Previously, the Pole was a world-famous strongman and in this discipline he won everything he could – eight Polish championships, six European champion titles and five world titles.
Mariusz Pudzianowski resigned from the fight at KSW 100
The last time Mariusz Pudzianowski appeared in the octagon was in June 2023. He was supposed to return to the 100th KSW gala, but he withdrew. “It's hard for me because I really wanted to show you my best side at the 100th KSW gala. Currently, it's not possible…” he wrote.
These words caused a lot of confusion, and according to commentators, he was afraid of a painful defeat. Mariusz Pudzianowski is considered a role model of an athlete who posts videos on his social media of getting up at dawn and training, which he also encourages his followers to do.
The dark past of Mariusz Pudzianowski
Not everyone may realize that “Pudzian” was imprisoned in the past. He told about everything in an interview for “Super Express”. – In my town there was a boss, the owner of a disco. His bodyguard stepped on my toes. A big guy, a few years older than me, he trained boxing. We got into a fight, but I thought we handled it like a man, he confessed.
Ultimately, the man accused Mariusz Pudzianowski of beating him and stealing a gold chain worth a thousand zlotys. – At the trial, I was cleared of the theft charge, but I had to serve time for assault. In the first instance I received 3.5 years, after the appeal – 2.5. They released me early for good behavior, he said.
Mariusz Pudzianowski's memoirs from prison
Now the journalists of “Super Express” have obtained the diary that Mariusz Pudzianowski wrote during his stay in prison. One excerpt from June 7, 2001 was published in the daily. “It's already the tenth month of my sentence. It's a day like every other day. Waking up – 6:30. Roll call at 7. There was nothing special for breakfast. They gave me a “smart man” (brawn – ed.), bread, butter and coffee. At 10 as usual day 45 minutes of walking. But at 11 a.m. we go out to the baths. “Kulfon” and “Grabarz”, the califactors, are with me they deliver meals to the cells – ed.). We exercise together in the gym set up in the bathhouse. The Antanda (cleaning group – ed.) fell, they overturned the entire bathhouse and the office where we kept exercise iron, they smashed the wardrobe with a crowbar,” we read.
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“You can guess why. Because the phone was hidden there. Then they made us a “dry bath” in the solitary confinement. They interrogated us if it was a bad thing. Someone must have sold us out of jealousy. That we can take a shower every day after training, and the rest once a week “- he concluded.
In sports fighting Mariusz Pudzianowski has not said his last word yet. The former strongman announced that he would return to the octagon in the first half of next year. His rival is Eddie Hall.