Artur Saladiak Explained

Artur Saładiak
Nationality: Polish
Birth Date:15 March 1991
Birth Place:Mirosławiec, Poland
Weight:710NaN0
Team:FSC Muay Thai
Trainer:Sonny Perez
Kickbox Win:22
Kickbox Loss:10
Kickbox Draw:2

Artur Saładiak (born March 15, 1991) is a Polish Muay Thai kickboxer and Lethwei fighter. He who competed in Glory and World Lethwei Championship where he is the former WLC Light Middleweight World Champion.[1]

Career

kickboxing career

Fighting out of FSC Muay Thai in Exeter, Artur Saladiak began his Muay Thai career on the British scene, competing for events like Infinity Full On and Total Takedown.

On September 11, 2016, Saladiak had his first big break when he appeared on THAI FIGHT London facing French Muaythai star Antoine Pinto. He lost the fight by decision after three rounds.

On September 22, 2017, he faced Youssef Boughanem at Phoenix 3 London, where he lost via third-round technical knockout.

On August 22, 2021, Saladiak faced Alex MacGregor at Lion Fight 68 on short notice. He lost by unanimous decision.[2]

On October 12, 2019, Saladiak made his Glory debut at Glory 69: Düsseldorf. Facing Vlad Tuinov, he lost a three-round unanimous decision.[3]

He returned to Glory at Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020, where he faced Gueric Billet. In a fight that saw him get knocked down, Saladiak went on to lose via unanimous decision.[4]

Lethwei career

Artur Saladiak made his Lethwei debut on June 10, 2017, at WLC 2: Ancient Warriors.[5] [6] He defeated Soe Lin Oo of Myanmar by unanimous decision.[7] [8] Saladiak is featured in the Netflix documentary series FightWorld in the episode titled "Myanmar: Crossroads", which is centered around Lethwei.[9]

On June 2, 2018, Saladiak fought Saw Ba Oo at WLC 5: Knockout War for the inaugural WLC Light Middleweight World Championship, knocking out the Burmese fighter in fourth round to become the WLC World Champion.[10] [11]

In 2019, he made his first defense of the WLC Light Middleweight World Championship against up-and-coming Ukrainian fighter Sasha Moisa.[12] On August 2, 2019, at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, Saladiak lost to Moisa by unanimous decision and failed to retain the WLC Light Middleweight World Championship.[13] [14]

On May 9, 2021, Saladiak defeated Filip Rządek by decision in a three-round bout under Lethwei rules at A1 Federation Gala 6. It was the first-ever Lethwei event held in Poland, sanctioned by the Polish Lethwei Federation and the World Lethwei Federation.[15]

On January 1, 2022, Saladiak competed against Adam Trzpioła at WOTORE 4 in Poland.[16] The rules of Wotore are reminiscent of the Vale Tudo tournaments of the 1990s or Lethwei since participants compete without gloves, and headbutts are legal.[17] Saladiak won by TKO.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

Lethwei

Lethwei record

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-08-07 || Win || align="left" | Ivan Hatala || MFC 2: Apocalypse || Banska Bystrica, Slovakia || TKO || 4 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-05-09 || Win || align="left" | Filip Rządek || A1 Federation Gala 6 || Pleszew, Poland || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2019-08-02 || Loss || align="left" | Sasha Moisa || WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs || Mandalay, Myanmar || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-06-02 || Win || align="left" | Saw Ba Oo || WLC 5: Knockout War || Naypyidaw, Myanmar || KO || 4 || 1:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-04 || Win || align="left" | Alex Bublea || WLC 3: Legendary Champions || Yangon, Myanmar || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| 2017-08-06 || Draw || align="left" | Soe Lin Oo || Mandalay Rumbling Classic Fight || Mandalay, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-06-10 || Win || align="left" | Soe Lin Oo || WLC 2: Ancient Warriors || Yangon, Myanmar || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Muay Thai & kickboxing record

|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2023-05-27|| Win ||align=left| Mehdi Oulichiki ||8 Limbs Fighting Championship || London, United Kingdom || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2021-11-27|| Loss ||align=left| Alex Bublea || Roar Combat League 22 || Runcorn, England || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2021-08-22|| Loss ||align=left| Alex MacGregor || |Lion Fight 68 || Glasgow, Scotland || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2020-02-29|| Loss ||align=left| Guerric Billet || |Glory 75: Utrecht || Utrecht, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2019-11-09|| Loss || align="left" | Jack Cooper || Muay Thai Grand Prix 30 || London, United Kingdom|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2019-10-12|| Loss || align="left" | Vlad Tuinov || Glory 69: Düsseldorf || Düsseldorf, Germany|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2019-04-06|| Win ||align=left| Giannis Skordilis || Kickboxing Grand Prix 18[19] || London, United Kingdom || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| 2018-03-10|| Draw ||align=left| Matt Murdoch || Stand and Bang || United Kingdom || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2017-09-22|| Loss ||align=left| Youssef Boughanem || Phoenix 3 London || London, United Kingdom || TKO || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2017-02-12|| Loss ||align=left| Josh Turbill || Tanko Muay Thai League || Manchester, United Kingdom || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-11-05|| Win ||align=left| Ole Petter Nyback || Fight Nights || London, United Kingdom || TKO || 1 |||- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2016-09-11|| Loss ||align=left| Antoine Pinto || THAI FIGHT London || London, United Kingdom || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-07-11 || Win ||align=left| Dilwyn Jones || The Tankō Main Event || United Kingdom || TKO || 3 |||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-03-19 || Win ||align=left| Jack Sampola || YOKKAO 17 & 18 || Bolton, United Kingdom || TKO || 1 |||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-06-20 || Win ||align=left| Tomasz Czernicki || Infinity Full On: Fired Up || London, United Kingdom || KO || 2 |||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-03-28 || Win ||align=left| Dan Dunn || Total Takedown || United Kingdom || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC| 2015-02-28|| Win ||align=left| Dan Curtain || Infinity Full On: Reloaded || London, United Kingdom || KO || 1 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2014-11-01|| Loss ||align=left| Oli Skarlot || Gala K1 || United Kingdom || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Light Middleweight World Lethwei Champion Artur Saladiak to hold first title defense. The Philippine Star. May 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: LION FIGHT 68 Results from Scotland. Fightbook MMA. 23 August 2021 . 2021-09-12.
  3. Web site: GLORY 69 Results: Grigorian Dominates Beztati, Retains Lightweight Title. Combat Press. 2019-10-12. 2020-10-18.
  4. Web site: GLORY 75 Results: Petchpanomrung Dominates Adamchuk, Retains Featherweight Title. Combat Press. 2020-02-29. 2020-10-18.
  5. Web site: WLC 2: Ancient Warriors. WLC. 2020-06-14.
  6. Web site: POLAND'S ARTUR SALADIAK AND MYANMAR'S SOE LIN OO TO HEADLINE BIGGEST LETHWEI EVENT IN HISTORY, WLC2: ANCIENT WARRIORS . SCRAPP!. 2017-05-19. 2020-06-14.
  7. Web site: Interview with WLC Artur Saladiak. Overtime Heroics. 2020-05-16. 2020-06-14.
  8. Web site: Saladiak spoils Soe Lin Oo's unbeaten record. Myanmar Times. 2017-06-12. 2020-06-14.
  9. Web site: Review: Fightworld an absorbing if flawed exposition of fight culture. Elephant Sport. 2018-11-01. 2020-10-18.
  10. Web site: WLC5: KNOCKOUT WAR. WLC. 2020-06-14.
  11. Web site: Artur Saladiak secures light middleweight world title. Myanmar Times. 2018-06-04. 2020-06-14. 2020-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202151726/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/artur-saladiak-secures-light-middleweight-world-title.html. dead.
  12. Web site: Artur Saladiak defends title at WLC: King of Nine Limbs. My MMA News. 29 May 2019 . 2020-06-03.
  13. Web site: WLC: King of Nine Limbs results. mixedmartialarts.com. 2019-08-02. 2020-06-03.
  14. Web site: WLC King of Nine Limbs Results: Dave Leduc captures cruiserweight title. The Body Lock. 2019-08-02. 2020-06-07.
  15. Web site: Rafał Antończak zasłabł podczas walki. Zawodnik zapadł w śpiączkę. TVP Sport. Polish. 20 September 2021.
  16. Web site: WOTORE 4: Artur Saładiak bez problemu pokonał Trzpiołę. Rywal kładł się "od podmuchu wiatru". Mad Fight. Artosz Cieśla. Polish. January 21, 2022.
  17. Web site: WOTORE 3:Highlights From Polish Bare Knuckle Promotion. Lowkick MMA. Michael Clifton. September 28, 2020.
  18. Web site: WOTORE 4 - Results. Tapology. June 8, 2023.
  19. Web site: Lethwei Champion Saladiak Returning at MTGP Event in April. Kickboxing Z. 2019-01-22. 2020-10-18.

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