István Veréb Explained

István Veréb
Birth Place:Szombathely, Hungary
Headercolor:lightsteelblue
Show-Medals:yes
Istvan Vereb
Other Names:Jimmy
Weight:185lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Style:Greco-Roman Wrestling
Fighting Out Of:Budapest, Hungary
Team:Budapest Top Team
Trainer:Ferenc Peszlen
Rank:Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years Active:2017–present (MMA)
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Subloss:1
Sherdog:265585

István Veréb (born 8 October 1987) is a Hungarian freestyle wrestler. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the competition after he lost to Ben Askren in the 1/16 finals.

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Vereb made his professional debut on a Fight Arena Hungary card on September 9, 2017. He won the fight via decision against Kalman Kovacs.

Vereb faced Zarko Golubovic on Real Fight Arena 4 on October 9, 2022, he won the fight in the first round via submission.

Vereb faced Michal Dobiaš on February 4, 2023, at Real Fight Arena 8, losing the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.[2]

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 2–1| Michal Dobiaš| Submission (guillotine choke)| Real Fight Arena 8| | align=center|2| align=center|1:05| Budapest, Hungary||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Zarko Golubovic| Submission (neck crank)| Real Fight Arena 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:31| Košice, Slovakia||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Kalman Kovacs| Decision (split)| Fight Arena Hungary| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Székesfehérvár, Hungary| Middleweight debut.|

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf. 24 March 2021. 24 March 2021. United World Wrestling.
  2. Web site: Az első menetben kiütötte ellenfelét a magyar MMA-s a budapesti gálán . 24.hu . 13 February 2023 . hu . 5 February 2023.