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]
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]
|-| 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.|