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Damian Grabowski Born May 12, 1980
Opole, PolandOther names Polish Pit Bull Residence Opole, Poland Nationality Polish Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) Division Heavyweight Style Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Stance Orthodox Fighting out of Opole, Poland Team Lutadores Opole Rank purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Years active 2007-present Mixed martial arts record Total 15 Wins 14 By knockout 5 By submission 8 By decision 1 Losses 1 By decision 1 Draws 0 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Damian Grabowski (born May 12, 1980 in Opole) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He fights in the heavyweight division and competed for various European MMA promotions, gathering a perfect record of twelve wins in a streak, all by stoppage, with four of them earned in a one-night sixteen men heavyweight tournament, before signing with Bellator.
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Biography
Grabowski comes from a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling background, having much success in those disciplines. Damian is currently ranked as #1 Polish Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL [1] and #4 European Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de [2]
Mixed martial arts career
Grabowski defeated Kiril Handzhiyski at FX3 on June 13 in London (a last-minute replacement for Gary Rawlings).
Damian was then scheduled to fight PRIDE veteran Valentijn Overeem at a Beast of the East event in November in Gdynia, Poland and also Thorsten Kronz (known from Team Germany on M-1) on December 5 in Darmstadt, Germany on Mix Fight Gala IX.
[3] [4] Damian sustained a shoulder injury during training just a few days before the Overeem fight and had to drop out of both.
He recently returned with a first-round armbar win against Dion Staring and then fought at BOTE - Gdynia II in June against Michał Kita to determine the best heavyweight fighter in Poland. After connecting with a powerful upkick that cut the eyebrow of Kita, who slipped, falling out of the ring, Damian was declared the winner by doctor stoppage due to a heavily swollen eye.[5]
MMAROCKS.PL first announced that Damian signed a contract with Bellator FC and will compete in their heavyweight tournament at Bellator XXV in August 2010.[6] His opponent in the first round was Scott Barrett [7] .[8] He won the fight via unanimous decision and was expected to face Neil Grove in the semi-finals, but instead faced Cole Konrad. His winning streak of thirteen snapped, as he lost the fight via unanimous decision, being unable to stop the takedowns of Konrad.
Grabowski's entrance song is 40:1 by Sabaton.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 15 matches 14 wins 1 loss By knockout 5 0 By submission 8 0 By decision 1 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 14-1 
Joaquim FerreiraSubmission (guillotine choke) MMA Attack November 5, 2011 1 2:57 Warszawa, Poland Loss 13-1 
Cole KonradDecision (unanimous) Bellator 29 September 16, 2010 3 5:00 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Heavyweight Semifinal Win 13-0 Scott BarrettDecision (unanimous) Bellator 25 August 19, 2010 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, USA US debut; Heavyweight Quarterfinal Win 12-0 
Michał KitaTKO (doctor stoppage) BOTE Gdynia 2 June 12, 2010 1 3:25 Gdynia, Poland Win 11-0 
Dion StaringSubmission (armbar) BOTE - Souwer vs. Chahbari January 30, 2010 2 2:44 Zutphen, Netherlands Win 10-0 
Kiril HandzhiyskiSubmission (rear naked choke) FX3 Xtreme Combat 10 June 13, 2009 1 1:27 London, England Win 9-0 
Miodrag PetkovicSubmission (rear naked choke) UCFC - 20.000 Dollar Tournament April 4, 2009 2 3:48 Vienna, Austria Final Win 8-0 Lincon RodriguezSubmission (kimura) UCFC - 20.000 Dollar Tournament April 4, 2009 1 2:24 Vienna, Austria Semifinal Win 7-0 
Martinsh EgleTKO (punches) UCFC - 20.000 Dollar Tournament April 4, 2009 1 0:29 Vienna, Austria Quarterfinal Win 6-0 
Elvedin TukicTKO (punches) UCFC - 20.000 Dollar Tournament April 4, 2009 1 1:24 Vienna, Austria Opening Round Win 5-0 
Martin CermakSubmission (punches) PF 3 - Pro Fight 3 February 22, 2009 1 1:02 Olsztyn, Poland Win 4-0 
Deividas BanaitisSubmission (choke) Bushido Lithuania - Hero's 2008 November 8, 2008 2 1:52 Vilnius, Lithuania Win 3-0 Dion StaringSubmission (armbar) FS 3 - Fight Sensation 3 May 24, 2008 1 3:05 Doetinhem, Netherlands Win 2-0 Ireneusz CholewaTKO (punches) MG - Mielnie Gala July 18, 2007 1 Mielno, Poland Win 1-0 Pawel KubiakTKO (cut) GS - Gladiator's Series June 24, 2007 1 1:33 Tychy, Poland References
- ^ Polish MMA fighter ranking
- ^ "European HW top 10 ranking". groundandpound.de. September 17, 2010. http://www.groundandpound.de/mma/rankings/european-top-ten/schwergewicht-265lb-120kg/.
- ^ news by groundandpound.de
- ^ official Mix Fight Gala IX site
- ^ "Grabowski Upkick, Fall From Ring Doom Kita at BOTE". sherdog.com. June 13, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Grabowski-Upkick-Fall-From-Ring-Doom-Kita-at-BOTE-25069.
- ^ Grabowski signs Bellator FC
- ^ Bellator.com announcement
- ^ mmajunkie: Grabowski vs. Barrett headlines Bellator 25, Frausto vs. Pene, Daly vs. Ward
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Polish mixed martial artists
- Heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Polish practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- People from Opole
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