Artur Saladiak

Artur Saładiak (born March 15, 1991) is a Polish Muay Thai kickboxer and Lethwei fighter who competes in Glory and World Lethwei Championship. He is a former WLC Light Middleweight World Champion.

Artur Saładiak
Born (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991
Mirosławiec, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight69.7 kg (154 lb; 10.98 st)
DivisionLightweight
Light middleweight
Middleweight
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing, Lethwei
Fighting out ofSomerset, England
TeamFSC Muay Thai
TrainerSonny Perez
Kickboxing record
Total30
Wins20
Losses8
Draws2

Muay Thai & 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.

Saladiak had his first big break when he appeared on THAI FIGHT London in September 11, 2016, facing French phenom 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.

Glory

Saladiak made his Glory debut at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019. Facing Vlad Tuinov, he lost a three-round unanimous decision.[1]

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.[2]

Lethwei career

World Lethwei Championship

Artur Saladiak made his Lethwei debut on June 10, 2017 at WLC 2: Ancient Warriors.[3][4] He defeated Soe Lin Oo of Myanmar by unanimous decision.[5][6] Saladiak is featured in the Netflix documentary series FightWorld in the episode titled "Myanmar: Crossroads", which is centered around Lethwei.[7]

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.[8][9]

In 2019, he made his first defense of the WLC Light Middleweight World Championship against up-and-coming Ukrainian fighter Sasha Moisa.[10] 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.[11][12]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai
  • K1 British 84 kg Champion
  • ICO British 84 kg Champion
  • 2015 Infinity Area 84 kg Champion
  • Golden Belt British Muay Thai 72.5 kg Champion

Lethwei

Muay Thai & kickboxing record
Muay Thai & kickboxing record
20 Wins, 8 Losses, 2 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2020-02-29Loss Gueric BilletGlory 75: UtrechtUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-11-09Loss Jack CooperMuay Thai Grand Prix 30London, United KingdomDecision (Unanimous)33:00
For the MTGP European super welterweight title.
2019-10-12Loss Vlad TuinovGlory 69: DüsseldorfDüsseldorf, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-04-06Win Giannis SkordilisKickboxing Grand Prix 18[13]London, United KingdomDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-03-10Draw Matt MurdochStand and BangUnited KingdomDecision33:00
2017-09-22Loss Youssef BoughanemPhoenix 3 LondonLondon, United KingdomTKO3
For the Phoenix FC middleweight title.
2016-11-05Win Ole Petter NybackFight NightsLondon, United KingdomTKO1
2016-09-11Loss Antoine PintoTHAI FIGHT LondonLondon, United KingdomDecision33:00
2016-07-11Win Dilwyn JonesThe Tankō Main EventUnited KingdomTKO3
2016-03-19Win Jack SampolaYOKKAO 17 & 18Bolton, United KingdomTKO1
2015-06-20Win Tomasz CzernickiInfinity Full On: Fired UpLondon, United KingdomKO2
2015-03-28Win Dan DunnTotal TakedownUnited KingdomDecision33:00
2015-02-28Win Dan CurtainInfinity Full On: ReloadedLondon, United KingdomKO1
Wins the Infinity Area 84kg title.
2014-11-01Loss Oli SkarlotGala K1United KingdomDecision33:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Lethwei record
Lethwei record
3 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2019-08-02Loss Sasha MoisaWLC 9: King of Nine LimbsMandalay, MyanmarDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Loss WLC Light Middleweight World Championship
2018-06-02Win Saw Ba OoWLC 5: Knockout WarNaypyidaw, MyanmarKO41:00
Wins WLC Light Middleweight World Championship
2017-11-04Win Alex BubleaWLC 3: Legendary ChampionsYangon, MyanmarDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2017-08-06Draw Soe Lin OoMandalay Rumbling Classic FightMandalay, MyanmarDraw53:00
2017-06-10Win Soe Lin OoWLC 2: Ancient WarriorsYangon, MyanmarDecision (Unanimous)53:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
  1. "GLORY 69 Results: Grigorian Dominates Beztati, Retains Lightweight Title". Combat Press. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. "GLORY 75 Results: Petchpanomrung Dominates Adamchuk, Retains Featherweight Title". Combat Press. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. "WLC 2: Ancient Warriors". WLC. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. "POLAND'S ARTUR SALADIAK AND MYANMAR'S SOE LIN OO TO HEADLINE BIGGEST LETHWEI EVENT IN HISTORY, WLC2: ANCIENT WARRIORS". SCRAPP!. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. "Interview with WLC Artur Saladiak". Overtime Heroics. 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. "Saladiak spoils Soe Lin Oo's unbeaten record". Myanmar Times. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  7. "Review: Fightworld an absorbing if flawed exposition of fight culture". Elephant Sport. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  8. "WLC5: KNOCKOUT WAR". WLC. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. "Artur Saladiak secures light middleweight world title". Myanmar Times. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  10. "Artur Saladiak defends title at WLC: King of Nine Limbs". My MMA News. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  11. "WLC: King of Nine Limbs results". mixedmartialarts.com. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  12. "WLC King of Nine Limbs Results: Dave Leduc captures cruiserweight title". The Body Lock. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  13. "Lethwei Champion Saladiak Returning at MTGP Event in April". Kickboxing Z. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
Awards and achievements
New championship 1st WLC Light Middleweight World Champion
2 June 2018 – August 2, 2019		 Succeeded by
Sasha Moisa
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