Cătălin Zmărăndescu - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Cătălin Zmărăndescu is a Romanian

Romanians

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Super heavyweight

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kickboxer

Kickboxing

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and lately mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

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. He became known participating in the Local Kombat

Local Kombat

Local Kombat is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded by Eduard Irimia in 2003 and held its first show in the same year...

fighting circuit and for his rivalry against Daniel Ghiţă

Daniel Ghita

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's cousin, Ciprian Sora, also kickboxer but now retired. Zmărăndescu was also a bodyguard

Bodyguard

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for Gigi Becali

Gigi Becali

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Biography and career

Cătălin Zmărăndescu is practising sport since he was 7 years old. He started with rugby, but after just 1 year he landed in the yard of Steaua Bucharest the wrestling section, where he remained until 1993. In parallel with the fighting, he practiced martial arts and boxing.

Achievements

Since 1993, he became Wushu, Thaibox, Kempo and multiple wrestling champion in Romania. He is also wrestling silver-medalist at the Balkan Games, also Wushu Vice-World Champion and European Champion. Besides these and many other medals he is Kung Fu European Champion and WAKO bronze-medalist at the World Cup.

Return

After four years of no fight, Cătălin Zmărăndescu made his return in the ring at K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia where he won by TKO in the 1st Round in a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

match.

Two months later he faced Valentijn Overeem

Valentijn Overeem

Valentijn Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight. He has previously competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS and Strikeforce...

at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest in a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

match but lost by KO.

He returned again at BAMMA 6

BAMMA 6

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stopping English brawler Sharif Mohammed Ali early in the first round due to a forearm choke.

Mixed martial arts record

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BAMMA 6

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England

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Kamen Georgiev

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Constanta

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, Romania

Romania

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Valentijn Overeem

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Bucharest

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, Romania

Romania

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Croatia

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Romania

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Mamaia

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, Romania

Romania

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Ontario, California

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, United States

United States

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Ploiesti

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, Romania

Romania

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External links

Professional MMA record for Catalin Zmarandescu - Sherdog.com

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Biography and career

Achievements

Return

Mixed martial arts record

See also

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