Maro Perak
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Maro Perak is a Croatia
n professional
mixed martial artist
and the current MFC Heavyweight Champion. Perak trains at Gladijator Croatia in Dubrovnik
alongside teammates Ajlin Ahmic, Antun Racic, Ante Delija, Hrvoje Slade and his brother Kristijan Perak.
Strength and Honor Championship
Perak fought Jeff Monson
for SHC Heavyweight title and lost the match by unanimous decision. The two was set to face each other again, but fight was postponed as Perak got pneumonia
and Monson signed the contract with Strikeforce
.
Millenium Fighting Challange
Maro Perak participated a one day tournament in Hungary "Cage Fight - The Strongest Man in Hungary" where he defeated Serbian
mixed martial artist Miodrag Petković called Pele, at that time MFC Heavyweight Champion. The win over champion earned him a title shot. Pele previously won the championship by knocking out James Thompson
, former PRIDE fighter. Mean Machine was too fast for Petković tactically outplaying him and eventually winning the match by unanimous decision.
He is now scheduled to face Bob Sapp
in Dubrovnik
, Croatia
on 16th of December 2011.
|||N/A||Bob Sapp
||N/A ||Noc Gladijatora 6 - Maro Perak vs. Bob Sapp ||12/16/2011 ||N/A||N/A||Dubrovnik
, Croatia
|| For MFC Heavyweight Championship
|-
|Loss||20-3||Jeff Monson
||Decision (Unanimous) ||Strength and Honor Championship - Monson vs. Perak ||4/30/2011 ||3||5:00||Geneva
, Switzerland
|| For SHC Heavyweight Championship
|-
|Win||20-2||Miodrag Petkovic
||Decision (Unanimous) ||HF 1 - The Beginning ||1/22/2011 ||3||5:00||Split
,Croatia
|| Won MFC Heavyweight Championship
|-
|Win||19-2||Miodrag Petkovic
||Decision (Unanimous) ||Cage Fight - The Strongest Man in Hungary ||10/02/2010||3||5:00||
|-
|Win||18-2||Florian Noje ||Submission (Punches) ||Cage Fight - The Strongest Man in Hungary ||10/02/2010||1||N/A||
|-
|Loss||17-2||Jordan Radev
||Decision (Split) ||M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 3 ||5/29/2010 ||3||5:00||Helsinki
, Finland
|-
|Win||17-1||Matteo Minonzio ||Submission (Armbar) ||XC-1 - Xtreme MMA Championship 2 ||05/09/2010||2||N/A||Rome
, Italy
|-
|Win||16-1||Tibor Varga ||KO (Knees and Soccer Kicks) ||NG 5 - Noc Gladiatora 5 ||04/10/2010||1||00:58||
|-
|Win||15-1||Junior Santiago ||TKO (Soccer Kicks) ||MFC - Milenium Fighting Challenge 1 ||11/28/2009 ||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||14-1||Ivan Sotes ||TKO ||SFN - Slano Fight Night ||8/15/2009 ||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||13-1||Petr Ondrus ||Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) ||XC-1 - Xtreme MMA Championship ||6/18/2009 ||1||4:00||
|-Rome
, Italy
|Loss||12-1||Jan Blachowicz ||Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) ||KSW 10 - Dekalog
||12/12/2008||2||01:51||Warsaw
, Poland
|-
|Draw||12-0||Marko Igrc ||Draw ||TP - Trg u Plamenu ||5/20/2008 ||N/A ||N/A||
|-
|Win||12-0||Amir Lekaj ||TKO ||OR 8 - Obracun Ringu 8 ||05/11/2008||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||11-0||Alfredo Achilli ||Submission (Kimura) ||WFC 5 - Noc Gladiatora ||4/19/2008 ||N/A ||N/A||
|-
|Win||10-0||Jose Rodolfo ||TKO ||OR 7 - Obracun Ringu 7 ||03/08/2008||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||9-0||Rodney Glunder
||TKO ||WFC 3 - Bad Sunday ||11/18/2007 ||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||8-0||David Mignoid ||TKO ||UC - Ultimate Conflict ||08/11/2007||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||7-0||Laszlo Czene ||TKO ||NG 2 - Noc Gladiatora 2 ||4/27/2007 ||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||6-0||Gerhard Gorewoda ||Decision ||MedVid - Anno Domini 2 ||1/27/2007 ||N/A ||N/A||Pula
, Croatia
|-
|Win||5-0||Peter Hiravy ||TKO ||NS 4 - Noc Skorpiona 4 ||09/01/2006||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||4-0||Hrvoje Kisicek ||Submission (Armbar) ||SFN - Sukosan Fight Night ||08/09/2006||2||N/A||
|-
|Win||3-0||Dejan Mitrovski ||Submission (Leglock) ||UFD - Ultimate Fight Dubravc ||4/28/2006 ||N/A ||N/A||
|-
|Win||2-0||Andrej Georgijev ||Submission (Armbar) ||UN 4 - Ultimate Nokaut 4 ||3/17/2006 ||1||N/A||
|-
|Win||1-0||Rok Merkus ||TKO ||Trboulje 3 - Trboulje 3 ||12/23/2005 ||1||N/A ||
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n professional
Professional
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mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and the current MFC Heavyweight Champion. Perak trains at Gladijator Croatia in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
alongside teammates Ajlin Ahmic, Antun Racic, Ante Delija, Hrvoje Slade and his brother Kristijan Perak.
Strength and Honor Championship
Perak fought Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
Jeffrey William Monson is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington. He is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He currently holds the Heavyweight titles in the International Sport Karate Association...
for SHC Heavyweight title and lost the match by unanimous decision. The two was set to face each other again, but fight was postponed as Perak got pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
and Monson signed the contract with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
.
Millenium Fighting Challange
Maro Perak participated a one day tournament in Hungary "Cage Fight - The Strongest Man in Hungary" where he defeated Serbian
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:* Serbian cuisine* Serbians, citizens of Serbia* Serbs, members of the Serb ethnic group* Serbian diaspora, emigrants of Serbia and their descendants, and Serbs living abroad* Serbian language, the official language of Serbia...
mixed martial artist Miodrag Petković called Pele, at that time MFC Heavyweight Champion. The win over champion earned him a title shot. Pele previously won the championship by knocking out James Thompson
James Thompson (fighter)
James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...
, former PRIDE fighter. Mean Machine was too fast for Petković tactically outplaying him and eventually winning the match by unanimous decision.
He is now scheduled to face Bob Sapp
Bob Sapp
Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...
in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
on 16th of December 2011.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|||N/A||Bob Sapp
Bob Sapp
Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...
||N/A ||Noc Gladijatora 6 - Maro Perak vs. Bob Sapp ||12/16/2011 ||N/A||N/A||Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
|| For MFC Heavyweight Championship
|-
|Loss||20-3||Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
Jeffrey William Monson is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington. He is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He currently holds the Heavyweight titles in the International Sport Karate Association...
||Decision (Unanimous) ||Strength and Honor Championship - Monson vs. Perak ||4/30/2011 ||3||5:00||Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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|| For SHC Heavyweight Championship
|-
|Win||20-2||Miodrag Petkovic
Miodrag petkovic
Miodrag S. Petković is a mathematician and computer scientist. He graduated in Computer Science in 1972 and gained his PhD in Mathematics in the area of Interval analysis...
||Decision (Unanimous) ||HF 1 - The Beginning ||1/22/2011 ||3||5:00||Split
Split
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,Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
|| Won MFC Heavyweight Championship
|-
|Win||19-2||Miodrag Petkovic
Miodrag petkovic
Miodrag S. Petković is a mathematician and computer scientist. He graduated in Computer Science in 1972 and gained his PhD in Mathematics in the area of Interval analysis...
||Decision (Unanimous) ||Cage Fight - The Strongest Man in Hungary ||10/02/2010||3||5:00||
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|Win||18-2||Florian Noje ||Submission (Punches) ||Cage Fight - The Strongest Man in Hungary ||10/02/2010||1||N/A||
|-
|Loss||17-2||Jordan Radev
Jordan Radev
Jordan Radev is a Bulgarian Olympic wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the first Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division....
||Decision (Split) ||M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 3 ||5/29/2010 ||3||5:00||Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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|Win||17-1||Matteo Minonzio ||Submission (Armbar) ||XC-1 - Xtreme MMA Championship 2 ||05/09/2010||2||N/A||Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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|Win||16-1||Tibor Varga ||KO (Knees and Soccer Kicks) ||NG 5 - Noc Gladiatora 5 ||04/10/2010||1||00:58||
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|Win||15-1||Junior Santiago ||TKO (Soccer Kicks) ||MFC - Milenium Fighting Challenge 1 ||11/28/2009 ||1||N/A||
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|Win||14-1||Ivan Sotes ||TKO ||SFN - Slano Fight Night ||8/15/2009 ||1||N/A||
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|Win||13-1||Petr Ondrus ||Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) ||XC-1 - Xtreme MMA Championship ||6/18/2009 ||1||4:00||
|-Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
|Loss||12-1||Jan Blachowicz ||Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) ||KSW 10 - Dekalog
KSW X
KSW X: Dekalog was the tenth numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW and their thirteenth event in total. The card was headlined by an eight-man tournament, which was won by Dutchman Dave Dalgliesh, a long-time KSW veteran....
||12/12/2008||2||01:51||Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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|Draw||12-0||Marko Igrc ||Draw ||TP - Trg u Plamenu ||5/20/2008 ||N/A ||N/A||
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|Win||12-0||Amir Lekaj ||TKO ||OR 8 - Obracun Ringu 8 ||05/11/2008||1||N/A||
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|Win||11-0||Alfredo Achilli ||Submission (Kimura) ||WFC 5 - Noc Gladiatora ||4/19/2008 ||N/A ||N/A||
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|Win||10-0||Jose Rodolfo ||TKO ||OR 7 - Obracun Ringu 7 ||03/08/2008||1||N/A||
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|Win||9-0||Rodney Glunder
Rodney Glunder
Rodney "The Silent Assassin" Glunder is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, RINGS, It's Showtime and Art of War Fighting Championship, and holds notable wins over top contenders Cheick Kongo, Melvin...
||TKO ||WFC 3 - Bad Sunday ||11/18/2007 ||1||N/A||
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|Win||8-0||David Mignoid ||TKO ||UC - Ultimate Conflict ||08/11/2007||1||N/A||
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|Win||7-0||Laszlo Czene ||TKO ||NG 2 - Noc Gladiatora 2 ||4/27/2007 ||1||N/A||
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|Win||6-0||Gerhard Gorewoda ||Decision ||MedVid - Anno Domini 2 ||1/27/2007 ||N/A ||N/A||Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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|Win||5-0||Peter Hiravy ||TKO ||NS 4 - Noc Skorpiona 4 ||09/01/2006||1||N/A||
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|Win||4-0||Hrvoje Kisicek ||Submission (Armbar) ||SFN - Sukosan Fight Night ||08/09/2006||2||N/A||
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|Win||3-0||Dejan Mitrovski ||Submission (Leglock) ||UFD - Ultimate Fight Dubravc ||4/28/2006 ||N/A ||N/A||
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|Win||2-0||Andrej Georgijev ||Submission (Armbar) ||UN 4 - Ultimate Nokaut 4 ||3/17/2006 ||1||N/A||
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|Win||1-0||Rok Merkus ||TKO ||Trboulje 3 - Trboulje 3 ||12/23/2005 ||1||N/A ||