Michał Kita
Encyclopedia
Michał 'Masacre' Kita is a Polish
mixed martial artist
. He currently competes in the heavyweight
division and is ranked as #2 Polish Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL
and #8 European Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de
. Kita trains in Amsterdam, Holland with the Kops Team.
for Team World, having a 3-1 record in M1. His last M1-Challenge opponent was Liron Wilson from Team Turkey at M-1 Challenge 16 whom he stopped in less than four minutes. In his next bout, Kita defeated Lloyd Marshbanks at M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough on August 28, 2009 via submission in the first round.
Most recently, Michał has won the IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009 8man heavyweight tournament in Novosibirsk
, Russia. He eliminated all of his rivals via first round TKO due to punches, winning 20 000 dollars.
Michał fought in the main event of BOTE - Gdynia II in June against Damian Grabowski
to determine the nr 1 heavyweight in Poland. Unfortunately, he slipped falling out of the ring, which resulted in a cut and the doctor stopped the bout.
According to MMAROCKS.PL Kita signed a contract with Bellator
FC and was expected to compete in their heavyweight tournament at Bellator XXV in August. However, the loss to Grabowski excluded Kita from the tournament. He made his Bellator debut filling in for injured Ricco Rodriguez
against Dave Herman
at Bellator 31.
Kita set the pace of the fight, using his supreme kickboxing to knock Herman down and later his wrestling to take his opponent down two times. However, after the second takedown, Herman managed to secure an omoplata, forcing Kita to tap out.
|Win
|align=center|11-6
| Ricco Rodriguez
|Decision (unanimous)
|MMA Attack
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Warszawa, Polska
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-6
| Konstantin Gluhov
|TKO (retirement)
|Fighters Arena Łódź 2
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Łódź, Polska
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-5
| Dave Herman
|Submission (omoplata)
|Bellator 31
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:16
|Lake Charles, Louisiana
, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-4
| Damian Grabowski
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|BOTE Gdynia 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:25
|Gdynia
, Poland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-3
| Alexey Oleinik
|TKO (punches)
|IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:17
|Novosibirsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3
| Liu Wen Bo
|TKO (punches)
|IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:55
|Novosibirsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3
| Baga Agaev
|TKO (punches)
|IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
||
|Novosibirsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3
| Lloyd Marshbanks
|Submission (punches)
|M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:50
|Kansas City, Missouri
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-3
| Liron Wilson
|TKO (punches)
|2009 M-1 Challenge Season
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:55
|Kansas City, Missouri
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-3
| Akhmed Sultanov
|TKO (punches)
|2009 M-1 Challenge Season
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:30
|Bourgas, Bulgaria
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-3
| Rogent Lloret
|Submission (armbar)
|M-1 Challenge 10 - Finland
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:09
|Helsinki
, Finland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-2
| Gilbert Yvel
|KO (punch)
|GFN - Gentlemen Fight Night
|
|align=center|2
||
|Netherlands
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-1
| Herman Gipson
|Submission (kimura)
|Cage Wars
10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:05
|Glasgow
, Scotland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
| Chris Crossan
|Submission (armbar)
|BG 12 - Battleground 12
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:58
|Middlesbrough
, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-1
| Neil Bragg
|TKO
|WIW 3 - War in Workington 3
|
|align=center|2
||
|Workington
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
| Aaron Walton
|TKO (punches)
|UK-1 - Fight Night
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:53
|London
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Ryan White
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|ZTFN 4 - ZT Fight Night 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|London
, England
|
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
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...
. He currently competes in the heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
division and is ranked as #2 Polish Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL
and #8 European Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de
. Kita trains in Amsterdam, Holland with the Kops Team.
Mixed martial arts career
Kita fought in M-1 GlobalM-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
for Team World, having a 3-1 record in M1. His last M1-Challenge opponent was Liron Wilson from Team Turkey at M-1 Challenge 16 whom he stopped in less than four minutes. In his next bout, Kita defeated Lloyd Marshbanks at M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough on August 28, 2009 via submission in the first round.
Most recently, Michał has won the IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009 8man heavyweight tournament in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, Russia. He eliminated all of his rivals via first round TKO due to punches, winning 20 000 dollars.
Michał fought in the main event of BOTE - Gdynia II in June against Damian Grabowski
Damian Grabowski
Damian Grabowski 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...
to determine the nr 1 heavyweight in Poland. Unfortunately, he slipped falling out of the ring, which resulted in a cut and the doctor stopped the bout.
According to MMAROCKS.PL Kita signed a contract with Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
FC and was expected to compete in their heavyweight tournament at Bellator XXV in August. However, the loss to Grabowski excluded Kita from the tournament. He made his Bellator debut filling in for injured Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...
against Dave Herman
Dave Herman (fighter)
Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...
at Bellator 31.
Kita set the pace of the fight, using his supreme kickboxing to knock Herman down and later his wrestling to take his opponent down two times. However, after the second takedown, Herman managed to secure an omoplata, forcing Kita to tap out.
Michał Kita is now scheduled to fight Konstantin GluhovKonstantin GluhovKonstantin "Lāčplēsis" Gluhov is a Latvian-Russian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1...
at Fighters Arena Łódź 2.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center|11-6
| Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...
|Decision (unanimous)
|MMA Attack
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Warszawa, Polska
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-6
| Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin "Lāčplēsis" Gluhov is a Latvian-Russian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1...
|TKO (retirement)
|Fighters Arena Łódź 2
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Łódź, Polska
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-5
| Dave Herman
Dave Herman (fighter)
Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...
|Submission (omoplata)
|Bellator 31
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:16
|Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10-4
| Damian Grabowski
Damian Grabowski
Damian Grabowski 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...
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|BOTE Gdynia 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:25
|Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
, 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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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-3
| Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who is a M-1 Global veteran and has fought for Bellator Fighting Championships, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, BodogFight and YAMMA Pit Fighting.-Mixed martial arts career:...
|TKO (punches)
|IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:17
|Novosibirsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3
| Liu Wen Bo
|TKO (punches)
|IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:55
|Novosibirsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3
| Baga Agaev
Baga Agaev
Baga Agaev is a Russian mixed martial artist and is a M-1 Global veteran. Agaev holds a notable win over former UFC contender Kristof Midoux and former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman. Baga recently signed with Art of War Fighting Championship and lost in his debut to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
|TKO (punches)
|IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
||
|Novosibirsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3
| Lloyd Marshbanks
|Submission (punches)
|M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough was a mixed martial arts event promoted by M-1 Global on August 28, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. The event aired live on HDNet. The main event featured Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal taking on Mark Kerr. The card also featured an exhibition match between Fedor...
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:50
|Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-3
| Liron Wilson
|TKO (punches)
|2009 M-1 Challenge Season
2009 M-1 Challenge Season
The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:55
|Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-3
| Akhmed Sultanov
|TKO (punches)
|2009 M-1 Challenge Season
2009 M-1 Challenge Season
The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:30
|Bourgas, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-3
| Rogent Lloret
Rogent Lloret
Rogent Lloret is a Spanish Catalan mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran.Lloret competed in the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, he lost in the opening round to eventual winner Fabricio Werdum...
|Submission (armbar)
|M-1 Challenge 10 - Finland
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:09
|Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, 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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|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-2
| Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
|KO (punch)
|GFN - Gentlemen Fight Night
|
|align=center|2
||
|Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-1
| Herman Gipson
|Submission (kimura)
|Cage Wars
Cage Wars
The Cage Wars Championship is a UK-based mixed martial arts promotion started in 1999 to promote and teach the sport of MMA in the UK and Ireland...
10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:05
|Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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|Win
|align=center|3-1
| Chris Crossan
|Submission (armbar)
|BG 12 - Battleground 12
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:58
|Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-1
| Neil Bragg
|TKO
|WIW 3 - War in Workington 3
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|align=center|2
||
|Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
| Aaron Walton
|TKO (punches)
|UK-1 - Fight Night
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:53
|London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Ryan White
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|ZTFN 4 - ZT Fight Night 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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