István Veréb
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| Born | 8 October 1987 (age 36) Szombathely, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Istvan Vereb | |
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| Other names | Jimmy |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Division | MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
István Veréb (born 8 October 1987) is a Hungarian freestyle wrestler. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the competition after he lost to Ben Askren in the 1/16 finals.
In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Vereb made his professional debut on a Fight Arena Hungary card on September 9, 2017. He won the fight via decision against Kalman Kovacs.
Vereb faced Zarko Golubovic on Real Fight Arena 4 on October 9, 2022, he won the fight in the first round via submission.
Vereb faced Michal Dobiaš on February 4, 2023, at Real Fight Arena 8, losing the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.[2]
Mixed martial arts record
| 3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes | |
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| Loss | 2–1 | Michal Dobiaš | Submission (guillotine choke) | Real Fight Arena 8 | February 4, 2023 | 2 | 1:05 | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Zarko Golubovic | Submission (neck crank) | Real Fight Arena 4 | October 8, 2022 | 1 | 3:31 | Košice, Slovakia | ||
| Win | 1–0 | Kalman Kovacs | Decision (split) | Fight Arena Hungary | October 9, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | Middleweight debut. |
References
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Az első menetben kiütötte ellenfelét a magyar MMA-s a budapesti gálán". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 5 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External links
- Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com
- István Veréb at United World Wrestling
- István Veréb at the International Wrestling Database
- István Veréb at Olympedia
