Nationality Romanian Weight 165 kg Number of contests 1 Role Fighter Losses 1 | Name Alexandru Lungu Wins by knockout 4 Reach 74 in (188 cm) Height 1.82 m | |
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Born September 3, 1974 (age 49)
Paleu, Bihor County, Romania ( 1974-09-03 ) Other names Sandu Lungu
Muntele Bihorului (The Bihor Mountain) Division Super Heavyweight (265+ lb) Fighting out of Oradea, Romania
Bucharest, Romania Team Centru de Arte Martiale Mixte
Golden Glory Romania | ||
Alexandru Lungu (born 3 September 1974)-(do not confuse with Lungu G. Alexandru) is a Romanian professional judoka, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005, Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, and K-1, for both MMA and professional kickboxing.
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- Alexandru lungu vs michal wlazlo 2015
- Judo career
- PRIDE Fighting Championships
- Cage Rage
- Independent promotions
- Kickboxing career
- Kickboxing
- Achievements
- References
Alexandru lungu vs michal wlazlo 2015
Judo career
A successful judoka, Lungu won several judo tournaments across Europe, including the Romanian Cup in 2004 and the International Tournament Monaco in 2005. Lungu competed in judo from 1991 until 2005.
PRIDE Fighting Championships
Lungu made his professional MMA debut on October 23, 2005 at PRIDE 30 against James Thompson, in a Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.
Cage Rage
Lungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on September 30, 2006 at Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.
Independent promotions
Lungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage.
Lungu defeated Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on December 15, 2014 in an Open Weight bout.
Lungu is next scheduled to face Jeff Monson on June 15, 2015 at RXF 18.
Kickboxing career
Lungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on October 15, 2011, against Bob Sapp. Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on December 21, 2013 via first-round knockout.
Kickboxing
Achievements
Lungu was also a multiple judo champion and gold medalist of Romania.