Attila Végh

Attila Végh (born August 9, 1985) is a Slovak mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He won the Bellator 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament and then the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. After losing it in his first defense, he was released from the promotion. A professional competitor since 2008, he has also competed for M-1 Global. Now coach of UFC fighters Ľudovít Klein and Martin Buday in Spartakus Fight Gym, Trnava.

Early life Végh was born on August 9, 1985, in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia. Growing up in Gabčíkovo he started wrestling at the age of 5 up until the age of 16 when he switched to Kempo Karate. He became a successful Kempo Karate practitioner and won a number of titles including one world title, one European title and won the Hungarian kempo karate championships in his division 14 times.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Végh made his professional MMA debut in Slovakia in March 2008. For the first year of his career, he was undefeated with a record of 9 wins and no losses.

In May 2009, Végh debuted for the KSW promotion in Poland and encountered his first professional loss by decision to Lukasz Jurkowski. In February 2010, Végh had the most important bout in his life when he faced Aleksander Radosavljevic in the title match of Noc Skorpiona 6 (an MMA tournament held in Karlovac, Croatia), where he won by split decision in Round 3. This made him become European MMA champion under World Free Fight Association. This was the main reason why he got a contract with Bellator through his manager Zvonimir Brala later on.

Over the next three years, Végh continued fighting for various promotions all over Central Europe. Following the loss to Jurkowski, he added to his record with 15 more wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. Notable wins include highly touted Marcus Vanttinen and Jonas Billstein.

Bellator Fighting Championships In late 2011, it was announced that Végh had been signed by Bellator MMA to fight in their Light Heavyweight division.

Végh made his Bellator debut in April 2012. He defeated Dan Spohn via split decision at Bellator 66.

In the summer of 2012, Végh entered Bellator's Light Heavyweight tournament. In the opening round at Bellator 71, he faced Zelg Galesic and won via submission a minute into the first round. Végh faced Emanuel Newton in the semifinals at Bellator 72. He won the fight via controversial split decision. He faced Travis Wiuff in the tournament finals at Bellator 73 on August 24, 2012. Végh won in impressive fashion, getting a KO victory just 25 seconds into the first round. With the win, he earned the chance to face Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Christian M'Pumbu at Bellator 91 on February 28, 2013. He won the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship belt via unanimous decision.

Végh was expected to face Emanuel Newton in a rematch at Bellator 106, but pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Muhammed Lawal.

Végh faced Interim Bellator Light Heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton in a title unification bout at Bellator 113 on March 21, 2014. He lost the fight via split decision.

On August 25, 2014, Végh was released from Bellator, along with twelve other fighters.

M-1 Global Over the years, Végh has experienced a mixture of victories and defeats in his MMA career. After a unanimous decision loss to Viktor Nemkov at M-1 Challenge 71. Végh rebounded with several impressive wins. He secured a unanimous decision victory against Paul Byrne at Oktagon 3: Open Air in July 2017, followed by a submission win via arm-triangle choke over Travis Fulton at Oktagon 4: Challenge Finals 2 in November of the same year. Végh continued his success in 2018 with a unanimous decision win over Maiquel Falcão at Oktagon 10 in Prague. However, in June 2019, he faced a setback when Virgil Zwicker knocked him out at Oktagon 12 in Bratislava. Végh bounced back in November 2019, scoring a knockout victory over Karlos Vémola at Oktagon 15. 5 years later, Végh and Vemola rematched, this time with Végh suffering a submission loss via arm-triangle choke to Karlos Vemola in a rematch for the Oktagon Light Heavyweight Championship at Oktagon 58 in June 2024.

Championships and accomplishments

Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship (One time) Bellator 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Karlos Vémola Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 72

Prague, Czech Republic Loss

Karlos Vemola Submission (arm-triangle choke) Oktagon 58

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Karlos Vemola KO (punch) Oktagon 15

Prague, Czech Republic Loss

Virgil Zwicker KO (punches) Oktagon 12

Bratislava, Slovakia Win

Maiquel Falcão Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 10

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Travis Fulton Submission (arm-triangle choke) Oktagon 4: Challenge Finals 2

Bratislava, Slovakia Win

Paul Byrne Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 3: Open Air

Prague, Czech Republic Loss

Viktor Nemkov Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 71: Nemkov vs. Vegh

St. Petersburg, Russia Return to Light Heavyweight. Loss

Alexander Volkov KO (punches) M-1 Challenge 68: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 2

Moscow, Russia For the M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship. Loss

Goran Reljić Decision (split) KSW 31

Gdańsk, Poland For the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. Loss

Emanuel Newton Decision (split) Bellator 113

Mulvane, Kansas, United States Win

Christian M'Pumbu Decision (unanimous) Bellator 91

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States Win

Travis Wiuff KO (punches) Bellator 73

Tunica, Mississippi, United States Win

Emanuel Newton Decision (split) Bellator 72

Tampa, Florida, United States Win

Zelg Galešić Submission (rear naked choke) Bellator 71

Chester, West Virginia, United States Win

Dan Spohn Decision (split) Bellator 66

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Win

Jonas Billstein Submission (triangle choke) Heroes Gate 4

Prague, Czech Republic Return to Light Heavyweight. Win

Grigor Aschugbabjan TKO (retirement) KSW 16

Gdańsk, Poland Catchweight (207 lbs) bout. Win

Marcus Vänttinen Decision (unanimous) Rock and Brawl

Kouvola, Finland Win

Baga Agaev TKO (corner stoppage) Heroes Gate 3

Prague, Czech Republic Draw

Hans Stringer Draw (unanimous) Nitrianska Noc Bojovnikov III: Ring of Honor

Nitra, Slovakia Loss

Simon Carlsen TKO (punches) Heroes Gate 2

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Jevgenij Lapin Submission (triangle-armbar) Nitrianska Noc Bojovnikov: Ring of Honor

Nitra, Slovakia Win

Egidijus Valavičius Decision (unanimous) Heroes Gate 1

Prague, Czech Republic Draw

Adlan Amagov Draw (unanimous) Azerbaijan Pankration Federation: Azerbaijan vs. Europe

Baku, Azerbaijan Loss

Daniel Tabera Submission (kneebar) KSW 13

Katowice, Poland Win

Łukasz Skibski TKO (knees) KSW 13

Katowice, Poland Win

Kristof Nataska KO (soccer kicks) KO Boxing Club Galanta: ODPLATA

Šaľa, Slovakia Win

Boris Tonkovic TKO (punches) Den Gladiatora 7

Bratislava, Slovakia Win

Aleksandar Radosavljevic Decision (unanimous) Noc Skorpiona 6

Karlovac, Croatia Win

Igor Henc TKO (punches) Total FC: TotalFight

Hungary Loss

Toni Valtonen Decision (split) Shooto Finland: Helsinki Fight Night

Helsinki, Finland Win

Arnoldas Joknys TKO (submission to punches) Noc Bojov 1

Nitra, Slovakia Win

Aslambek Saidov Submission (triangle-armbar) Kings of the Ring: Return of Gladiators

Brno, Czech Republic Win

Lubos Suda Submission (armbar) Hell Cage 4

Prague, Czech Republic Win Align=center|10–1 Gustav Dietz TKO (punches) It's Showtime: Budapest

Budapest, Hungary Loss

Lukasz Jurkowski Decision (unanimous) KSW 11

Warsaw, Poland Win

Sebastian Hercun TKO (submission to punches) Fight Stage Championship 3

Košice, Slovakia Win

Markus Wagner Submission (arm-triangle choke) Free Fight Championship: On Tour

Jena, Germany Win

Lukas Turecek KO (punches) Hell Cage 3

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Zsolt Zathureczky Decision (unanimous) Vendetta

Csongrád, Hungary Win

Markus Di Gallo Decision (unanimous) Fight Stage Championship 2

Bratislava, Slovakia Win

Martin Wojcik Submission (armbar) Hell Cage 2 Align=center|2

Prague, Czech Republic Win Align=center|3–0 Matyas Levante TKO (punches) Total FC: TotalFight

Align=center|0:55 Pest, Hungary Win

Matej Turcan TKO (submission to punches) Fight Stage Championship 1

Košice, Slovakia Win

Matej Turcan Submission (armbar) Top X-Fight 2: In the Middle of Nowhere

Žilina, Slovakia