Vitaly Bigdash

Vitaly Bigdash (Russian: Виталий Бигдаш; born July 25, 1984) is Russian mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). Bigdash has also competed for ONE Championship and he has a former ONE Middleweight World Champion.

In April 2017, Bigdash reached his highest ranking of #37 Light Heavyweight in the world by Fight Matrix.

ONE Middleweight Champion
Bigdash made his promotional debut challenging Igor Svirid for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia on October 9, 2015. After weathering an early storm in the first round, Bigdash came back to knock out Svirid in the second round to become the new ONE Middleweight World Champion.

Bigdash was originally scheduled to defend his title against Marcin Prachnio at ONE Championship: Quest for Power on January 14, 2017. However, Prachnio was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Aung La Nsang. Bigdash retained the title by unanimous decision.

He rematched with Aung La Nsang at ONE Championship: Light of a Nation on June 30, 2017. Bigdash lost the title by unanimous decision.

Post-title reign
Bigdash was scheduled to face Leandro Ataides at ONE Championship: Grit and Glory on May 12, 2018. He lost by technical knockout in the third round.

Bigdash was scheduled to face Yuki Niimura at ONE Championship: Destiny of Champions on December 7, 2018. He won via first-round submission.

Bigdash was originally set to challenge Aung La Nsang for the ONE Light Heavyweight World Championship at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 2021. However, he was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by Reinier de Ridder.

After a three-year absence, Bigdash returned to face Fan Rong at ONE Championship: Winter Warriors 2 on December 17, 2021. He by third-round submission via guillotine choke.

Bigdash was scheduled to challenge Reinier de Ridder for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE 159 on July 22, 2022. He lost by first-round technical submission via inverted triangle choke.

Championships and accomplishments

 * ONE Championship
 * ONE Middleweight World Championship (One time, former)
 * One successful defense