With Poland conquered, teenage prodigy Marcin Held hopes for big-stage MMA offer

With an 8-0 professional record and perfect 25-0 amateur mark, Marcin Held is looking for an opportunity with one of mixed martial arts’ top promotions.

However, two factors are working against him: his age (he’s only 18) and his location (he lives in Poland).

Despite national hero Mariusz Pudzianowski’s successful MMA debut prompting a surge of MMA interest in Poland, Held is struggling to move to the next level of his career. In our latest “Fight Path” installment, MMAjunkie.com’s Kyle Nagel talks to the teenage prodigy about some the roadblocks.


With an 8-0 professional record and perfect 25-0 amateur mark, Marcin Held is looking for an opportunity with one of mixed martial arts’ top promotions.

However, two factors are working against him: his age (he’s only 18) and his location (he lives in Poland).

Despite national hero Mariusz Pudzianowski’s successful MMA debut prompting a surge of MMA interest in Poland, Held is struggling to move to the next level of his career. In our latest “Fight Path” installment, MMAjunkie.com’s Kyle Nagel talks to the teenage prodigy about some the roadblocks.