Reda Oudgou

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Reda Oudgou
Other namesSoom Soom
ResidenceParis, France
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
DivisionWelterweight
Style Kickboxing
MMA
TeamHaute Tension MMA [1]

Reda Oudgou is a French professional kickboxer. He is the current MTGP kickboxing world champion in the Light Cruiserweight division. [2] He holds the ISKA world title at 85 kg in the K-1 category. [3]

At an early age, Reda Oudgou started training at in kickboxing and mixed martial arts. He has competed all over the world but especially in Europe. His kickboxing record is 32 wins and 5 lossess. Reda has won six belts including 3 French national titles, ISKA world championship, WBC Mediterranean championship, and the MTGP championship. [4]

He has fought in MMA for almost 10 years. In the past, he could only compete abroad because MMA wasn't legal in France. He would regularly go compete in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. [5]

Reda Oudgou had a victory KO over Romanian Alexandru Negera to become the new ISKA world champion in the 85kg division. [6]

Reda Oudgou of France fought with Anatoly Sukhanov of Ukraine to see who would win the WMC Cruiserweight European title (86.17kg). After 5 rounds, the judges decision favored Anatoly. [7]

At M-1 Global's 88th event in Moscow, Reda Oudgou lost to Ruslan Shamilov by submission. [8]

On June 27, 2024 in Paris, France; Prom Samnang defeated Reda Oudgou by score. [9]

For the WBC June 2024 Rankings, the WBC ranked him the number 6 contender in the light heavyweight division. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Reda Oudgou (“Soom soom”): MMA fighter page. Tapology. (n.d.). https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/79025-reda-oudgou-soom-soom
  2. ↑ "Kickboxing Rankings". MTGP. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ↑ Reda Oudgou. (n.d.). Muaythaitv. Retrieved July 1, 2024, from https://muaythaitv.fr/boxeurs/reda-oudgou-f5415.html
  4. ↑ virakbot, chean (2024-06-12). "ព្រុំ សំណាង ប៉ះកីឡាករ បារាំង Reda ជា ម្ចាស់ ខ្សែក្រវាត់ពិភពលោក៣ស្ថាប័ន". Kampuchea Thmey Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ↑ Ahamada, I. (2021, April 6). MMAReda Oudgou : « On va essayer de faire un beau truc au MMA Grand Prix » [Reda Oudgou: "We're going to try to do somthing nice at the MMA Grand Prix"]. Dicodusport. https://dicodusport.fr/blog/reda-oudgou-on-va-essayer-de-faire-un-beau-truc-au-mma-grand-prix/
  6. ↑ DAMBO tient tête à Giorgio, Reda OUDGOU devient champion du Monde de K‑1 [PETROSYAN MANIA – DAMBO stands up to Giorgio, Reda OUDGOU becomes K‑1 World champion]. (2020, February 2). Boxe Mag. https://boxemag.com/kickboxing-muay-thai/petrosyan-mania-dambo-tient-tete-a-giorgio-reda-oudgou-devient-champion-du-monde-de-k-1-resultats/
  7. ↑ Scott, Andrew. "Two New European Champions!" . Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ↑ M-1 CHALLENGE 88 RESULTS: ISMAGULOV DEFENDS LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE, EVLOEV SUBMITS MOROZOV. (2018, February 22). Combat Press. https://combatpress.com/2018/02/m-1-challenge-88-ismagulov-vs-tutarauli-results/
  9. ↑ Virakbot, C. (2024, June 28). កីឡាឈ្នះ​នៅបារាំងយប់មិញ ព្រុំ សំណាង មិនធ្លាប់ចាញ់នៅក្រៅប្រទេស [Win in France last night, Prom Samnang never lost abroad]. Kampuchea Thmey Daily. https://www.kampucheathmey.com/sports/728607
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