Dinu Bucalet

Hailing from Romania, Dinu began his sporting journey at a young age, participating in football and swimming. These were eventually replaced by his love for the martial arts, particularly grappling.

He quickly rose up the ranks, competing in various grappling tournaments in Romania, where he won multiple championships and became one of the country's top grapplers.

To further his career, Dinu relocated to London. The move and focused training led to a breakout run in 2018, most notably winning the IBJJF No Gi Europeans brown belt gold medal and taking out some big names at the ADCC European Trials that same year.

The hard work and competition success were rewarded with a black belt from Nicholas Brooks in 2019. Since then, he has become a multiple-time Polaris Professional veteran and has won European titles in various organisations.

In addition to his devotion to grappling, Dinu has an extensive background in kickboxing, boxing, wrestling and MMA.

In 2013, Dinu made his professional MMA debut and went on to fight in various promotions across Europe and Asia, including RXF. Dinu continues to compete in Gi and No Gi grappling events throughout Europe on a regular basis.

Check out Dinu’s YouTube channel.