PRIDE Fighting Championships Lungu made his professional MMA debut on 23 October 2005 at
PRIDE 30 against
James Thompson, in a
Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.
Cage Rage Lungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on 30 September 2006 at
Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.
Independent promotions Lungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage. Lungu defeated
Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on 15 December 2014 in an Open Weight bout. Lungu is next scheduled to face
Jeff Monson on 15 June 2015 at RXF 18.
Kickboxing career Lungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on 15 October 2011, against
Bob Sapp. Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on 21 December 2013 via first round knockout. ==Championships and accomplishments==