Career
Linke has notably competed in the European Championship, NAGA, Grapplers Quest, ADCC and the Pan American Games. Linke is currently in talks with top Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki to negotiate a 2 fight contract to close out his mixed martial arts career by the end of 2015, Linke has stated despite retiring from fighting he will still continue his grappling career and is rumored to be in the 2014 ADCC Polish Trials to enter the 2015 ADCC World Championship. 2015 Pan American Number-Gi Championship - Gold Medalist
2015 European Championship - Gold Medalist
2014 European Championship - Gold Medalist
2013 Pan American Number-Gi Championship - Bronze Medalist
2012 European Championship - Gold and Silver Medalist
2011 Pan American Number-Gi Championship Competitor
2008 NAGA Tournament Competitor
2007 European Championship - Bronze Medalist
2005 Pan American Games Competitor
2003 Pan American Games Competitor
2000 European Judo Championships Competitor
Mariusz received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under former Strikeforce fighter, coach and fight promoter Jorge Patino, Linke also had two training stints with current UFC fighter Cristiano Marcello during his stay in Brazil between 2001-2003 and again in 2005.
Linke is part of the BJJ lineage that began with the creator Mitsuyo Maeda and was later passed on to one of the founding instructors of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, Carlos Gracie.
Linke is one of very few BJJ practitioners to start at white belt and skip blue to purple, his instructors Jorge Patino and Cristiano Marcello mutually decided to skip Linke from white to purple in late 2002 due to his extensive Judo background, this skip in rank is a very rare occurrence and was the first person under Jorge Patino and first BJJ practitioner to join Chute Boxe Academy to do southern Linke is also known for his outlandish appearance, covered in numerous tattoos and coloring his nails and hair to distract other fighters.
Maruisz has produced the most black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Poland, as of 2013 he has promoted 43 black belts in BJJ, 77 brown belts and over 200 purple belts.
