Facts: - years active: 1999-present - birth date: 31 july 1969 - mma koloss: 3 - sherdog: 8439 - relatives: maciej linke '' -lrb- brother -rrb- '' - other names: manolo - spouse: iwona linke -lrb- 2000-present -rrb- - name: mariusz linke - birth place: zielona gora , poland - students: '' krzysztof kulak '' -lrb- 2013-present -rrb- '' marcin kabat '' mariusz '' maciej jewtuszko '' -lrb- 2007-present -rrb- '' karol bedorf abramiuk '' -lrb- 2008-present -rrb- '' maciej linke '' -lrb- 2005-present '' -rrb- '' przemysaw saleta '' -lrb- 2010-2012 -rrb- '' tomasz '' stasiak '' '' michal fijalka '' '' tomasz narkun '' micha '' felipe arantes '' -lrb- 2009 ; 2013 -rrb- materla '' '' - mma decloss: 0 - mma kowin: 1 - image size: 200px - residence: szczecin-dabie , poland singpatong sitnumnoi - mma subwin: 10 - children: 2 - mma subloss: 2 - rank: '' 3rd degree black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu '' 4th dan black belt in judo '' '' Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mariusz linke .
mariusz ryszard linke -lrb- born july 31 , 1969 -rrb- is a polish professional mixed martial artist and grappler who is most notable for being the first polish born black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu , the highest ranking active polish judoka and bjj practitioner in both mixed martial arts and grappling , and one of the most decorated grapplers in poland , he is also the first polish grappler to travel to brazil and receive training under a gracie trained brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt .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 .