Mariusz Ryszard Linke (31 July 1969 – 30 May 2022)[4] was a Polish professional mixed martial artist and grappler.
[3] Linke notably competed in the European Championship, NAGA, Grapplers Quest, ADCC, and the Pan American Games.
[2] Linke was 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 was 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 so.
Linke was also known for his outlandish appearance, covered in numerous tattoos and coloring his nails and hair to distract other fighters.