Aleksei Alexeyevich Oleinik (born June 25, 1977, as Oleksíy Oleksíyovych Olíynyk) is a Russianmixed martial artist and combat sambo fighter who fought for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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, competing in their
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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division. He began his professional fighting career in 1997, and is a veteran of M-1 Global, ProFC and IAFC and has competed for
Bellator
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* Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States
* Bishop Bellator of Archaeological site of Sbeitla, Sufetula (5th century)
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* Bellator (fish), ''Bellator'' (fish), a fis ...
YAMMA Pit Fighting
Robert "Bob" Meyrowitz is the co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
In 1973, Meyrowitz was a founder of D.I.R. Broadcasting and a creator of the syndicated radio series, the King Biscuit Flower Hour.
In the late 198 ...
. He is the only fighter to win a UFC fight via Ezekiel choke, and has done so twice. Oleinik also holds the record for most Ezekiel choke wins in MMA competition, with fourteen.
Grappling career
During his training camp with K-Dojo Warrior Tribe in April 2011, Oleinik participated in two Grappling tournaments, he won the Absolute division in an
Eddie Alvarez
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hosted grappling tournament, and also won the Men's black belt No-Gi Advanced Super weight (210 lbs and over) division in the Grapplers Quest "Beast of the East 2011" tournament.
Oleinik made his return to grappling in a superfight against multiple-time
World Champion
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Gordon Ryan
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Ryan is a Five–time ADCC W ...
on December 12, 2019 at Quintet: Ultra. He lost the match quickly by kneebar.
Mixed martial arts career
Oleinik originally started MMA to prove himself to be strong. “I just wanted to prove to myself and others that I could be strong, to protect yourself and others. Then, it turned out that I do it very well, and became my profession.”
Oleinik represented Russia for the Imperial Team in the M-1 Challenge 2009 season, where he defeated Sang Soo Lee. Alexey has highly regarded submission grappling skills which he developed from his background in training in traditional Japanese
jujutsu
Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdu ...
and competition in Combat Sambo. He fought Robin Gracie trained Spanish BJJ black belt Rogent Lloret in a fight that ended in a draw. After his loss to Chris Tuchscherer he went 12 fights without a loss. That streak came to a halt when he lost via TKO in the first round against Michal Kita at the ProFC Heavyweight Grand Prix 2009.
Bellator MMA
In the summer of 2010, under the tutelage of K-Dojo Head Coach Murat Keshtov, Oleinik participated in the inaugural heavyweight tournament for
Bellator Fighting Championships
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. He faced Mike Hayes in the opening round and won the match via a split decision.
In his next bout, he was stopped in the semi-finals by Neil Grove. He lost via TKO, the referee stopped the fight at 0:45 of the opening round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In November 2013 Oleinik announced that he signed a contract with the
UFC
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, and was expected to face
Jared Rosholt
Jared Daniel Rosholt (born August 4, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Rosholt has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, Professional Fighters League, and L ...
on January 25, 2014, at
UFC on Fox 10
''UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 10'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 25, 2014, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Background
The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between former w ...
. However, Oleinik was forced out of the bout with an injury and Rosholt was pulled from the card altogether.
In his debut, Oleinik faced fellow newcomer Anthony Hamilton on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens. He won the fight via scarf hold headlock submission early in the first round.
The rescheduled bout with
Jared Rosholt
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took place on November 22, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 57. Oleinik won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned Oleinik his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.
In an interview on September 9, 2015, Oleinik indicated that he had been sidelined by multiple knee surgeries and subsequent rehabilitation. Oleinik said he has no intention of retiring and expects a possible return sometime in the middle of 2016.
Oleinik next faced
Daniel Omielańczuk
Daniel Omielańczuk (born August 31, 1982) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional MMA competitor since 2009, he has competed f ...
on July 13, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 91. He lost the fight via majority decision.
Oleinik next faced Viktor Pešta on January 15, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 103. He won the fight in the first round via Ezekiel choke, the first in UFC history and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. In unbelievable circumstances, it was executed while in Pešta's "
full mount
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" position, where it is very rarely seen executed without the usage of a 'gi. However, the Ezekiel choke technique was not new to Oleinik, who had already won 12 fights by the same submission earlier in his career.
Oleinik faced Travis Browne on July 8, 2017, at UFC 213. He dropped Browne with a right hook in the first round and showed his superior grappling when he won the fight via submission, due to a rear-naked choke (with a modified grip and without a complete full
back mount
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) in the second round.
Oleinik faced Curtis Blaydes on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217. The referee stopped the fight in the second round after Blaydes delivered an illegal kick to a downed opponent and called a doctor to check on Oleinik. The fight was stopped due to the doctor's advice. The replay, however, showed the strike did not deliver significant damage (as it only grazed the ear), and the fight was ruled a TKO win for Blaydes.
Oleinik faced Júnior Albini on May 12, 2018, at UFC 224. He won the fight in the first round via Ezekiel choke, marking his second win via this rare choke in the UFC.
This win earned him the
Performance of the Night
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award.
Oleinik was briefly linked to a bout with
Fabrício Werdum
Fabrício Werdum (; born 30 July 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Wor ...
on September 15, 2018, at
UFC Fight Night 136
''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 136'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
Background
The ev ...
. However, on May 22, Werdum was flagged for a potential USADA doping violation, and was later suspended for 2 years. Oleinik instead faced
Mark Hunt
Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the winn ...
on the card. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. This marked Oleinik's 45th submission win in his MMA career. This win earned him the
Performance of the Night
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award.
Oleinik was expected to face Walt Harris on May 4, 2019, at
UFC Fight Night 150
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UFC 246
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...
. He won the fight via a submission in the second round. This win earned him a
Performance of the Night
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award. As a result, Oleinik became the first in history both to compete and secure a victory in an MMA fight across four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s).
Oleinik was scheduled to face
Fabrício Werdum
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Dana White
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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020 at UFC 249. Oleinik won the fight by split decision.
When he announced he was taking another fight, Oleinik "received a message in a bottle" on the beach of Miami, signed his contract, and sent it back to Dana White and Mick Maynard. When asked if Oleinik planned on retiring any time soon, he jokingly responded that he has "only 10 years left." Ahead of his fight with Lewis, Oleinik parted ways with his long-time management company representatives, First Round Management. He stated that he wanted a manager that would focus on all fighters, not just the top two or three fighters in their stable.
Oleinik faced
Derrick Lewis
Derrick James Lewis (born February 7, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he currently holds the record for most knockouts ...
on August 8, 2020, at
UFC Fight Night 174
''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 174'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 32'' and ''UFC Vegas 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in En ...
. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
Oleinik faced Chris Daukaus on February 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
Oleinik faced
Sergey Spivak
Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Wo ...
on June 19, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 25. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Oleinik was scheduled to face
Greg Hardy
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on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270. However, Oleinik withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by
Sergey Spivak
Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Wo ...
.
Oleinik was scheduled to face Ilir Latifi on March 26, 2022, at
UFC Fight Night 205
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. However, the day of the event, Latifi withdrew due to illness and the bout was cancelled. The pair was rescheduled to meet on two weeks later at
UFC 273
''UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 9, 2022, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
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on April 9, 2022. In turn, Latifi withdrew again for unknown reasons and was replaced by
Jared Vanderaa
Jared Vanderaa (born May 12, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Vanderaa was born in Washington but moved around a lot with his mother in pursuit of ...
. He won the bout via scarf hold submission in the first round. The win also earned him the ''
Performance of the Night
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'' award.
The match with Ilir Latifi was yet to rescheduled again for
UFC Fight Night 211
''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...
on October 1, 2022. Oleinik lost the bout via unanimous decision.
On October 10, 2022, it was announced that Oleinik was released from UFC after completing his contract.
Personal life
Oleinik is married and has 5 children between the ages of 5 and 19. He and his family moved to Florida in December 2016. The eldest, Polina, attends
Stoneman Douglas High School
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, and was present at the school during the mass shooting but was unharmed.
He is a naturalised
Russia
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n citizen, and expressed support towards
Russia
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
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**
Performance of the Night
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(Six times)
** First fighter in UFC history to finish with an Ezekiel choke.
** Only fighter in UFC history to finish with an Ezekiel choke (now twice).
** Second most submission wins in heavyweight division (Seven)
* Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
** 2007 KSW 8 Heavyweight Tournament Winner
* M-1 Global
** 2004 Middleweight Russia Cup Tournament Winner
* ProFC
** 2008 ProFC 4 President's Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner
** 2008 ProFC 3 Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner-Up
* International Absolute Fighting Council
** 2006 Russia Cup Light heavyweight Tournament Winner
** 2009 Mayor's Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner
* Perm Region MMA Federation
** 2007 Professional MMA Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner
* Other tournaments
** 2007 Yaroslavl Open Championship Heavyweight Tournament Winner
** 1996 Minamoto Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner
* World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts
** WCMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time; first; last)
* MMA Mania
** 2017 Submission of the Year (Top 5: #2) vs. Viktor Pešta
*
MMA Weekly
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* World Combat Sambo Federation
** World Combat Sambo Champion (2005)
** Eurasian Combat Sambo Champion (2001)
* Combat Sambo Federation of Russia
** Russian Combat Sambo Champion (2003, 2004)
** Moscow Combat Sambo Champion (Five time)
Submission grappling
* Grapplers Quest
** 2011 Black belt No-Gi Advanced Superweight (210 lbs ) Tournament Winner
* Eddie Alvarez Grappling Tournament
** 2011 Absolute Division Tournament Winner
Records
*First fighter to compete across four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
*First fighter to secure a victory across four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Jared Vanderaa
Jared Vanderaa (born May 12, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Vanderaa was born in Washington but moved around a lot with his mother in pursuit of ...
, Submission (scarf hold)
,
UFC 273
''UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 9, 2022, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
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Sergey Spivak
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Derrick Lewis
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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Fabrício Werdum
Fabrício Werdum (; born 30 July 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Wor ...
Jacksonville, Florida
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UFC 246
''UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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Moscow
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Daniel Omielańczuk (born August 31, 1982) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional MMA competitor since 2009, he has competed f ...
Jared Rosholt
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Moscow
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Anapa
Anapa (russian: Ана́па, ) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov. Population:
History
The area around Anapa was settled in antiquity. It was originally a major seaport (Sin ...
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, Win
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, Ernest Kostanyan
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, Razdolie Cup
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Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, Russia
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, Loss
, align=center, 41–7–1
, Neil Grove
, TKO (punches)
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Bellator 29
2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and m ...
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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, United States
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, Win
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, Mike Hayes
, Decision (split)
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Bellator 26
2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and m ...
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Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States
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, Loss
, align=center, 40–6–1
, Michał Kita
, TKO (punches)
, rowspan="3", IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
Eddy Bengtsson
Eddy Bengtsson (born April 30, 1979, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish retired wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Bengtsson retired from wrestling and competed in many grapplin ...
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
, United States
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, Lee Sang-Soo
, Submission (ezekiel choke)
, M-1 Challenge 12: USA
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Tacoma, Washington
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Amstelveen
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The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages o ...
Grozny
Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...
Saint Petersburg
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Poltava
Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...
Saint Petersburg
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Warsaw
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...
Warsaw
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Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Anapa
Anapa (russian: Ана́па, ) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov. Population:
History
The area around Anapa was settled in antiquity. It was originally a major seaport (Sin ...
, Russia
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, Win
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, Vladimir Rudakov
, Submission (triangle choke)
, rowspan="3", IAFC: Cup of Russia in Professional Pankration
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, align=center, 2:41
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Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
Kyiv
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Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.List of male mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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* Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC)
* Daichi Abe - (UFC, Pancrase)
* Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride)
* Papy Ab ...