Ukrainian Martial Artists - Ukrainian Judoka, Ukrainian Kickboxers, Ukrainian Mixed Martial Artists, Ukrainian Wrestlers, Igor Vovchanchyn (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ukrainian Judoka, Ukrainian Kickboxers, Ukrainian Mixed Martial Artists, Ukrainian Wrestlers, Igor Vovchanchyn, Pavel Zhuravlev, Artur Kyshenko, Sergei Lascenko, Zyvonzek Vjesalicu, Roman Gontiuk, Igor Dyachenko, Elbrus Tedeyev, Maryna Prokofyeva, Petr Nakonechnyi, Ruslan Mashurenko, Valentyn Grekov, Serhiy Novikov, Ramaz Chochosvili, Gennadiy Bilodid, Yevgen Sotnikov, Illya Chymchyuri, Musa Nastuyev, Valeriy Dvoynikov, Vitaliy Bubon, Anatoliy Novikov, Ruslan Mirzaliyev, Renat Mirzaliyev, Igor Gorbokon, Valentin Ruslyakov, Anastasiia Matrosova, Anatoli Droga, Karen Balayan. Excerpt: Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn (Ukrainian: born August 6, 1973) is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Mark Kerr, Yuki Kondo, Gilbert Yvel, Kazushi Sakuraba, Valentijn Overeem, Enson Inoue and Gary Goodridge, and won six mixed martial arts tournaments, as well as acquiring a thirty fight winning streak, and reaching the final of the Pride Grand Prix 2000. Vovchanchyn transitioned from a successful kickboxing career to MMA in 1995, and competed primarily in tournament-style events held across the Ukraine, often fighting three or four times in one day. He became famed for being one of the few strictly stand-up fighters to successfully overcome grappling-based opponents, exemplified in his victory in the Mr. Powerman Sekai tournament in Minsk, Belarus on January 23, 1996. He repeated the success in the inaugural International Absolute Fighting Council event, defeating Adilson Lima, a Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt who trained with Ryan Gracie. Vovchanchyn won by knockout via soccer kick 56 seconds into the fight, however Lima's cornerman (Relson Gracie) argued to the tournament organisers, complaining that kicks to a downe... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1486687