These three fighters are looking to join Russia’s big-show invasion

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 15:44:39 +0000

With the UFC making advances in Russia – and some of the nation’s native promotions looking to expand outside their home territory – the country’s MMA talent continues to seek the spotlight. Here are three such athletes who recently reached out to MMAjunkie to express their desire to step up in competition.

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Fabio Maldonado may be ‘The Iron Hillbilly,’ but Nikita Chistyakov’s life sounds like a country song

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 03:45:47 +0000

Russian Cagefighting Championship (RCC) hosts an event this weekend in Russia, and Fabio Maldonado competes in the headlining bout, but there’s another fighter on the card whose life sounds more like country song. Sure, the granite-chinned Maldonado’s fighting nickname loosely translates to “The Iron Hillbilly,” but consider the case of Nikita Chistyakov (9-4-1), who meets France’s Kevin Petshi (15-4) on the same card, Saturday in Yekaterinburg. Chistyakov challenged in October 2017 for the Fight Nights Global bantamweight title against Tomas Deak but suffered a TKO loss in the contest’s opening round. It was the first – and to date, only – stoppage loss in Chistyakov’s professional career.

Fabio Maldonado may be ‘The Iron Hillbilly,’ but Nikita Chistyakov’s life sounds like a country song – MMA Junkie

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These three fighters are looking to join Russia’s big-show invasion

Fabio Maldonado may be ‘The Iron Hillbilly,’ but Nikita Chistyakov’s life sounds like a country song