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The revered Ukrainian heavyweight retired at the age of 33, having compiled a 56-10 record with one no contest. In this rare, exclusive inte
Crazy pull from Dmytro Synyak over at Sherdog as he got to talk with arguably MMA's first great heavyweight, Igor Vovchanchyn. He gives some insights into his past fights and some updates into what he is doing today, esp with the war going on in Ukraine at the moment.
Igor Vovchanchyn KO Francisco Bueno
Pride 8 - November 21, 1999
Igor Vovchanchyn Highlights
By: Lewis
It's always kind of funny when people bring up Fedor being an undersized heavyweight. He was, but he wasn't a small man. He was like 6'0, 220-ish lbs. Not big by heavyweight standards, but not tiny.
You know who was tiny? Igor Vovchanchyn. A former kickboxer turned no holds barred/MMA fighter in 1995, Igor stood at only 5'8. By modern standards, I'm pretty sure Vovchanchyn is a welterweight. Maybe even a 155lber. But back in the mid to late 90s up to the early 2000s, he was the scariest puncher in the sport. This tiny Ukrainian man was knocking out guys who were coming into fights at over 300lbs. Sometimes, as many as 3 in a single night (IFC 1: Kombat in Kyiv - John Dixson, Paul Varelans, and Fred Floyd). Absolutely terrifying human being.
If you'd like to learn a bit more about the guy, check out this article from The Fight Site.
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs Igor Vovchanchyn - PRIDE 22
