Vitaly Minakov is undoubtedly one of the strongest Russian heavyweights in the world history of mixed martial arts. In addition to the Bellator heavyweight champion title, he was also a four-time world champion in sports sambo, as well as a master of sports in judo and freestyle wrestling. With such a strong wrestling/grappling background and experience, he made his debut in mixed martial arts. And at the same time he began to master striking techniques and, characteristically, most of the victories in his eventful career were won by knockouts.
Today we will see his fight against the two-meter Spanish heavyweight Juan Espino, the former Spanish champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and European champion in Thai boxing.
Their meeting took place in 2011 at the S-70 league tournament. After this fight, the Spaniard will retire for a long time, but after a six-year break he will return to mixed martial arts, gain a number of victories, win the 28th season of The Ultimate Fighters and sign a contract with the UFC. Well, Vitaly will create a grandiose winning streak that will lead him to the Bellator champion belt.
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