So the battle took place between the legend of Russian mixed martial arts Sergey Kharitonov and world-class puncher Tyrone Spong. And why not remember how Sergey fought with a man with a similar name, who was also a great knockout master?
On March 21, 2014, the Tech Krep Prime tournament was held in Krasnodar. In the main battle of the evening, the favorite of the Russian audience, the Tula paratrooper Sergei Kharitonov, who was already in the status of a world MMA superstar, performed.
But he had a very interesting opponent. The American fighter Tyler East, nicknamed the Beast, was 10 years younger than Sergei, but by that time he had already fought 16 professional fights, of which he had won 13. He knocked out his opponents 11 times and approached Sergei with a winning streak of 9 fights contract.
After that fight, Sergey Kharitonov would have a number of memorable fights in the M-1 Challenge rage and the Bellator cage, and his career continues to this day. But for his opponent, things were much sadder and more tragic. After a heavy loss at the hands of Sergey, Tyler East will only have four more fights and end his career in 2016. He was a fighter of great potential, which, unfortunately, he was never able to realize. In 2021, Tyler East was shot and killed during a domestic conflict.