Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
Born	Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Vasilevsky (1988-06-16) June 16, 1988 Zelenogorsk, Russian SFSR, USSR[1]
Other names	The Crushin Russian [2] Saint Fist Slava
Nationality	Russian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)[2]
Division	Middleweight (current) Light Heavyweight
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Fighting out of	Fairfield, New Jersey
Team	Red Fury MMA
Trainer	Murat Keshtov Grappling: Rustam Chsiev
Rank	1st Razryad Grand Master in Combat Sambo      Black Belt in Judo      Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active	2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	25
Wins	23
By knockout	9
By submission	7
By decision	7
Losses	2
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Men's Combat Sambo
World Championships
Gold	2013 St. Petersburg	-90 kg
Gold	2012 Minsk	-90 kg
Gold	2010 Tashkent	-90 kg
Gold	2009 Thessaloniki	-90 kg
European Championships
Gold	2008 Tbilisi	-90 kg
Russian Championships
Gold	2013 Gubkin	-90 kg
Gold	2012 Moscow	-90 kg
Gold	2010 Krasnokamsk	-90 kg
Gold	2009 Kstovo	-90 kg
Silver	2008 St. Petersburg	-90 kg

Vyacheslav "Crushin Russian" Vasilevsky^[2] is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has amassed an 23-2 professional record. He is the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight World Champion.

Biography and career

Vasilevsky was born and raised in the Siberian closed town of Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. He began training in judo at age 9, ultimately becoming the junior judo champion of Krasnoyarsk Krai, earned national youth judo championship medals, and becoming the judo champion of Siberia as an adult.^[1] By age 19, he was training in boxing and combat sambo, and his success in combat sambo led to invitations to compete in MMA. With just 10 days of preparation, he won a first-round submission victory over Ladislav Zak^[4] with a rear naked choke hold.^[1]

His next fight was against Spaniard Daniel Tabera which he lost by unanimous decision.^[5] Vasilevsky has only lost on one other occasion, losing another unanimous decision to Maiquel Falcão. amassing 15 victories in a row before the loss to Falcao, and since then has went 2-0 with both wins coming by TKO. Vasilevsky currently holds 7 wins by KO/TKO, 5 by submission, and 6 by Decision.

Due Vyacheslav's extensive ground fighting background in Sambo and Judo, he was awarded a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu only after a few months of training. His BJJ trainer is Cornel Zapadka, a black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter from Poland.^[3]

M-1 Global

Vasilevsky's road to the 2010 M-1 Global light heavyweight championship bout was not easy. It began with a hard fought split decision victory^[6] over Sergey Guzev.^[7] Two other bouts in the selection – against Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam^[8] and Shamil Tinagadjiev.^[9] – went into the third round,^[2] though he also achieved a first-round victory over Alihan Magomedov.^[10] By contrast, none of Tomasz Narkun's professional fights have gone beyond the first round.^[11] The difference in experience between Narkun and Vasilevsky has been touted as potentially significant in their title bout on December 10.^[6]

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky defeated Tomasz Narkun via second round TKO at M-1 Challenge XXII to become the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion. Declined from a belt at light weight, moved to the middle weight. April 28 in St. Petersburg on the M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Enomoto be deterred by the belt be afraid Viktor Nemkov and Vinny Magalhaes.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Vasilevsky joins Bellator after an incredibly successful career in Russia where "Slava" compiled a dominating 15-1 record. Currently riding a 14-fight win streak, the 23-year-old prodigy will be fighting at middleweight in the Bellator cage. The two-time Sambo World Champion has had success at light heavyweight but feels at home at 185 pounds and immediately adds more world-class depth to the Bellator middleweight roster.^[12] While in the U.S., Vyacheslav Vasilevsky trains under Murat Keshtov at K Dojo Warrior Tribe in Fairfield, NJ.

Vyacheslav faced Victor O'Donnell on March 16 at Bellator LXI^[13] He won the fight via unanimous decision (28–29, 28–29, 28–29) to advance to the semifinal round.

In the semifinal round, Vyacheslav faced Maiquel Falcão on April 20 at Bellator LXVI.^[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision (28–29, 28–29, 28–29).

Vasilevsky was expected to face Doug Marshall in the Bellator Season Eight Middleweight tournament before being replaced by Andreas Spang.^[15]

Return to M-1 Global

Vasilevsky defeated Charles Andrade on May 23, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 39.^[16] He won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Bellator Fighting Championships
  • Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Semifinalist

• M-1 Global
  • M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)
  • 2010 M-1 Selection Eastern European Tournament Winner

• Mix Fight Combat
  • MFC European Middleweight Championship (One time; First)

Sambo

• Fédération Internationale Amateur de Sambo

2013 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist

• • 2012 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2010 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2009 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist

• European Sambo Federation
  • 2008 European Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist

• All-Russia Sambo Federation
  • Russian Combat Sambo National Championship (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
  • Russian Combat Sambo National Championship Runner-up (2008)
  • 2010 Baltic Cup Combat Sambo Silver Medalist
  • 2009 S.D. Seliverstova Memorial Combat Sambo Gold Medalist
  • 2008 A.A. Kharlampiev Memorial Combat Sambo Gold Medalist

Hand-to-Hand Combat

• Russian MVD Hand-to-Hand Champion (2013)

Mixed martial arts record

Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog^[2]

References

External links

• Professional MMA record for Vyacheslav Vasilevsky from Sherdog