Exufc fighter turned epstein bodyguard believes suicide was. Had a funny experience this morning when i went to lift at the ufc gym. Page 3 noticed i couldnt find the full fight on youtube so id like to save. He is also one of the founders of the brazilian top team, where he trained fighters such as antonio rodrigo nogueira, antonio rogerio nogueira, ricardo arona, and paulo filho, among others. Igor had been the first to beat a top bjj black belt in a major event in the states mario sperry. It appears that sometimes you really cant judge a book by its c. Shooto champ enson inoue was known for his dominating bjj game, but. Frank shamrock biography, age, height, wife, net worth, family. Igor yakimov leglocks 4 igor yakimov 100 lessons of sambo 110 tsuyoshi kosaka instructional shooto r. A professional competitor from 1995 until 2010, he fought for the pride fighting championships, the ufc, shooto, and vale tudo japan. The top 100 kicks, punches, flurries and finishes in mma.
It was a bigger, more intense enson inoue that shot up through the. Royce gracie brazil no big suprises, the bragashoji battle would be close. Enson inoue is a japaneseamerican retired mixed martial artist. Igor zinoviev born 1967 is a former russian mixed martial arts fighter. Enson inoue vs igor zinoviev vale tudo japan 96 youtube.
He would submit him with an armbar in just 14 seconds to become champion. He is a mixed martial arts fighter and competed in the extreme fighting organization. His finale match was frank shamrock at ufc 16 and that match shamrock took zinoviev. A win over enson inoue propelled him into a middleweight later named the light heavyweight title fight for the ufc against kevin jackson.
Nov 30, 2008 inoue, perhaps most wellknown for a 1998 submission win over mma legend randy couture, also had historic battles with frank shamrock, mark kerr, igor vovchanchyn, heath herring and antonio rodrigo nogueira. Jul 18, 2019 zinoviev, a massive underdog at the time, was crowned extreme fighting middleweight champion. The former ufc fighter with ties to child sex abuser jeffery. Mark kerr usa eighth match 15mins1r nobuhiko takada japan vs. Nov 28, 2006 zinoviev had a shortlived professional fight career in the mid90s, defeating the likes of mario sperry and enson inoue before losing to fellow ifl coach frank shamrock in the ufc in just 22. Igor zinoviev 4 1 2 wins losses draws loss vs frank shamrock mar, 1998.
Mar 03, 2009 a look at the career of enson inoue and where he fits into the current landscape of mma if you adjust for era. Feb 18, 2008 though hes pretty much remembered only for being the victim of a spectacular frank shamrock slam, from 1995 to 1998 igor zinoviev was no doubt one of the most highly regard fighters in all of mma. With wins over the likes of enson inoue and mario sperry, russian sambo expert igor zanoviev looked like he could be a force to. He has also competed in adcc in a super fight vs mario sperry. Dq rope escapes wpcworld pankration championships 1. During vale tudo events 1994 and 1995 japanese mma fighters lost many fights to competitors from abroad. On august 10, 2019, he was found dead of an apparent suicide by hanging. Universal wrestling federation shooto vale tudo japan.
Igor vovchanchyn at pride grand prix 2000 finals on may 1, 2000. Enson yamato damashi inoue mma stats, pictures, news. He suffered a careerending collarbone injury from shamrocks victorious ko slam. Mma pioneer enson inoue a new man after 26 days in prison. His specialty is brazilian jiujitsu, grappling and ground fighting. Apr 10, 2001 shamrock is a former king of pancrase and has victories over bas rutten, enson inoue, kevin jackson, igor zinoviev and john lober. Zinoviev went on to defeat the likes of enson inoue before suffering. Shamrock also wrote the wiley book mixed martial arts for dummies. Jan 01, 20 sometimes shocking endings come from unexpected places, and thus was the case when frank shamrock defeated the tough, gritty igor zinoviev, via a full body slam in just under 30 seconds. Zinoviev drew an intense task for his first battle in the octagon at ufc 16 however, going toward frank shamrock, who had quite recently won the. Igor zinoviev wiki jeffrey epstein bodyguard, age, wife. Shamrock announced his retirement from fighting on june 26, 2010 at strikeforce.
Igor houdini zinoviev mma stats, pictures, news, videos. Ken shamrock spoiler shamrock was dominating the fight when he started to have heart palpitations and threw in the towel at 6. Igor zinoviev is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 4 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws. He followed with a 22second win against igor zinoviev, at the time the other. A win over enson inoue propelled him into a middleweight later named the light heavyweight. Our first bout is between egan inoue, a literal twotime world. Another memorable bout that occurred before frank entered the ufc was his war with enson inoue. Before the arrest, inoue had already started working on a book to detail his stored career. Apr 22, 2009 coming in to this event, no one expected frank to take out igor zinoviev quickly. Once he released the choke, zinoviev pounded inoue with 10 straight. Inoue wrote on his facebook page about the experience.
Igor zinoviev told new york magazines intelligencer that he believes. Ujapan joe moreira bjj 116, 1922 pentagon combat mauy thai instructional from thailand 14 jose pele jones shootkickboxing 14 vut kumnark mauy thai 14 carlson gracie jr 18 japan vale tudo 9499 brazilian. May 29, 2019 igor zinoviev with wins over any semblance of enson inoue and mario sperry, russian sambo master igor zinoviev seemed as though he could be a power to be figured with when he joined the ufc in 1998. Ufc tried to book sterling rematch on may 15 but sterling turned it down. The vale tudo japan are available on dvd or for view over the internet. A look back at the pioneering mma career of igor zinoviev, the first man to beat a brazilian jiu jitsu black belt in a modern mma match in america.
I was working at a comic book store while going to college and a friend. Since then, the japanese fighters have worked hard on their skills which they display in vale tudo 1996 1997. Though hes pretty much remembered only for being the victim of a spectacular frank shamrock slam, from 1995 to 1998 igor zinoviev was no doubt one of the most highly regard fighters in all of mma. Aug 03, 2010 by the time he was done in pancrase he had amassed a record of 1161. That time a bjj instructor didnt recognize enson inoue. Dq egan inoue ran into the ring vtj 1997vale tudo japan 1997.
Mma fighters who endured careerending damages in the cage. Enson inoue vs igor zinoviev tiger zone sports channel. His career notably short with a record of 128 doesnt give most people much of interest, but to the traditionalists he was one of the toughest competitors in the world. Frank shamrock career dvd set on the ufc and pancrase champ. He is iraqiborn, but is now an australian national. Zinoviev went on to defeat the likes of enson inoue before suffering draws against john lober and osami. The cameron underground highlights igor zinoviev vs. Be it the fight with henderson and bisping or goodridge and herrera, they cannot. Jun 28, 2010 coming in to this event, no one expected frank to take out igor zinoviev quickly. Enson inoue official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the light heavyweight fighter from japan. Gladiators of the cage 16 is in the books, how does. Jose mario sperry born september 28, 1966 is a brazilian heavyweight mixed martial artist. Dec 11, 2018 during that time, where he competed in both the ufc and other organizations, shamrock defeated fighters like igor zinoviev ko, enson inoue tko, tsuyoshi kohsaka decision, kevin jackson armbar, jeremy horn kneebar, tito ortiz submission from elbows, and elvis sinosic split decision.
Shamrock shot a double leg takedown and slammed zinoviev down so hard that it knocked him unconscious. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record. Zinoviev suffered a broken collarbone and a fractured c5 vertebra from the slam and had to be carried out on a stretcher. Igor houdini zinoviev 412 is a pro mma fighter out of russia. Igor zinoviev with wins over the likes of enson inoue and mario sperry, russian sambo expert igor zanoviev looked like he could be a force to be reckoned with when he joined the ufc in 1998. Beating enson and setting up the fight with olympic medalist kevin jackson put frank shamrock on the path to becoming the greatest mma champ of his era.
It ended with zinoviev kicking sperry, giving him a cut above his eye and having the fight stopped in zinoviev s favor. Igor zinoviev wiki jeffrey epstein bodyguard, age, wife, net worth. Medalist, enson inoue heavyweight bjj black belt and igor zinoviev first pers. The top 100 kicks, punches, flurries and finishes in mma history. Unfortunately for both soichi nishidas pants and the man they encompass, enson inoue a twotime racq. Vtj 1996 vale tudo japan 1996 pits royler gracie vs noboru kijin asahi fight in tokyo bay n. Furthermore, he was the longtime bodyguard of jeffrey epstein. Inoue had lost the year before to igor zinoviev, but hed also beaten highly touted wrestler royce alger at ufc.
Then he quickly lost to enson inoue at a shooto event. Dana white, frank shamrock and the ufc hall of fame. Zinoviev was a feared russian kickboxer and sambo specialist who held wins over mario sperry and enson inoue. He beat sanae kikuta with a forearm choke at vale tudo japan 1996. It began slow but built to a fever pitch, ending when shamrock. Igor zinoviev official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos. Shamrock is a former king of pancrase and has victories over bas rutten, enson inoue, kevin jackson, igor zinoviev and john lober. Igor zinoviev official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the light heavyweight fighter from russia. He also fought in vale tudo japan, defeating enson inoue. Igor vovchanchyn igor shows all he can wrestle as well as he can punch ricco rodriquez vs. Giant ochlal a short fight, but won by submission, surprisingly, the loser taps out rather quickly from the submmission hold applied. Igor vovchanchyn ukraine seventh match 15mins1r enson inoue japan vs.
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