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Ivan Shtyrkov is a Russian sambo wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter, bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championships, master of sports of Russia. In mixed martial arts (MMA), he had 20 fights, 17 of which he won, 2 lost and 1 ended in a draw. Ivan also a President of the Martial Arts Academy of the Russian Copper Company (RCC). Currently, Ivan fights for Archangel Michael Team.
Since 2015 he has been performing in mixed martial arts. He spends all his fights in the RCC Boxing Promotions. Ivan spent his first 11 fights in heavyweight, defeating such famous fighters as Jeff Monson, Antonio Silva, Philip de Fries, Satoshi Ishii, among others. After that, he moved to light heavyweight and won two victories - first by unanimous decision over Christian M'Pumbu, and then, also by decision of the judges, defeated Pole Marcin Lazars. On May 5, 2018, he returned to heavyweight and fought against Brazilian Jeronimo dos Santos. The fight turned out to be very equal and difficult for both fighters - and, as a result, a draw by the majority of the judges' votes.
On October 27, 2018, as part of the RCC promotion, Shtyrkov fought another fight against the famous Brazilian Fabio Maldonado. The fight was held in intermediate weight up to 98 kg. Shtyrkov won the second round by TKO.
On December 15, in Yekaterinburg, as part of the RCC5 show, Shtyrkov defeated the Brazilian Thiago Silva with a painful hold in the first round.
In June 2019, the UFC terminated the contract with the Russian fighter, as the World Anti-Doping Organization had claims against him. Shtyrkov did not wait for the decision to disqualify and terminated his contract with UFC. He became a free agent in this way.
On July 4, 2019, Ivan Shtyrkov signed a contract with the Japanese promotion Rizin. Ivan fought his first fight in the new organization on July 28, 2019, in Saitama, defeating the South Korean fighter Hong Kim. Ivan completely controlled the course of the fight and as a result, the judges stopped the fight ahead of schedule in order to protect the Korean athlete who missed heavy punches on the ground.
On December 14, 2019, at the RCC 7 tournament, Ivan Shtyrkov suffered his first defeat in his career. His rival was a Swiss fighter of Japanese origin Yasubei Enomoto, who spent most of the battles in Russia. The fight took place in an unusual average weight for Ivan, which obviously affected the functional capabilities of the Russian fighter. In the first round, Shtyrkov was very active both in standing and on the ground. However, in the second, he was noticeably tired and fell for a chokehold.
On December 13, 2020, in the main fight of the ACA 115 tournament, Ivan Shtyrkov lost by unanimous decision to Magomed Ismailov.
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Ivan Shtyrkov is a Russian sambo wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter, bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championships, master of sports of Russia. In mixed martial arts (MMA), he had 20 fights, 17 of which he won, 2 lost and 1 ended in a draw. Ivan also a President of the Martial Arts Academy of the Russian Copper Company (RCC). Currently, Ivan fights for Archangel Michael Team.
Since 2015 he has been performing in mixed martial arts. He spends all his fights in the RCC Boxing Promotions. Ivan spent his first 11 fights in heavyweight, defeating such famous fighters as Jeff Monson, Antonio Silva, Philip de Fries, Satoshi Ishii, among others. After that, he moved to light heavyweight and won two victories - first by unanimous decision over Christian M'Pumbu, and then, also by decision of the judges, defeated Pole Marcin Lazars. On May 5, 2018, he returned to heavyweight and fought against Brazilian Jeronimo dos Santos. The fight turned out to be very equal and difficult for both fighters - and, as a result, a draw by the majority of the judges' votes.
On October 27, 2018, as part of the RCC promotion, Shtyrkov fought another fight against the famous Brazilian Fabio Maldonado. The fight was held in intermediate weight up to 98 kg. Shtyrkov won the second round by TKO.
On December 15, in Yekaterinburg, as part of the RCC5 show, Shtyrkov defeated the Brazilian Thiago Silva with a painful hold in the first round.
In June 2019, the UFC terminated the contract with the Russian fighter, as the World Anti-Doping Organization had claims against him. Shtyrkov did not wait for the decision to disqualify and terminated his contract with UFC. He became a free agent in this way.
On July 4, 2019, Ivan Shtyrkov signed a contract with the Japanese promotion Rizin. Ivan fought his first fight in the new organization on July 28, 2019, in Saitama, defeating the South Korean fighter Hong Kim. Ivan completely controlled the course of the fight and as a result, the judges stopped the fight ahead of schedule in order to protect the Korean athlete who missed heavy punches on the ground.
On December 14, 2019, at the RCC 7 tournament, Ivan Shtyrkov suffered his first defeat in his career. His rival was a Swiss fighter of Japanese origin Yasubei Enomoto, who spent most of the battles in Russia. The fight took place in an unusual average weight for Ivan, which obviously affected the functional capabilities of the Russian fighter. In the first round, Shtyrkov was very active both in standing and on the ground. However, in the second, he was noticeably tired and fell for a chokehold.
On December 13, 2020, in the main fight of the ACA 115 tournament, Ivan Shtyrkov lost by unanimous decision to Magomed Ismailov.