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| Name: |  Andrey Koreshkov |
| Nickname: | -- |
| Age: | 21 |
| Height: | 6'0" |
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This is a guest post by Rory MacLeod (smoogy)
You may not know the name, but RusFighters Sport Club has emerged as the premier professional mixed martial arts team in Russia. Their flagship fighter, Alexander Shlemenko, has won two Bellator middleweight tournament titles in as many tries. Alexander Sarnavskiy, the #7-ranked lightweight on the 2011 World MMA Scouting Report, is one of the most coveted lightweight talents in the sport. And now Andrey Koreshkov (8-0), the youngest of the trio, is emerging as a blue chip athlete with the potential to make a big impact of his own.
As a boy, Andrey was trained in a traditional Russian art form: ballroom dancing. Bullying and fisticuffs weren't an uncommon reaction from his peers, so he began training in MMA to learn how to defend himself. He began with pankration training in Omsk and quickly moved up the amateur ranks. In 2010, he collected two world titles in the sport. Opting to go pro in MMA the same year, Koreshkov began training with Shlemenko in St. Petersberg.
So far "Spartan" has amassed an eight fight winning streak to begin his career with no fights even making it to the end of the second round. Most recently, he fought The Ultimate Fighter veteran Kyacey Uscola, who was filling in on short notice for another TUF luminary, Shonie Carter. Koreshkov blasted Uscola around the ring with power punches and kicks, finishing with some particularly brutal ground and pound late in the first round.
Though his pankration background might suggest a boxing or wrestling-oriented approach to fighting, Andrey dominates with a high paced assault of kickboxing and submission attacks that is reminiscent of DREAM Champion Gegard Mousasi. It remains to be seen how Andrey's defense will fare against a high level grappler, but his offensive skills are outright devastating in all areas.
Koreshkov's teacher and primary style influence is Shlemenko himself, and it shows. With his guidance, and RusFighters Vice President Alexei Zhernakov fighting for him outside the cage, Andrey is on the fast track. Expect to see his debut in a major promotion very soon.
Check out video footage of Andrey Koreshkov after the jump...
| Flyweight | Bantamweight | Featherweight | Lightweight |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 - |
#1 - Rony Mariano #2 - Aljamain Sterling #3 - Chris Holdsworth #4 - Josh Hill #5 - Fabiano Fernandes #6 - Claudio Ledesma #7 - Sirwan Kakai #8 - Kyoji Horiguchi #9 - Leandro Hygo #10 - Pedro Munhoz |
#1 - Hacran Dias #2 - Joey Gambino #3 - Brandon Bender #4 - Lance Palmer #5 - Jim Alers #6 - Anthony Gutierrez #7 - Max Holloway #8 - John Teixeira #9 - Cody Bollinger #10 - Bubba Jenkins |
#1 - Fabricio Guerreiro #2 - Alessandro Ferreira #3 - Adriano Martins #4 - Justin Salas #5 - Neilson Gomes #6 - Eduard Folayang #7 - Zorobabel Moreira #8 - Anton Kuivanen #9 - Jordan Rinaldi #10 - J.P. Vainikainen |
| Welterweight | Middleweight | Light Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 - Andrey Koreshkov #2 - Dhiego Lima #3 - Brandon Thatch #4 - Nordine Taleb #5 - Hernani Perpetuo #6 - Brock Jardine #7 - Alan Jouban #8 - Mohsen Bahari #9 - Andre Santos #10 - Stephen Thompson |
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#1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 - |
#1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 - |
Andrey Koreshkov vs. Kyacey Uscola
Andrey Koreshkov (RusFighters Team) vs Eldad Levi
Jamelao vs Andrey Koreshkov
Andrew Koreshkov vs. Abdul Dadaeva
1 recs | 20 comments
The guy looks like he has serious talent, but his strength of competition is pretty awful. Even Uscola was on a four-fight loss streak before being brought in against him, and aside from Uscola, his opponents were MMA neophytes.
Be interesting to see how he stacks up against a higher-level opponent That spinning back kick to finish Uscola was pretty nice though….
TLow - January 8, 2012
almost finish
TLow - January 8, 2012
Uscola really nosedived after his stint
to say the least
Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre - January 8, 2012
ya he got clowned by Andrey
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Man, what a sad performance from Uscola there. Not that he was ever any good, but still.. I think it should have been stopped a lot earlier, he was just a punching bag, showing with body language he wanted out. But some nice striking showcased by this Koreshkov guy, especially the spinning hook kick that dropped him was sweet (aren’t they always?).
Horselover Fat - January 8, 2012
Terrible referee in the Uscola fight
Besides the fact that the fight should have been stopped much earlier, the referee only one told Koreshkov to stop grabbing the fence and after that Koreshkov was still blatantly holding onto the fence.
Birolo Yeung - January 8, 2012
That is an absolutely ghastly level of opposition
Shelter - January 8, 2012
Unrelated to this guy.
Even though this guy appears to have some serious skills.
Leland, how familiar are you with the Japanese LW Yusuke Kasuya?
KAN0 - January 8, 2012
I’ve watched him. Definitely keeping an eye on him for next year.
Leland Roling - January 9, 2012
Jeeeeez, this guy might be the single most accurate striker on this report. Wow. Tremendous anticipation skills, great balance and as Jordan Breen would say, “He brings the V”.
Wonder if Breen is a True Blood fan or something.
Ben Thapa - January 8, 2012
Koreshkov’s level of opposition will improve in his next fight.
smoogy2 - January 9, 2012
Bellator must be paying attention, signing a lot of last years and starting with signing him this year.
tremblay6 - January 9, 2012 via mobile
Strange.. it’s almost as if you had co-ordinated this with Bellator..
Horselover Fat - January 9, 2012
Bellator is on top of their sh*t, Hope it can continue, but also hope they can manage the roster they already have.
Mrh347 - January 9, 2012
It looks like Andrey Koreshkov has signed with Bellator
Here is the link that shows that Andrey Koreshkov has signed with Bellator: http://mmajunkie.com/news/26881/bellator-inks-russian-welterweight-standout-andrey-koreshkov.mma
chrisbboy82 - January 9, 2012
4 WCs still no Americans as the number 1 prospect
LOL.
Especially in this case where Dhiego Lima(and arguably Rukus) are both better than this dude.
This guy will lose to the first dude he faces that can actually grapple.
DJTLC - January 9, 2012
Mania just posted that he got signed by Bellator.
I think we were all hoping for the UFC, but seeing him against opponents that aren’t horrible should be a treat.
Magaca - January 9, 2012
Ahh, Chrisbboy82 beat me to it, my bad.
Magaca - January 9, 2012
A couple of corrections
-Andrey studied ball room dancing, not ballet dancing.
-Though he splits time at RusFighters in St Petersberg, Andrey still lives in Omsk and he also trains there with Shlemenko at the Saturn Profi gym.
smoogy2 - January 9, 2012
Signed with Bellator
Awesome, can’t wait until Lyman Good clowns this fraud.
lol so desperate to put euro bums that can’t wrestle.
DJTLC - January 10, 2012
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