Igor Zinoviev

Igor Zinoviev

Igor Zinoviev (born 1967) is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in the Extreme Fighting organization, holding the middleweight title until their demise, then moved to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Most recently, he coached the Chicago Red Bears in the International Fight League. [http://www.ifl.tv/Team-Red-Bears.html]

Early Life and Training

Zinoviev grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sickly and weak as a youth, he swam for exercise, becoming skilled enough that he entered a Russian sports academy. There, he trained in boxing, judo, and sambo. Like many Russian mixed martial artists, he received further training in the Russian military and police forces.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Igor Zinoviev's mixed martial arts debut came at the inaugural World Extreme Fighting event, where he defeated Mario Sperry to claim the organization's middleweight title. He also fought in Vale Tudo Japan, defeating Enson Inoue. Zinoviev's final mixed martial arts bout (to date) was against Frank Shamrock at UFC 16. 22 seconds into the match, Shamrock took Zinoviev down with a powerful slam that knocked him unconscious and broke his collarbone, finishing his fighting career.

In November 2006, the International Fight League announced that Zinoviev would coach the new IFL team the Chicago Red Bears, which would consist primarily of Russian fighters.

MMA Record

Personal life

Igor Zinoviev has a 13 year old son, Daniel and a wife. [ [http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-igor_zinoviev.htm Knucklepit interview where his son is mentioned] ] . Currently they are living in New Jersey. They live in a small town a few minutes from the ocean. His son is the beaming image of a younger Igor, taking a liking in martial arts and swimming, just like his father. He has participated in the junior olympics, finishing at the top of his class. He clocked one of the fastest times in the Junior Olympics.

References

External links

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* [http://www.ifl.tv/Team-Red-Bears-Igor-Zinoviev.html Igor Zinoviev] IFL Page
* http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0328,duffy,45406,3.html Biography
* http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6176 IFL announcement


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