Tag: Maxim Grishin

EXCLUSIVE | Dustin Jacoby: ‘I’ve Burned To The Ground & I’ve Rose From The Ashes’

Dustin JacobyUFC light heavyweight prospect, Dustin Jacoby, recently picked up an impressive decision victory over a crafty veteran in Maxim Grishin. That brings Jacoby to a 2-0 record during his second tenure in the UFC, and ‘The Hanyak’ doesn’t plan on slowing his momentum any time soon. An Interview With The Hanyak Jacoby recently sat down […]

Dustin Jacoby

UFC light heavyweight prospect, Dustin Jacoby, recently picked up an impressive decision victory over a crafty veteran in Maxim Grishin. That brings Jacoby to a 2-0 record during his second tenure in the UFC, and ‘The Hanyak’ doesn’t plan on slowing his momentum any time soon.

An Interview With The Hanyak

Jacoby recently sat down with LowKick MMA to discuss his impressive win, and to reveal what the future holds for the promising light heavyweight. On discussing the fight against Grishin, Jacoby had the following to say:

“For the most part I felt the fight went as expected. Max is a very durable, gritty, tough veteran. He’s got a lot of great wins on his record.. I knew it was going to be a very hard fight. I’m very proud of myself. I think I showed a lot of grit. I thought I showed a lot of veteran status. I’m very happy to walk away with the victory.”

Jacoby also raised the point that he is not only an MMA fighter. He also has extensive experience and accolades in the world of kickboxing.

“A lot of people don’t realise my resume and my career with Glory Kickboxing, and what I’ve been through. I tell everyone, I’ve been through it to get to it. I’ve been through the wringer, I’ve been at the bottom, I’ve been dragged through the mud, I’ve walked through the fires, sometimes I’ve burned to the ground and I’ve rose from the ashes. It’s just moulded me into the fighter that I am.”

With back to back UFC wins for Jacoby, as well as a contender series victory, he believes that he is now in a strong place in regards to the rest of his division.

“I think all of that hard work is really starting to pay off right now. I think timing is everything and I’m in a really good position right now. I’ll just continue to climb the ladder, to climb the ranks. I got into the top ten in Glory Kickboxing, all the way to number two in the world. And fought for a world title against Simon Markus who is one of the best in all of Glory.”

“That shows me that I can get into the top 15. I think I’m knocking on top 15’s door in one or two more fights. I’ve done it before, I don’t see why I can’t do it again. I’m super excited to be where I’m sitting in my career.”

Who would you like to see Dustin Jacoby fight next? Let us know in the comments.

UFC 251 Medical Suspensions: Kamaru Usman Faces Lengthy Sit

The UFC 251 medical suspensions have rolled out and Kamaru Usman is looking at a potential 180-day sit. On July 11, Usman put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Jorge Masvidal. The title bout served as UFC 251’s headliner. This…

The UFC 251 medical suspensions have rolled out and Kamaru Usman is looking at a potential 180-day sit. On July 11, Usman put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Jorge Masvidal. The title bout served as UFC 251’s headliner. This was the UFC’s first event on its “Fight Island” trip, which is on […]

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If You Ain’t Cheating, You Ain’t Trying: M-1 Fighter Maxim Grishin Busted Using Bengay Before Friday Night’s Bout

At least he won’t be a sore loser. (Photo: M-1Global.com)

Cheating in MMA is actually pretty common, but it generally rears its head in minor infractions such as grabbing the cage, punches to the back of the head, and all-things Cheick Kongo. Cheating before a bout is also somewhat common, but it usually involves creative diet supplementation or concerns over greasing.

In a move straight out of the 1993 Vale Tudo circuit in Rio, Maxim Grishin, one of the two men vying for M-1’s coveted Heavyweight Interim Champion title on Friday night, was caught getting the ol’ Bengay rub down prior to his bout with Kenny Garner. If you’re not aware, that’s a no-no.

More details after the jump…

At least he won’t be a sore loser.  (Photo: M-1Global.com)

Cheating in MMA is actually pretty common, but it generally rears its head in minor infractions such as grabbing the cage, punches to the back of the head, and all-things Cheick Kongo. Cheating before a bout is also somewhat common, but it usually involves creative diet supplementation or concerns over greasing.

In a move straight out of the 1993 Vale Tudo circuit in Rio, Maxim Grishin, one of the two men vying for M-1′s coveted Heavyweight Interim Champion title on Friday night, was caught getting the ol’ Bengay rub down prior to his bout with Kenny Garner. If you’re not aware, that’s a no-no.

As reported by SBNation.com:

According to Garner’s striking coach, Paulie “Gloves” Gavoni, the team immediately sensed something amiss as they were warming up in the locker room.

“One of our guys walked by and smelled the aroma of Bengay in the back,” Gavoni explained to MMA Nation. “So we had the commissioner check and they had to wipe the Bengay off (Grishin) before he walked in there.”

“They were rubbing it on his legs,” said the corner-man who spotted the infraction. “As soon as they noticed I was there, he took off back into the dressing room.”

As we mentioned yesterday, if Grishin’s legs were sore it wasn’t from an excessive cardio routine, as the fighter eventually halfheartedly tapped to punches and fatigue after a plodding affair that saw both men exhausted early on. Had the violation not been noticed, things could have gotten very interesting during the fight; moments before he tapped out, Grishin’s armbar and triangle choke attempts put his legs on and around Garner’s eyes.

M-1 Challenge 27 Recap: Magalhaes Retains Title, Garner Becomes Interim Heavyweight Champion

Magalhaes’ finish of Zayats. Props: MiddleEasy

There may be nothing worse for an MMA promotion than a lackluster title fight. If you’re promoting two fighters as the best fighters your promotion has to offer at their respective weight class and they fail to deliver an entertaining fight, everyone looks bad. The promotion looks foolish for claiming that a sub-par fighter is the best it has to offer, all of the other fighters in that weight class look laughably incompetent by default (after all, they weren’t skilled enough to challenge for the title), and fans in attendance feel cheated. Just in case you can’t figure out where this is going: Kenny Garner vs. Maxim Grishin as an interim heavyweight championship fight all but canceled out the rest M-1 Challenge 27.

This isn’t to say that last night’s M-1 event didn’t deliver the exciting finishes we’ve come to expect from them. In fact, none of the fights from the main card went the distance. The night started off with three first round submissions from Daniel Madrid, Yasubey Enomoto and Arthur Guseinov, respectively. The combined amount of time it took these three to submit their opponents? Two minutes and forty five seconds. Very nice, gentlemen.


Magalhaes’ finish of Zayats. Props: MiddleEasy

There may be nothing worse for an MMA promotion than a lackluster title fight. If you’re promoting two fighters as the best fighters your promotion has to offer at their respective weight class and they fail to deliver an entertaining fight, everyone looks bad. The promotion looks foolish for claiming that a sub-par fighter is the best it has to offer, all of the other fighters in that weight class look laughably incompetent by default (after all, they weren’t skilled enough to challenge for the title), and fans in attendance feel cheated. Just in case you can’t figure out where this is going: Kenny Garner vs. Maxim Grishin as an interim heavyweight championship fight all but canceled out the rest M-1 Challenge 27.

This isn’t to say that last night’s M-1 event didn’t deliver the exciting finishes we’ve come to expect from them. In fact, none of the fights from the main card went the distance. The night started off with three first round submissions from Daniel Madrid, Yasubey Enomoto and Arthur Guseinov, respectively. The combined amount of time it took these three to submit their opponents? Two minutes and forty five seconds. Very nice, gentlemen.

But then it was time for Garner vs. Grishin. In a fight between two heavyweights who have never heard of a treadmill, Garner’s game plan involved some occasional strikes in order set up the clinch against the ropes with Grishin. Despite a lack of action, both men were exhausted by the end of the first round, leading to even more stalling and even slower punches as the fight continued. Because this was a title fight, fans were punished for whatever sins they have committed with two additional rounds. Despite almost finishing Garner with an armbar and a triangle choke in the championship rounds, Grishin tapped out from strikes during the fifth round. Kenny Garner is now the M-1 Global Interim Heavyweight champion, and coincidentally, I no longer consider interim championships significant. If you thought that fight was boring to read about, just imagine actually watching it.

In the main event, Light Heavyweight Champion Vinny Magalhaes took a break from training with Fedor for his upcoming clash with Jeff Monson in order to defend the title against Mikhail Zayats. Throughout the fight, Zayats was actually getting the better of Magalhaes. Zayats outstruck Magalhaes, and managed to stuff the ADCC gold medalist’s takedown attempts. But Mikhail Zayats picked the wrong time to drop his hands, and was dropped by the champion with a right head kick. Vinny Magalhaes now improves to 9-5-1 with the victory.

Main card results, courtesy of MMAFighting.com:

Vinny Magalhaes def. Mikhail Zayats via TKO (strikes) – Round 3 (1:13)
Kenny Garner def. Maxim Grishin via submission (strikes) – Round 5 (4:07)
Arthur Guseinov def. Eddie Arizmendi via submission (heel hook) – Round 1 (0:50)
Yasubey Enomoto def. Josh Thorpe via submission (triangle) – Round 1 (1:07)
Daniel Madrid def. Tom Gallicchio via submission (armbar) – Round 1 (0:48)