Nowadays, every mixed martial arts fan knows the name of Sergei Kharitonov. More than 40 professional fights and the status of a superstar in the world of MMA. Controversial boxing fights and a long-standing rivalry with Alexander Emelianenko. The great interest of spectators and experts in Sergei’s figure makes any of his appearances both in the ring and in the information space relevant.
Today we will watch a fight that, I think, even many seasoned fans of mixed martial arts have not seen. It took place on August 20, 2005 in Yekaterinburg at the Rings promotion tournament called CIS vs. the rest of the world. The tournament card was full of iconic names of those times. After all, such mastodons of domestic mixed martial arts as Bozigit Atayev, Yuri Kochkin and Mikhail Ilyukhin entered the ring. Sergei by that time would already be a real star of Pride FC and therefore fought in the main fight of the evening. Sergey’s opponent in the main fight of the evening was Dutch fighter Peter Mulder, who was distinguished by his simply gigantic height. He mainly competed in Rings Holland tournaments and gravitated towards striking techniques, finishing most of his fights by knockout.

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