IGOR VOVCHANCHIN for mixedmartialarts.com 23.07.2009

[MECKAJIb]

very humble person) like many other russian fighters. respect.

[skikgda]

Да,очень хороший боец,я бы его назвал,белый Тайсон,действительно,супер,он русский,о чем он сам говорит,

[petjaj83]

Prostoj Ukrainskij muzik,wirokaja dobraja duwa,na takih kak on zemlja Russkaja derzitsja!!!Slava Slavjanskomu narodu!!!URAAA!!!

[bilamapa]

kakav ludaaaaaaaaaaak...

[gammastag]

Igor is the man!!!!!!!

[TheProsument]

Под такого попадёшь,пиздец....Нос сломан))

[Helios601]

I remember he always had that older blonde lady in his corner lol was weird, still dunno what role she played?

[ablonstein]

@Helios601 She was his translator from Japanese

[aharrymarry]

@Helios601

His sister (with the high heels)

[Helios601]

Possibly my fav fighter of all time and the main reason I now watch mma, guys like Igor made this sport what is is,guy was made of steel.

[plasticboy81]

seems also like a really nice friendly guy

[AlmostJesus]

FUCKING BEAST. WAR IGOR

[TahoeVista]

He looks hard as man! Fed on a diet of rocks and baby labradors.

[MrSlavaka]

а взгляд добрый! спорт всегда украшает и облагораживает человека.

[WrestlingGorilla]

Igor was the best!!!

[beliyvadim1]

krasava



[1kroketa]

I have personally seen this guy f*king up 10 idiots on the street in his hometown of Kharkov, Ukraine.

[f1fierce1]

MY No1- UP TO THIS TIME IN THE HISTORY OF 'M.M.A/ N.H.B./ OR WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT' - WHEN YOU GOT PEOPLE LIKE BAS RUTTEN GIVING THE RESPECT HE HAS/DOES TO IGOR- THEN TO ME IGOR GOT HIS DREAM AS HE SAYS IN THE INTERVIEW ON 'NIGHT OF THE DIAMOND-UKRAINE EVENT' BACK WHEN YOU DIDN'T GET A DRINK AND A WASH EVERY FIVE MINS!! FOR ME.. HE IS HISTORIES No1. IN THIS TYPE OF FIGHTING OF VARIOUS RULES/ASSOCIATIONS. 'NOT RELLUCTANT TO THROW THE FIST'....ICE COLD !!!! THE MAN...GOT BIG BALLS...LEGEND..

[biohybridsvt]

Man this guy was a beast back then... a true in your face slugger.

[MirVladi8]

Krasava

[PrinceBelAir]

der beste fighter ever!!!!

[MADBALL99]

Still my ALL TIME FAVORITE fighter right there.

[greyfoxau]

Pride brought fighters from all around the world, yes all over the world. Igor was one of them and he was at one stage the most feared heavyweight in MMA. He is a respectable fighter.

[MsPsycho29]

KGB all time greatest body guard for GOD. Nobody ever fuck with this guy or die trying.

[Devpaul121]

Fought sometimes 3 guys in one night, fought open weight competitions, fought with injuries...the guys a legend...one of all time favourite fighter

[oc1omaen]

Igor was the first guy I saw compete in MMA outside the UFC. I thought, "Guys in the UFC just don't fight like this." Igor was a killer and not only dangerous but accurate. At the time, most UFC fighters were more like brawlers who just threw crazy wild punches.

[JohnLeeMD]

@oc1omaen Tank Abbott would've reppresented for UFC, and have certainly KO'd this guy back to Pride in a body bag.

[oc1omaen]

@JohnLeeMD I love Tank but I seriously doubt that.

[aharrymarry]

@JohnLeeMD

Is that a troll comment, to get people talking to you? jeez tank abbot vs vovchanchin, talking about bad matchups, for tank that is.

[mrcochino281]

one of the best !

[kai0shin]

you are one of the best of all time.

[77turtlewax]

He layed the foundation for mma! He looks like phil collins a little in the face to lol.

[lonewolfbg]

The one of the best fighters ever...big respect for Igor! pozdrav za tebe Igore iz Srbije!

[sribnuu]

Ты БОГАТЫРИЩЕ! Украина тебя помнит и будит помнить! Молодец!

[kazakmoskva]

@sribnuu И Россия!!!!!!

[MrBakkarat]

Игорь богатырь бля !!!! у него был один из самых ярких стилей ведения боя в MMA !!!!! Уважуха старине на веки

[araxnid8211]

Игорь молодец !!!

[kiikiikhan]

igor is great:D i wish every fan gave him 10 euros, cause he deserves wealth for what he has done.

[wilson96crazy]

@kiikiikhan I couldn't agree more

[daosilver]

2 наши легенды живут 100км друг от друга. Живут и дружат без границ!

[chefry207]

Wanderlei shouldn't have taken that fight against Henderson after the Cro Cop KO so soon for 2 reasons.

He wasn't ready to get KTFO'd again

He fucked up a great fight between himself and this man here at PRIDE 34..We we're soo close to perhaps one of the most epic clashes ever.

[MeissnerFlux]

his voice alone could own!

[Silverxl80]

Great to see him again, What a fighter!

[CHUCKYCASPER]

THE FUCKING MAN

[MindMystic]

Igor is a Legend.... I bet if he was in the UFC he would be champ 4 sure, he had everything.

Good chin, good striking, KO power, and good grappling/Bjj

[MrBakkarat]

Отличный боец !!!!!

[r0na1d09]

скромняга) игорь красавец.

[DJBouncey]

Very great fighter!

[dietermauer]

Bas Rutten vs Igor Vovchanchyn back in the days would have been an absolutely incredible fight.

Great respsect for this great Athlet.

[DonErikan]

He Talks that they with Feodor friends, between their cities of 100 kilometrov.I that he will take part in different konferneciyakh

[bigfatcox]

I just smoked a blunt and watched a highlight clip of him and shit my pants. What an amazing human specimine

[Svittidiu]

It sucks how the public remembers only UFC baboons. There are fighters all over the world who are just as good as american fighters or even better.

[BlueBlazer89]

@lokokka fedors not your neighbor..why do kids say such stupid lies ?

[YungJuve]

@BlueBlazer89 he's sayin' that that's what igor said about himself in the interview. DUH

[1fletch]

Igor Vovchanchyn - pre-injuries - was one of the greatest fighters of all time

140+ wins, only 13 losses. War Igor

[elareh]

this guy in my mind ...would smash through a brick wall to get to an opponent...fuckin god!!!!

[TMAN2DUECES]

@elareh lol

[TMAN2DUECES]

@elareh lol

[cjkikoeteru]

いつか会いましょう。私は、あなたの幸運を祈っています。

[asforemita]

I don`t understand much russian, but if i am not mistaken he mencioned that he have been with fedor and that they have a good friendship!

If someone know what he says please tell us!

Peace!

[agent152yt]

it's all in the description to the right, mate

[nclfup]

this guy has sledgehammers for fists

[MMAbreakdown]

damn i miss this guy!!!

definitely one of my faves!!

[Hallzy911]

Igor was the fucking Man until his injuries stoppped him from fighting..I liked him very much wish him the best for the rest of his life.

[matt26890able]

игорь в свое время был лучший боец,мы все его помним,любим и увожаем как человека и бойца,счастья, здоровия ,удачи желаю игорю от всего сердца!

[SAWhite1986]

Igor is my all time favorite fighter. But sadly he is not coming back. He has said he can't strike with his right hand any more.

[GHOSTSHADOW1]

one of the best

respect

pRIDE

[astman34]

thats Russian girls

[BigPashka]

BEST!!!

[goldfinger123]

Anyway, where was that interview? (lots of cute girls)

[goldfinger123]

Igor is my favorite fighter ever!

[Raokenx]

hope Igor comes back someday!!

[Nyapi31]

I hope him back in japan!!

[xShibukix]

igor say he is for fedor .. and they are good friends

[scasey1223]

I miss "ice cold" and his red hot right hand.

[boomdunker]

krassavchik!

[defoe85]

A very classy guy and an excellent fighter.

[ewokmyweewok]

man igor will allways be my favorite fighter...

[Kingmaconha]

doesnt he train with fedor?

[ararat123457]

This guy was great !

[excelx213]

IGOR!! a machine!!! I have a lot of respect for this man, a true mma warrior!

[hardkicka]

Igor was one of the baddest guys out there!

[quantumleap2007]

Ah, truly excellent to see Igor on camera again and that he is still involved- I remember him back in Pride, a really great presence and a legend in his own right!!!!

[STANISLAV941]

IGOR VOVCHANCHIN молодец!!!

[bikeshop111]

I agree with what he says.

[asforemita]

Igor, you are a legend... We hope and cherr for you win again. Good Luck.

Ps. Just i noticed the beauty girls on the back?

hehehe!

[funeralforagod]

mma needs igor back. he left too early and never fought fedor. we need to c that

[vituperative]

Both have said that they will never fight each other as they are friends.

[funeralforagod]

too bad

[RappingAndroid]

Igor looks great.  I just wish he could win a belt in pride

[centureon2006]

one of the best fighters ever!!!!!!

[kharitonov300]

Igor you were the greatest fighter of your time.

Best of luck.

Fights i always wanted with Igor was vs Wanderlei Silva / Chuck Lidell

[MyHardrockers]

Igor lives somewhere near me in Kharkov, and Fedor too (approx. 100km as Igor said).... I'm proud of them :P.

[mmaeagles]

IGOR is the man !

[TTok33]

yes, the general feeling is that border as virtual as it is now should cease to exist. Ukraine is a heartland of Russia, just like Kosovo for Serbs. Thus those borders are unnatural

[ThatEvilGuy]

Igor is awesome!

Vovchanchin isn't too bad of a guy either.

See what I did there? eh eh? hehe.

Igor Vov, we love you! you were and are an amazing fighter and we the fans will support you always! best of luck to you and your family!

[TSGIGOR]

interviewer: igor a few words for your fans, fans that love you very much and still remember you very well and wish you all the best, your american fans

igor: thank you, thank you very much for remembering me even though i haven't fought in a while, but left my mark in history.

[CHUCKYCASPER]

IGOR has a bigger fanbase in europe and asia and his number 1 fan here in the uk forget usa he definateley did leave his mark and should train with fador and help fedor would be A FUCKING BEAST ''EVEN THO HE IS NOW'' lol

[mmazed]

Thanks for the translation.

[muckletoon]

is it true Igor is fighting again later this year?

[oftamannen]

Too bad i can't understand 99% of it.