Maxim Grishin (born 2 May 1984) is a Russian professional

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and

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who competes in the

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division. A professional since 2008, he has competed in the

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and was the former

M-1 Global M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year. It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with oth ...

Eastern Europe Heavyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Grishin competes in the

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division, despite weighing around 220 lb, a mere 15 lb over the

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weight limit. Grishin, therefore, is regarded as a small heavyweight, though he has fast striking ability. He trains with the Red Devil Sport Club – the training facility of Fedor Emelianenko and other top Russian fighters. As part of the Red Devil Sport Club, Grishin has also trained in

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at the St. Alexander Nevsky Sport Palace. In the build-up for his intended

title fight against Guram Gugenishvili, Grishin trained with Kirill Sidelnikov, Dmitry Samoilov, Viktor Nemkov and Alexei Nazarov. Unfortunately, Grishin was forced to withdraw from the bout with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa. Consequently, M-1 Global Americas Champion Kenny Garner gained the opportunity to challenge fight Gugenishvili for the M-1 Heavyweight Challenge Title.

Early career

Grishin made his professional mixed martial arts debut against Gela Getsadze at the World Pankration Championship. After going the two-round distance, Grishin was declared the winner via

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. However, that same night, Judo ace Baga Agaev used an

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to force Grishin to submit just 47 seconds into their match.

M-1 Global

Grishin joined M-1 Global in 2009, claiming a

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victory in his first bout in March of that year. Grishin faced Joaquim Ferreira in Brazil soon after, but lost via north-south choke. Grishin suffered a further loss at the hands of Shane del Rosario in South Korea, defeated by TKO in just 21 seconds. After a further two wins in the M-1 Global organisation, Grishin appeared for the

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

promotion at KSW 12, where he faced Dawid Baziak. Baziak defeated Grishin via unanimous decision. Returning to M-1 organisation, Grishin joined their Eastern European tournament. His opening round fight was against Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov, which Grishin won via TKO in round 1 to progress to the semi-final. There, Grishin met Arsen Abdulkerimov, again winning via TKO to reach the final. In the final, Grishin had to face his training partner Alexander Volkov. Despite Volkov's superior record of 7–1, Grishin won the fight via

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in the opening round. Consequently, Grishin became the M-1 Global Eastern European Heavyweight Champion. As Eastern European Champion, Grishin was scheduled to face Guram Gugenishvili, the Western European Champion, for the inaugural M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship. However, a month before the fight, Grishin withdrew with a knee injury providing M-1 Selection Americas Champion Kenny Garner with an opportunity to challenge for the title. Grishin faced

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on May 16, 2012 at М-1 Challenge 32 in his light heavyweight debut. He won via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–27). and was due to face Western Europe Champion Guram Gugenishvili for the M-1 Global heavyweight title until a knee injury forced his withdrawal.

Fight Nights

Grishin faced

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in a

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match on February 23 ( Defender of the Fatherland Day), 2013 at Fight Nights 10. He won via split (29–28, 28–29, 28–29). Grishin faced

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, gilling in for an injured

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, at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 17 on 30 September 2014. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Professional Fighters League

2018 Season

Grishin made his PFL debut on June 21, 2018 at PFL 2 (2018 season) against Jason Butcher. Grishin won the fight in the first round after Butcher injured his ankle and foot after falling down. Grishin then faced Rakim Cleveland on August 2, 2018 at PFL 5 (2018 season). He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round. Having won both of his bouts, Grishin advanced to the Quarter-Finals, where he faced Smealinho Rama on October 13, 2018 at PFL 9 (2018 season). The bout ended in a majority draw after two rounds. However Rama advanced further in the tournament via first round tiebreaker, wherein the winner of the first round advances further.

2019 Season

Grishin appeared on the next season, marking the occasion by facing former

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

fighter Jordan Johnson on June 6, 2019 at PFL 3 (2019 season). Grishin won the fight via unanimous decision. Grishin faced Mikhail Mokhnatkin on August 8, 2019 at PFL 6 (2019 season). He won the fight with ease, knocking Mikhail out early in the first round. Having won the first two bouts of this season like last one, Grishin would rematch against Jordan Johnson in the Quarterfinals on October 31, 2019 at

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. Just like last season, he would draw with his opponent and be eliminated via the first round tiebreaker.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Grishin made his UFC debut as a replacement for Alexander Romanov against Marcin Tybura on July 11, 2020 at UFC 251. Grishin lost the fight via unanimous decision. Grishin faced Gadzhimurad Antigulov on October 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Grishin faced

Dustin Jacoby Dustin Anthony Jacoby (born April 4, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight (MMA), Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champi ...

on February 27, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane. At the weigh-ins, Maxim Grishin weighed in at 210.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206 pounds. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and Grishin was fined 30% of his individual purse, which went to Jacoby. He lost a close bout via unanimous decision. Grishin was scheduled to face Ovince Saint Preux on June 26, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 190 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 190'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 48'' and ''UFC Vegas 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex ...

. However, Grishin withdrew from the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by Tanner Boser in a heavyweight bout. Grishin was expected to face

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on February 12, 2022 at

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. However, Herman pulled out off the bout and was replaced by William Knight. At the weigh-ins, Knight weighed in at 218 pounds, 12 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit, marking the biggest weight miss in UFC history. As a result, the bout was shifted to heavyweight and Knight was fined 40% of his purse, which went to Grishin. Grishin won the bout via unanimous decision. Grishin was scheduled to face Jailton Almeida on May 21, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 206 ''UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 206'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 64'' or ''UFC Vegas 55'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex f ...

. However, Grishin pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late April. Almeida decided to move up to heavyweight and will face

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. Grishin was scheduled to face Philipe Lins on October 1, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 211 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

. Despite both men weighing in successfully, the bout was cancelled while the event was in progress due to an undisclosed medical issue. The bout between Grishin and Jailton Almeida was rescheduled for

UFC Fight Night 214 ''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC ...

on November 5, 2022. On the Monday of fight week, the bout was reported scrapped from this card for unknown reasons. Grishin faced Philipe Lins on June 3, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 46. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On June 7, it was announced that Grishin was not extended a new contract and no longer on the UFC roster.

Post UFC

In his first performance after leaving the UFC, Grishin faced Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly on December 15, 2023 at RCC 17, winning a controversial unanimous decision.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

*World Fighting Championship Akhmat **WCFA Light Heavyweight Champion (one time) *

**M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe Championships.

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*Russian Union of Martial Arts **Hand-to-hand combat Russian National Champion.

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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