Vyacheslav Vasilevsky is a

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professional

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and

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competitor. He has competed in professional MMA since 2008. He was the inaugural

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Light Heavyweight World Champion and also fought for

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and

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. Vasilevsky is a multi-time

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and Master of Sport in

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Competitive career

Vasilevsky was born and raised in the

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Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai Zelenogorsk ( rus, Зеленогорск, p=zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgorsk) is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kan River above its confluence with the Yenisei River. It was formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-45 () ...

. He began training in

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at age nine, ultimately becoming the junior judo champion of

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, a national youth judo championship medalist, and the judo champion of Siberia as an adult. By age 19, he was training in

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and

, and his success in combat sambo led to invitations to compete in MMA. Vasilevsky made his debut with a first-round

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victory over Ladislav Zak via

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. His next fight was against Daniel Tabera which he lost by

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M-1 Global

Vasilevsky's road to the 2010

Light Heavyweight Championship started with a

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victory over Sergey Guzev. Two other bouts in the selection – against Xavier Foupa-Pokam and Shamil Tinagadjiev went into the third round, though he also achieved a first-round victory over Alihan Magomedov. By contrast, none of Tomasz Narkun's professional fights had gone beyond the first round. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky defeated Tomasz Narkun via second-round TKO at M-1 Challenge XXII to become the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion. However, after the fight, Vasilevsky moved down to middleweight.

Bellator MMA

Vasilevsky signed with Bellator after a successful career in Russia where he compiled a 15-1 record. Vyacheslav faced Victor O'Donnell on March 16 at Bellator LXI in a middleweight tournament bout. He won the fight via unanimous decision to advance to the semifinal round. In the semifinal round, Vyacheslav faced

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on April 20 at Bellator LXVI. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Vasilevsky was expected to face

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in the Bellator Season Eight Middleweight tournament before being replaced by Andreas Spang.

Return to M-1 Global

Vasilevsky defeated Charles Andrade on May 23, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 39. He won via unanimous decision. Vasilevsky then faced Vitor Nobrega on October 20, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 42. He won by TKO via punches in the first round. He then faced Ramazan Emeev for M-1 Challenge Middleweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 51 on September 7, 2014. Vasilevsky won the fight via TKO in the fourth round. Vasilevsky faced former Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion

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on February 19, 2016 at M-1 Challenge 68. He lost this fight via split decision. Vasilevsky returned to M-1 four months later to replace the injured Ramazan Emeev against Alexander Shlemenko in a rematch on June 16, 2016 at M-1 Challenge 64. Shlemenko won the fight via guillotine choke in the third round.

Absolute Championship Berkut

In September 2016, Vasilevsky signed with the ACB. He was expected to face Albert Duraev on April 15, 2017 at the ACB 57: Payback for the vacant middleweight title. However, Duraev pulled out of the fight on 7 April and was replaced by

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. Vasilevsky faced Will Noland on July 22, 2017 at ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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**Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Semifinalist *

**M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; first) **M-1 Challenge Middleweight Championship (One time) **2010 M-1 Selection Eastern European Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner *Mix Fight Combat **MFC European Middleweight Championship (One time; first)

Sambo

*Fédération Internationale Amateur de Sambo **2017 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist **2015 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist **2013 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist ** 2012 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist ** 2010 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist ** 2009 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist *European Sambo Federation **2014 European Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist **2008 European Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist *All-Russia Sambo Federation **Russian Combat Sambo National Championship (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015) **Russian Combat Sambo National Championship Runner-up (2008, 2014) **2010 Baltic Cup Combat Sambo Silver Medalist **2009 S.D. Seliverstova Memorial Combat Sambo Gold Medalist **2008 A.A. Kharlampiev Memorial Combat Sambo Gold Medalist

Mixed martial arts record

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Tomasz Narkun Tomasz "Giraffe" Narkun (born December 3, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing for KSW. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, he is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion and has also competed for M-1 Global, wher ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilevsky, Vyacheslav 1988 births Living people People from Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russian male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Russian male judoka Russian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Russian sambo practitioners Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk Krai 21st-century Russian sportsmen