Yuri Ivlev is rightfully among the most distinguished lightweights of Russian mixed martial arts. He began performing in 2003 and over the 13 years of his eventful fighting career, he has had more than 30 officially registered fights, not counting numerous unregistered tournaments in pankration and other types of mixed styles during the era of MMA formation in our country. In December 2009, together with the Legion club, he made it to the final of the M-1 Challenge World Team Championship, having defeated three opponents in a row in the group stage and in the semi-finals of the tournament. The Russian team was opposed by the US Eastern Team, which, oddly enough, included more Brazilians than Americans. In particular, Yuri's opponent in the very first fight of the team battle was Ivan Jorge. The Brazilian fighter nicknamed Batman was considered one of the best prospects of his country at that time. At that time, he had fought 11 professional fights and won all 11. #Knockout #Batman #Fi