The undefeated Ivan Shtyrkov entered this fight with a record of 14-0-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2018 beating Marcin Lazarz (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Marcin Lazarz) and Fabio Maldonado (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Fabio Maldonado) but between these two bouts ‘Ural Hulk’ Shtyrkov has tied with Geronimo dos Santos (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Geronimo dos Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Thiago Silva, has a mma record of 21-7-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 light heavyweight. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Mikhail Kolobegov and beating James McSweeney. Shtyrkov vs Silva is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Jonas Billstein – RCC 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Jonas Billstein – full fight Video RCC 5
The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro record of 56-12-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 middleweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Gegard Mousasi (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko), Bruno Silva (Alexander Shlemenko vs Bruno Silva) and Anatoly Tokov (Alexander Shlemenko vs Anatoly Tokov); before these three bouts he had beat Brandon Halsey (Shlemenko vs Halsey).
His opponent, Jonas Billstein, has an official mma record of 20-5-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Joachim Christensen in 2015, since then he has collected five victories and one draw. Shlemenko vs Billstein is the main event of the Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 – RCC 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!