Ivan Chtirkov

Ivan Shtyrkov is a Russian sambist who started his professional career in mixed martial arts in 2015. The Ural Hulk is distinguished by an impressive physique and a long list of victories over rivals of all levels.

Ivan Vladimirovich Shtyrkov was born on September 6, 1988 in Khabarovsk, but already in 1994 the boy and his parents moved to Vladivostok. When Vanya was 10 years old, he had to move again - to Yekaterinburg. Mom and dad were not able to join their son right away, so for some time Vanya lived under the supervision of his grandparents.

The first years after the move were a difficult time in the biography of the future fighter - the boy found himself in a new city, in an unfamiliar environment and without friends. Grandmother raised Vanya strictly, but the athlete himself believes that this was a necessary and only right decision.

In childhood, the future fighter was not like the current one - in the class, Vanya Shtyrkov remained the youngest student for a long time, and the grandmother even thought that the child needed to be shown to the doctors. Ivan was sent to the sambo section by his father, as he believed that a man should be strong and capable of protecting his loved ones and his country. In addition, in the 1990s, sports reliably protected the child from the street and its negative influence.

Thanks to the section, Vanya made friends, and it became easier for him: before that, the boy felt lonely and defenseless, and the guys from the section were a real team.

Despite his small size, Vanya won the very first competitions in which he performed after the start of training. In the future, the young man repeatedly won prizes at the championships of Russia, titles and awards in international tournaments and at the stages of the World Cup. For a long time, Ivan played for the team of the Russian State Pedagogical University, where he studied at the Faculty of Physical Culture.

The athlete never thought about mixed martial arts, and he spent the first fight “for himself”. Ivan was not going to either become a professional fighter or earn money in this way - in MMA he was attracted by the opportunity to develop in his favorite business.

Shtyrkov began fighting in mixed martial arts at a professional level in 2015. Then, on June 12, the athlete in the first round defeated the Ukrainian Vitaly Oparin by technical knockout.

Less than a year later, on May 6, 2016, Ivan, having 5 fights behind him and not a single defeat, entered the ring against an experienced fighter Jeff Snowman Monson. The fight ended with Shtyrkov's victory in the 31st second of the 1st round and caused a scandal.

3 days after the fight, Monson said that the fight was dishonest, while citing a bicep injury, which he had warned the organizers about in advance. According to the athlete, he only agreed to a show fight. Ivan was very upset by this situation - initially he treated Jeff with great respect, and now he doesn't even want to remember the fight.

The November 2016 duel with Antonio Bigfoot Silva was also controversial. The fight was difficult, and both opponents were tired by the 3rd round. The victory was eventually awarded by the judges, unanimously giving it to the Russian, but Silva and some MMA fans were skeptical about the decision.

In February 2017, Ivan fought with American Rodney Wallace, at one time a former UFC fighter. The fight was intense and lasted for 3 rounds. Wallace, despite the cut received, held out until the end of the fight, but the victory by the decision of the judges went to Shtyrkov.

After 3 months, Ivan entered the ring against the athlete from Great Britain Philip De Vries. The battle ended in less than 2 minutes: Shtyrkov successfully started the fight with a series of blows and did not give the Briton a chance to fight back. The referee stopped the bout 1 minute 51 seconds from the start of the 1st round. Philip De Vries lost to Ivan by technical knockout. Another technical knockout in 2017 from Shtyrkov went to the Japanese Satoshi Ishii, the Olympic champion in judo.

Ivan won the next victory over Christian M'Pumbu, a Frenchman with Congolese roots. This fight was the first for Shtyrkov in the light heavyweight category - before that, the athlete fought with heavyweights. The fight with M'Pumbu lasted 3 rounds, and the whole fight took place in a standing position - Ivan did not manage to transfer the confrontation to the ground. The victory again demanded a decision of the judges, but the superiority of the Russian in all 3 rounds was obvious.

The first fight of 2018 for Ivan was a duel with the Pole Mrachin Lazars. And again, 3 full rounds of the fight ended with the judges' verdict, according to which the victory in the battle belonged to Shtyrkov.

On May 15, 2018, the Russian for the first time in his professional career did not come out of the "cage" as a winner - a fight with Brazilian Geronimo Dos Santos brought Ivan a draw. For 3 rounds, the rivals did not let each other down, although Shtyrkov had a chance - after a successful elbow blow to the head, he could carry out Geronimo's “finishing off”, but hesitated, and the moment was lost.

By the 3rd round, both fighters were noticeably tired, and he passed mainly in clinches. As a result, a draw was declared by the majority of the judges' votes.

On October 27, 2018, Ivan again faced an athlete from Brazil, Fabio Maldonado, who in the spring lost to another Russian, Nikita Krylov.

In the 1st round, the leadership was held by Shtyrkov. In addition to punches and kicks, he successfully carried out a takedown - with a throw he transferred the fight to the ground. Soon after the start of the 2nd round, Ivan again pressed Fabio to the floor and the outcome of the fight became obvious - the Russian won by technical knockout.

Ivan often gives interviews, but speaks in them mainly about fights, training and rivals, so the details of his personal life are unknown to the press. However, in 2017, the fighter told the journalists of the website 66.ru that he plans to find a wife and have children in the future, since he can be both a husband, a father, and an athlete at the same time.

From the interview, it became known that for some time Ivan worked in law enforcement agencies, but the athlete does not say exactly where and in what capacity. But he readily admits that he does not like the nickname Ural Hulk - the fighter considers him cliché, and therefore prefers to remain simply Ivan Shtyrkov.

Now the athlete is at the peak of his career in MMA: as of 2018, he has only one draw and not a single defeat behind him.

Fans can follow the events in Ivan's life on his blog on Instagram - the fighter regularly pleases subscribers with photos and videos from fights and trainings. Shtyrkov is not going to part with sports, and numerous fans hope that the Ural Hulk will continue to remain invincible and will continue to delight them with spectacular fights.

2013 - bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship 2016 - bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship 2018 - bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship

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