Russian athletes vividly perform in many sports. Mixed fights were not an exception in this, where the number of outstanding and talented fighters from the Russian Federation simply went through the roof. One of these martial artists, which is worth discussing in more detail, is Maxim Grishin. His fate and achievements will be described in this article.
Facts only
Maxim Grishin, whose photo is given below, was born in a city called Tambov on May 2, 1984. In sports, comes from army hand-to-hand combat. He served in the army in the Trans-Baikal Military District, where he was able to win everything that is possible in this sport for a military man. Maxim has a higher education. As the athlete himself admits, at home he conducts only supportive training, doing judo, boxing and strength training. And in those days when you should get in optimal shape before the upcoming professional match, he goes to the training camp in Stary Oskol.
In MMA, he performed in heavyweight until 2011, and from 2012 to this day has been a light heavyweight fighter, since in this division he does not have to gain or lose his own weight. Trained under the leadership of Alexander Michkov and Vladimir Voronov. Represents the club Akhmat Fight Club. Held 28 professional fights, of which 22 won. In addition to MMA, our hero also had one professional kickboxing fight, in which he was able to win. Also, Maxim Grishin is a fighter who is also known for the fact that during the performances of the famous Fedor Emelianenko he was his constant sparring partner.
In 2010, for his sporting achievements, Maxim was placed on the thirty-fifth line of the planet’s heavyweights rating by the respected FIGHT mixed martial arts magazine.
Start
In mixed fights, Maxim Grishin made his debut at the World Pankration Championship 2008. Already in his debut match, he was able to beat Gel Getsadze with a referee's decision. However, already in the second fight of the championship, the Russian lost early, having missed the painful technique, to his compatriot Baga Agaev.
Hard way
After such an ambiguous start of a professional career, Maxim Grishin defeated Magomed Umarov, lost to Shane affairs of Rosario and Joakim Ferreira and again gave out two victorious fights for himself. However, in December 2009, he lost to the German David Baziak at the KSW 12. After that, Grishin won three consecutive victories, and in one case over Alexander Volkov, the well-known Bellator and UFC fighter today. The successful series of Russians was interrupted by the late Georgian Guram Gugenishvili in the spring of 2011.
Title fight
In the fall of 2011, Maxim Grishin, whose biography is replete with ups and downs in sports, received the right to enter the duel for the time zone of the heavyweight champion of the M-1 organization. His opponent was the American Kenny Garner. The fight went with the advantage of Garner. In the fifth round, the Russian missed a few hard shots and was forced to signal a surrender. Thus, Maxim lost the opportunity to become a temporary champion and lost by technical knockout.
By the way, after this fight both fighters ended up in the hospital, and the loser Maxim was discharged from it even earlier than the victorious American. At the same time, Grishin was diagnosed with concussion. In fairness, it is worth saying that Max in this battle replaced the injured Gugenishvili and flew half the globe in order to fight Garner. Nevertheless, the lack of full training and acclimatization yielded negative results in the form of early lesions.
Career continuation
After such a high-profile defeat, Grishin decided to switch to the category down. His first fight in the new weight division was held on May 16, 2012. The Swede Joachim Christensen opposed him. Maxim was able to win a landslide victory on points. After this fight, Americans William Hill and Ray Lopez were knocked out. However, Maxim Grishin, a fighter with an iron character, did not stop there either. He continued to perform and won a series of seven consecutive victories. Representatives of the USA, New Zealand, Brazil and Poland, Russia fell at his hands. However, on October 4, 2016, he again lost. This time, Magomed Ankalaev became his offender. At the moment, Grishin spent his last fight on February 26, 2017, in which he was able to knock out with a kick to the head of Matei Batinic.