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The Lithuanian-born Brit has been accompanied by father Gintas for all of his professional fights, and the martial arts expert used to compete in illegal no-holds-barred competitions before
the Soviet Union collapse in 1991.
"He was the Soviet Union no-holds-barred heavyweight champion back in his heyday, I don't know a lot of them were sanctioned... From what I've seen in tapes, they used to wear the gi but it
was like MMA. Their gloves looked like plastic bags and if the fight was a draw they'd have to break a certain amount of bricks to win."
"In one of my dad's fights, his opponent said he was going to break four bricks but broke two. My dad ended up breaking three bricks and he got to the final, but obviously, he's just broken a brick
with his hand and it's all swollen. It was very violent, and those were the early stages of MMA before it went mainstream, really cool times with different rules."
Bukauskas put the Cage Warriors light-heavyweight belt around his father's shoulder when he first won the title in 2019 and he is hoping to re-create the moment by eventually capturing a UFC world title.
"He retired just when the UFC came around, that's when he stopped fighting. He was a tough motherfucker and still is, that's why he's bringing out such heaps of knowledge. This is why we're able to
adapt and overcome a lot of situations. He knows what I'm capable of and he is one of my biggest believers,"
"When times were looking tough he always told me how talented I am and the things I can do. It pushes me to believe in myself even more and that's what brings out my best performances, having him is like having an angel on my shoulders."
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/modestas-bukauskas-ufc-fight-news-31349568
the Soviet Union collapse in 1991.
"He was the Soviet Union no-holds-barred heavyweight champion back in his heyday, I don't know a lot of them were sanctioned... From what I've seen in tapes, they used to wear the gi but it
was like MMA. Their gloves looked like plastic bags and if the fight was a draw they'd have to break a certain amount of bricks to win."
"In one of my dad's fights, his opponent said he was going to break four bricks but broke two. My dad ended up breaking three bricks and he got to the final, but obviously, he's just broken a brick
with his hand and it's all swollen. It was very violent, and those were the early stages of MMA before it went mainstream, really cool times with different rules."
Bukauskas put the Cage Warriors light-heavyweight belt around his father's shoulder when he first won the title in 2019 and he is hoping to re-create the moment by eventually capturing a UFC world title.
"He retired just when the UFC came around, that's when he stopped fighting. He was a tough motherfucker and still is, that's why he's bringing out such heaps of knowledge. This is why we're able to
adapt and overcome a lot of situations. He knows what I'm capable of and he is one of my biggest believers,"
"When times were looking tough he always told me how talented I am and the things I can do. It pushes me to believe in myself even more and that's what brings out my best performances, having him is like having an angel on my shoulders."
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/modestas-bukauskas-ufc-fight-news-31349568
