Igor Vovchanchyn respect

[Slaikkaaja]

Guy was a monster. What do you guys think? Would Igor be a top 10 hw?

I hope we get to witness a prodigy like Igor again.
What a pleasure it was to watch his fights.

 

[Arrrrgh]

He coulda been the GOAT LHW.

 

[VinceArch]

Was definitely a savage, those Ukrainian/Russians don't fuck around.

 

[Number 8]

Scary man

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Thought it said Inga..

Moving on.

 

[Zorro]

Holy shit that is an OLD highlight vid! I' not kidding, I downloaded it on my PC with Kazaa before youtube even existed
And yes Igor is the man

 

[kenetics]

Igor had crazy power, iron chin. He's a tough fight prime for prime with any fighter in any era .

 

[Pierced7681]

Where’s Inga at

 

[Jewish Lightning]

Prime Igor would beat down Derrick Lewis like he stole something.

 

[tramendous]

better highlight

 

[STRAWBOSS]

Thought it said Inga..

Moving on.

i thought it said that too and got worried for a second actually

 

[NoSmilez]

He was number 1 in the world at some point in the 90s. We are not going to see 5' 7-5'8 230-240 lb kickboxers in MMA anymore. It was awesome watching him maul much bigger men. Some of his fights were hard to watch though. He changed Enson's quality of life after that fight. There is this photo of Enson after his fight with Igor. He looked like he was a zika baby.

 

[ippikiookami]

Igor went on a 37 fight win streak from 1996-2000, fighting often and ending most fights in the first round.

If he hadn't been fighting in Japan, where they try to make everyone fight HW, he could have been one of the best ever at LHW. I really wanted to see him fight Wanderlei -- who went up to HW in Pride for a bit -- Shogun, Arona, Vitor, and we could have even see him against Liddel, Couture and Tito if fortune had smiled on us.

Anyone remember how his wife would bring cookies into the ring -- I think she had her own brand of cookies and would give them out to fighters.

 

[Ares Black]

One of the greatest fighters of all time. Legendary winning streak.

 

[Luthien]

@IngaVovchanchyn

 

[Emporio Alnino]

I remember thinking he was going to go on a tear when he first revealed he was going to drop to 205. I'm upset to this day that we missed out on the Wanderlei fight.

 

[cgh]

He was number 1 in the world at some point in the 90s. We are not going to see 5' 7-5'8 230-240 lb kickboxers in MMA anymore. It was awesome watching him maul much bigger men. Some of his fights were hard to watch though. He changed Enson's quality of life after that fight. There is this photo of Enson after his fight with Igor. He looked like he was a zika baby.

 

[Glove]

He almost beat Enson Inoue to death. Inoue would author a book "ive As a Man. Die As a Man. Become a Man", where he speaks on the risk of dying in the ring as being a lot easier for him to accept as he got older.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

my favorite fighter ever ring the village bell, somebody bout to get they ass kicked russian hooks all day

 

[Roop Holstry]

I probably wouldn’t be the hardcore fan I am today if I didn’t see some Igor highlights a long time ago.

A true pioneer and one of the best ever

It’s always great to see that he still gets a lot of love around these forums. Probably one of the most liked fighters around