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Oleg Taktarov

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Oleg Taktarov v. Renzo Gracie - Upkick of Doom

 

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Renzo Gracie vs Oleg Taktarov

 

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Oleg Taktarov Highlights

 

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Oleg Taktarov v. John Marsh Round 2 Finisher

 

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Oleg Taktarov Master class in MatchPoint NYC

Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov is a Russian actor and a retired mixed martial artist of Mari origin. He is a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. Taktarov was the UFC 6 tournament champion and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas, Tank Abbott, Mark Kerr, and Anthony Macias. Taktarov is known for being exceptionally calm during fights and for using a variety of rarely seen, acrobatic Sambo take-downs. All of Taktarov's losses were by knockout or decision; he has never been submitted in an MMA fight.