Viktor Nemkov is a Russian

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 Combat Sambo competitor and mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. Nemkov is a multiple time Combat Sambo champion and is also among the youngest champions in the nation.

Background

Victor Nemkov born in a small village in Zhalgyskan, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 in 1999 the family moved to the village Tomarovka, Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...

. There, Victor began to walk in the Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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Having spent some successful tournaments, Nemkov has executed the specification Candidate in Master of Sport on a Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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Nemkov was the 2008 Russian Combat Sambo bronze medalist in the 90 kg weight category and the 2009 World Cup champion.

Nemkov trains at the Red Devil Sport Club

Red Devil Sport Club

The Red Devil Sport Club is a mixed martial arts academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Vadim Finkelstein.The team’s main fighter base is made up of Russian and Armenian Sambo fighters who have adapted their style to mixed martial arts, and they regularly compete in full contact combat sambo...

; a training facility and team strongly linked with the M-1 Global promotion and Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

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M-1 Global

Nemkov began his professional mixed martial arts career against a fellow newcomer Christian Bombay. Nemkov was able to secure a triangle choke early in the first round to claim his debut victory.

Nemkov continued in M-1 with several victories, including one in a fight against Sergey Khramov.

Nemkov's toughest challenge at that point came against the vastly experienced Tony Lopez

Tony Lopez (fighter)

Tony Lopez is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Huntington Beach, California with Team Wildman Vale Tudo. He is the current Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion and was formerly the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight King of the Cage Champion...

 in South Korea. Lopez' experience was perhaps too great, as he walked away with a submission victory via rear naked choke in the second round, handing Nemkov his first career loss.

Nemkov then signed to fight Khanilav Khanilaev at the M-1 2009 Finals. Nemkov went onto suffer his second career defeat, losing via split decision. Nemkov would bounce back with a victory over Shamil Vajsurov who, going into the fight, had a record of 0-1.

In August 2010, Nemkov was reportedly scouted by World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...

 - whilst on a tour of Russia - who wanted to sign him as a professional wrestler.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|11-3
|  Chuck Grigsby
|KO (punch)
|Sambo-70 - Russia vs. Brazil
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:24
|Sochi

Sochi

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Loss
|align=center|10-3
|  Vinny Magalhaes

Vinny Magalhães

Vinicius Magalhães , is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was a participant in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is the current M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion.-Grappling career:...

|Submission (mounted gogoplata)
|M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Enomoto
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:40
|St. Petersburg, Russia
| Lost vacant M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

 Light Heavyweigh Championship
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|Win
|align=center|10-2
|  Vitaly Smirnov
|Decision (unanimous)
|Mix Fight Tournament
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Voronezh

Voronezh

Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Win
|align=center|9-2
|  Daniel Viscaya
|Submission (triangle choke)
|M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:09
|Moscow, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|8-2
|  Shamil Vajsurov
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Kiev, Ukraine
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|Loss
|align=center|7-2
|  Khanilav Khanilaev
|Decision (split)
|M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Win
|align=center|7-1
|  Ramazan Ramazanov
|Submission (triangle choke)
|M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 8
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:08
|Kiev, Ukraine
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-1
|  Rasul Magomedaliev
|Submission (triangle choke)
|M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 6
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:52
|Dagestan

Dagestan

The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Loss
|align=center|5-1
|  Tony Lopez

Tony Lopez (fighter)

Tony Lopez is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Huntington Beach, California with Team Wildman Vale Tudo. He is the current Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion and was formerly the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight King of the Cage Champion...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:06
|Seoul, South Korea
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
|  Ilya Malyukov
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Challenge 2009 - Selection 3
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
|  Ishkhan Zakharian
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|M-1 Challenge 2009 - Selections 1
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|align=center|2
|align=center|0:34
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|  Magomed Umarov
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pro FC-Grand Prix
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  Sergey Khramov
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 MFC - Fedor Emelianenko Cup
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Christian Bombay
|Technical Submission (triangle choke)
|M-1 Challenge 2 - Russia
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:31
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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