Biography
Vladimir Mineyev is a Russian fighter of mixed martial arts, acting under the auspices of the Russian promotion Fight Nights Global. The MMA came from professional kickboxing, which was engaged in almost 15 years and at different times became the owner of the championship belt. The bright star of Ring is also known to colleagues and viewers like Volzhanin.Childhood and youth
Vladimir was born in a middle child on February 16, 1990 in Yekaterinburg in the family of health workers. Mother is Russian by nationality, and his father has Mordovian roots. The boy was 3 years old when Mineyev - parents with sons - moved to Ulyanovsk, the city that became a relative to the future fighter. Here, the young man grew up, graduated from school number 75, made the first steps in the sport.
The appeal to martial arts was quite justified. Volodya adored Western militants, wanted to imitate the on-screen cumiram - Van Damma and Chuck Norris.
"Looking at one of your favorite films, I started to go around to the youngest brother, for which I received subtletiles from the older. But I just wanted to be able to fight well to stand up for myself and loved ones, "recalls the future champion.Even before exploring the martial arts, Mineev loved to call rivals to fights:
"I'm in the store when I went, three times on the day fought. My father was even specifically sent to me: apparently, as a sport experiment. Surely knew that I would definitely be sought! ".After the first case, when Volodya came in tears after a street fight, his father took the son to the Karate section to the coach Evgenia Golivikhin. Evgeny Vasilyevich became a mentor for a guy not only in sports, but also in life, especially after the death of his father, because Volodya then almost 14 years old.
"Father wanted me to become a physician. I have studied an anatomy since childhood, we always had a lot of books on medicine ... But after martial arts, everything was different, "the athlete told.When the young karate has already become the results, he wanted to master new knowledge and practices in martial arts, for example, masterfully master the technique of blows to the head. Such opportunities gave boxing, and Volodya decided that he would change the profile. Evgeny Vasilyevich introduced the protege with his colleague - Vladimir Merchin, who in a year brought a guy to victory in the championship of the country by K-1 (Japanese kickboxing).
Martial arts
The rating of sports victories of the fighter begins since 2008, when Mineev became the champion of Russia for kickboxing. In the same year, as part of the national team became the owner of gold at the European Championships in Portugal WAKO-2008. A year later at the WAKO-2009 World Championships, a little bit did not reach the victory and won a silver medal.Successes in the ring and the need for the best conditions for growth lead Mineyev to the capital. In Moscow, the guy meets the coach Viktor Safonin, with whom the title of Master of Sports is reaches. In addition, the new mentor helped the student to enter the Russian State Agrarian University of MSHA named after Timiryazev at the Department of Physical Culture. The wise mentor judged in an adult - the formation of a gifted fighter is still needed.
2009 - the beginning of the professional career of Kickboxer. He confidently won 3 fights out of 4, and the victory in a fight with the Belarusian fighter Sergey Zelinsky led to the vacant title of world heavyweight champion in Wako Pro.
A new line for himself in a professional career Vladimir takes in 2011, becoming European heavyweight champion according to WBKF. The following year brought Mineyev championship title in amateur boxing: In Turkish Ankara, an athlete won the gold medal of the WAKO-2012 European Championship. Also in 2012, the Russian won the second world champion title for the WKA version.
2013 was the year for Vladimir fruitful for awards. In February, the welfare won the Wako-Pro World Champion title, sending Blanked Block to the Naukaut to the "Fight Nights: Battle near Moscow 10". In April, I won the 1st place on the pedestal, becoming a world champion according to WKN, defeated the Dutch of Raduana Cairo.
In August, the boxer defended the WKN world champion belt. Finally, at the Russian Championship in Thai boxing, Mineyev took silver, losing in the final to the multiple champion of previous tournaments Artem Vakhitov.
In 2014, Mineev successfully debuts in MMA. The first battle of the famous fighter in the new discipline took place within the framework of the sports and secular show "Battle of 17. The Grand Equalizer". From the fight with Brazilian Fernanda Almeida Vladimir came out the absolute winner.
"Boxing is a wonderful sport where I have invested a lot of strength and where I learned a lot, but to do it only - it means to put my head daily under the shock. In MMA, the load is differentiated, there is no such Olympic Glow. Now I belong to myself - I choose the fights, building your own cycle of training, "Volzhanin commented on a new stage in biographies and careers.In 2016 there was a conflict with the scandalous fighter by Adam Yandiyev's fought. The incident did not affect injuries and other negative consequences. A year later there was a scandalous case with the participation of Dagestanz Aziza Jumaniazov. However, athletes immediately apologized to each other and reconciled.
Being a fighter of the Russian promotion of Fight Nights, performed on average weight and spent 10 fights, of which she suffered 1 defeat by losing to the Brazilian fighter Mixed Martial Arts Falkan. But in the list of defeated opponents such famous MMA athletes as a fighter from Belarus Pavel Masalsky, Greek Father Andreas Mikhailidis, Swiss Fameter Yasubi Enoto, Croat Josip Peritsa and other stars.
On October 19, 2018, at the tournament Fight Nights Global, the long-awaited and scandalous battle of Vladimir Mineyev with Magomed Ismailov - a Russian wrestler, Dagestanis by nationality. The fighting history began back in 2017, when Volzhanin after the victory over Brazilian Fernanda Almeida in the Revenge matches caused Ismailov to fight. Then followed the correspondence of fights in social networks: Magomed wrote that he was not satisfied with the amount of the contract for the duel. But in early 2018 it became known that men would celebrate March 30. This fight, however, was canceled due to the injury of the Dagestanis, a new date was sounded - October 19. The fight was a draw, which judges declared after the end of the 5th round. Fans of discipline and sports browsers this solution seemed controversial.
In the fall of 2019, he won the cute bone with a record 12-1-1, sending Serb to Knockout in 1 round.
Soon Mineev expressed his political position, performing at the "Unified Donbass-2" tournament, where he fought with Diego Diaz. The fighters spent on the ring all 3 rounds. The unanimous judicial decision of Vladimir bypassed the Brazilian. This fight was not worth a career. In Fight Nights Global, they did not want to have problems with foreign colleagues due to patriotic feelings of Volzhanin.
Personal life
Vladimir is not married, raises his daughter from the first marriage - Aurora. For personal reasons, Mineev does not disclose the name of the former chosen. According to his confession, there is no time for a personal life now, all leisure take away training, business projects and social work.
In 2018, Meneeva had romantic relationship with a model and a secular lioness Karina Tigero. Joint photos of lovely beauty laid out on her page in "Instagram". However, the relationship lasted long. Karina accused MMA's fighter in the treason and the absence of the desire to create a strong family. Apparently, plans for the future were not empty words - it was picking up with Vladimir, the brunette immediately married. Soon the girl gave birth to two kids and weather.
The fighter is actively engaged in charity: visits children's homes with gifts, gives free master classes for children in sports schools. Among the hobbies calls travel, fishing, riding a car. Bright moments from the life of Vladimir prefers to share with fans, laying out photos in "Instagram" and other social networks.
Vladimir Mineev now
Mineev responds about his career so:"At the moment, my task is to get better to get used in octave and acquire more experience in MMA. It makes no sense to look abroad until there are fights with the guys from the top of the Russian MMA. "A talented fighter supports itself in excellent shape (height 183 cm, weight 84 kg).
In May 2020, Leon Warriors competition took place in the capital of Belarus. Vladimir Mineyev knocked out the compatriot Arthur Pronin in the 1st Round.
On September 9, a tournament of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedova took place in Moscow. In the 3 round of Mineev, the Kazakhstanis Dauren Ermekova clear over and won the title of champion Fight Nights Global in middleweight.
The desire to hold revenge with Magomeda Ismailov did not evaporate. On December 24, the long-standing rivals came up in the scuffle at the tournament in Moscow, where opponents were present as audience. After the incident Ismailov was detained by the police and delivered to the department where the administrative protocol was made on the article "Small Hooliganism". Already the next day, Magomed was released. The conflict between athletes continues to grow.
Chapter AMC Fight Nights Global Camil Gadzhiev gave an interview Sport24. Promota President suggested that the mass brawl occurred not only because of the mutual claims of Ismailov and Mineyev - the fire was heated and the surrounding fighters of comrades: "... if they were solved together with their questions, without a heap of people who for some reason took part, this did not exceed It would be in such a mess ... ". Also Hajiyev said that he did not see special prerequisites for revenge, but also does not deny the possibility of holding a fight in 2021.
Much more hard, Vladimir Rasul Magomedaliyev, who happened, responded:
"What happened is so ugly, so humiliating! They were attacked by my student Mineyev. I have no words. Some even through the grid managed to beat Mineyev when he was near! This is just a sport! How can you take and beware of absolutely absolutely attacking one person the crowd? ".According to some journalists and fans, the recent victory of Ismailov over Fedor Emelianenko could play their role, which inspired Dagestanz.
Achievements
- 2008 - European Champion WAKO-2008
- 2008, 2012 - Europa Champion K-1 WAKO
- 2009, 2011 - Two Silver WAKO-2009 World Championship winner
- 2009 - Silver winner of the World Cup
- 2011 - Bronze medalist of the World Cup
- 2011 - European heavyweight champion according to WBKF
- 2012 - Two-time European Champion K-1 WAKO
- 2012 - World WKA Champion
- 2013 - Winner of the Russian Cup
- 2013 - Silver winner of the European Championship in Thai Boxing