Biography
An American El Yakivinta was famous for participation in mixed martial arts. The athlete acts in lightweight, and the strong parties are considered universality and strong jaw. Starting a professional career in MMA in 2009, the fighter won the majority of fights, which are on his account there are several dozen.Childhood and youth
Al born in 1987. His family with Italian roots immigrated to the United States from Europe and ass in New York. Father works with a football trainer and is an example for a son and a hero. The guy visited the usual school and already in those years began to get involved in the struggle. He defended the honor of the school on youthful competitions, and later entered the Nassau College, where he continued to play sports. The star of the ring in Yukvint's youth to become, but this did not deprive him of ambitions.
Having discovered mixed martial arts in 2006, the American began to practice amateur tournaments: Professional MMA battles in New York were then prohibited. In the first duel, El Su is pretty, but he seriously decided to build a career in the "bloody" sport. At first, Yakkinta was sure that it would be easy to cope with the opponent, but I was confronted with suffocating techniques, which was not ready. In his arsenal there was only a struggle. After the defeat, he realized that it would be a lot to learn, and began his hard work with the coach.
Personal life
About the personal life of the athlete fans will learn from social networks. El leads pages in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, where regularly lays out a photo from training and battles. In the fights of the son, the mother supports the mother, which in one of the posts of Yavinta called the most inspiring creative and tough person from everyone who knows.Mixed martial arts
The first titles of EL achieved in the status of an amateur, spending 12 fights in New Jersey. Debut exit to octave took place in June 2007. By the time the guy got skills and was confident in his own power. But when against him, 18-year-old young men with an increase in 173 cm and weighing 73 kg, a steadily solid male was released for 30 years with the Iroquois on his head, his conviction in the victory was laid. However, Yakkinta defeated the decision of the judges and felt the sweetness of the first triumph. This was followed by another 13 victories and a single defeat.
The professional career of El started in the promotion Ring of Combat, where he first spoke in 2009 and finished the first fight ahead of schedule, after hesitating an anaconda. The subsequent battles were formed for the Americans. Successfully: Having won 4 victories in a row, in 2011, Yavinta became a champion in lightweight, sending Miglioli to Kabouta. Title, however, it was not possible to preserve for a long time: the next battle against Pat is one day ended the loss of the belt.
In 2012, El participated in the Fight Realistic Show The Ultimate Fighter, where professionals and lovers in mixed martial arts compete. The fighter managed to reach the final of the 15th season of the project and as a result of becoming the owner of a long-term contract with UFC. The first 3 fights under the auspices of Ultimate Fighting Championship brought Yakkint to victory unanimous judging decision.
A series of triumphs interrupted a meeting with Mitch Clark in 2014, after which the American again began to win one fight after another, and Rodrigu Damma, Ross Pearson and Joe Lozone athlete defeated technical knockout. Then followed the victory over Jorge Masvidal. Since 2015, in the professional biography of Ela, a forced simple was formed: the planned fights were canceled on reasons independent of him, and the fighter octagon was released only in April 2017. The fight with Diego Sanchez was short and ended with a knockout from a fierce alone in the 1st round.
The next opponent, Yavints became Habib Nurmagomedov. The athlete learned about the unlaced Russian, the athlete only 2 days before the beginning of the fight. Initially, Habib planned to fight Tony Ferguson and Max Halloweem, but both opponents were starred due to health problems. The meeting for the title of champion took place on April 7, 2018 in Brooklyn. Despite the fact that there was only 10 hours to prepare for the battle of the Americans, he adopted a fight and lasted 5 rounds, losing the unanimous decision of the judges.
Yakkinta compared the opponent with a wild beast and noted that he was almost impossible to strike. As a result of the victory, Habib first took the UFC champion belt in lightweight and retained the status of an invincible fighter. Rehabilitated after the defeat of El managed in December of the same year, defeated Kevin Lee in octave. Fights of 2019 against Donald Serrone and Dan Hooker American lost, a little silent statistics.
El Yakkinta now
The fighter now continues training and is preparing for the upcoming fights. The next way to the battlefield took place on February 23, 2020 within the Promotion of Submission Underground. Yakkinta met in a 5-minute match on Great with National Mike Perry. Yakvinta expects new challenges from rivals and at the beginning of 2020 held the 9th line in the UFC Lightweight Rating.Achievements
- 2011 - champion Ring of Combat
- 2012 - Finalist The Ultimate Fighter