Domestic heavyweight Sergey Haritonov, well-known to admirers of MMA and judges of high kitchen, decided not to reduce turns and to continue to please the fans with duels with fighters of the third echelon. On December 20 Sergey will perform in Krasnodar at local tournament by fight against the native of Minnesota written off for the coast Travis Vyyuff.

Kharitonov (20-5) won hearts of fans worldwide at the beginning of zero the performances in Japan where won against Murilo "Nindzha" Rua, Sammy Skhilta, then yet coma Pedro Rizzo and Overim's Alistar. Besides, Sergey was remembered by fight against Antonio Rodrigo Nogeyra and the loss to compatriot Alexander Emelyanenko which has begun epic hostility of two Russian fighters – with the mutual calls shocking with exposures and the offer "cut off a finger".

Having traveled a little more across Japan and having confirmed own helplessness in orchestra seats with loss to Jeff Monson, Sergey signed the contract with the American promotion of Strikeforce. Having successfully started in the Grand Prix of heavyweights a victory a knockout over Andrey Arlovskim, Kharitonov powerlessly conceded in a semi-final to Josh Barnett, having been given after suffocating reception.

Then skill of Kharitonov not having analogs for the first time was shown, presented to it emperor Shao Kanom during the Brazilian stage "Tournament of Dragons" – confidential ability "to hide traumas" from doctors, in common people called "to mold otmazy". After fight Sergey reported that in his loss the rare beefsteak which foully broke will of the 120-kilogram Tula paratrooper is mainly guilty.

After tragic loss to a stake Sergey that is told, "already never was former". Barnett who has won Kharitonov went to UFC, and Sergey decided not to risk any more health and passed a line of least resistance according to Emelyanenko blazed by brothers – dug the ambitions more deeply and became "the wedding general" on the Russian MMA tournaments and the frequent guest on secular parties.

The first fight for "Kharitonov 2.0" became a duel on a past almost secretly "The championship of Russia on MMA" against the corresponding rival – the debutant of the mixed single combats (! ! ) John Delgado. Performance was supplied with the fairy tale corresponding to level of the Russian PR that John – at all ноунейм, and the born murderer who carried out 17 illegal fights in prison and all 17 won brutal knockouts (and after, judging by lack of statistics, Delgado the rivals ate). In this place for Sergey even it became a little terrible (well, almost), but Kharitonov inexplicably in 34 seconds won against the "deadly" criminal painful reception.

Having buried career of a perspective Dutch finisher (Delgado didn't act since then), Sergey signed the contract with domestic "MMA top" M-1. Here the Belarusian kikbokser Alexey Kudin, at the time of fight having a series from three victories in a row became his rival. In this duel Sergey's new talents opened: "mental" rack with the hands lowered to a belt, "tank" approach on a straight line, ability to absorb unprecedented hitherto quantity of blows and opened in a tandem with deeply responsible referee of a duel a new way of a victory "a kappa splevyvaniye".

After fight Sergey who is skillfully noticing world trends, outdid Johnny Hendrix, having declared that "to this fight was ready percent on 60", but was able "hid a trauma" from doctors. Where here "Big Riga" from it instantly outdate "70%"! Shao Kan laughs enough.

Now Kharitonov will meet the shabby American veteran Vyyuff (68-18, 1NC) who has lost former standards by the restless guest performer through towns and villages. Travis lost four last duels, in three of them having suffered defeat by a knockout - it is probable, thus and having deserved a meeting with Kharitonov.

After all Sergey, according to the settled tradition of the Russian MMA, "fights only with the best", and "rivals doesn't choose".