IFC 1 - a - Igor Vovchanchyn vs Fred Floyd
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IFC 1 - b - Igor Vovchanchyn vs Paul Varelans
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IFC 1 - c - Igor Vovchanchyn vs John Dixson
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Always loved watching Igor fight. He was definitely a favorite of mine back in the day. The little engine that could.
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What are those guys doing there in the cage with him
Didn’t they hear the village bell ringing
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SEG filed a lawsuit against the International Fighting Championship (IFC) for copyright and trademark infringement after the IFC’s debut event, IFC 1: Kombat in Kyiv, which took place on March 30, 1996, in Ukraine.
The early mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded by Andy Anderson and Buddy Albin, aggressively utilized unauthorized imagery and intellectual property closely belonging to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which was owned by Semaphore Entertainment Group (SEG) at the time.
The IFC created an event logo that heavily copied the design and branding of the UFC logo. The official event poster prominently featured major UFC superstars, including Oleg Taktarov and Dan Severn, and advertised a “Superfight” between Taktarov and Scott Bessac.
In reality, these fighters were simply asked to participate but never actually agreed, and the advertised matches never took place. Iconic UFC referee “Big John” McCarthy was also placed on the event poster without permission and declined to participate.
SEG’s legal team took immediate action against the unauthorized use of their intellectual property. The promoters were forced to black out sections of the copied logo on the ring canvas during the live event broadcast to mitigate legal damages.
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According to firsthand accounts from those involved in the event, including co-founder Andy Anderson and referee “Big John” McCarthy, the tournament was heavily entangled with local Ukrainian organized crime, who controlled the venue and wanted ownership of the lucrative live broadcast tapes.
As the event drew to a close, Albin realized the local mob intended to seize all the profits and the master tapes. He packed the event’s cash gate revenue into bags and quietly slipped away from the arena before the final bouts concluded.
Albin and a small crew rushed directly to the airport, escaping Ukraine on a flight to Paris, France, leaving the rest of the American production crew and fighters behind to deal with the fallout.
With the promoters gone, the local mafia surrounded the hotel where the American production staff and fighters were staying, demanding the broadcast tapes. The crew only managed to escape safely by surrendering duplicate tapes to the mob while smuggling the actual master recordings out of the country.
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The bones in his hands must have been made of titanium
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Was watching Dark Side of the Cage with Mark Coleman last night and Nick Nutter is a big part of that episode.
Dude had some shit luck fighting Igor twice.
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They called him baby elephant cause he throws his fists like an elephant swings his trunk.
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Thanks Soup your a great poster.Igor V was a pioneer and legand
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Fred Floyd was underrated - he was a huge guy that could move in early mma - his limited arsenal hurt him though and his overall aggressive style
I remember whrn Mario Sperry took him down and submitted him with ease in like under a minute .. impressive
it was about 5 minutes but a good win Probly Sperrys best win ..
if Igor was some ancient warrior from eons ago, his legend would be made into films today and we would all laugh at the absurdity of the legend.
An in shape Igor is the most terrifying form of Igor. The Igor that fought that night KOs Rampage cold.
Pre-PRIDE Vovchanchyn was a murderer.
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Can we call him mini Fedor?
I remember watching this tourney
A lot of huge yanks got humbled by smaller no-nonsense Ukrainians
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That was one match up I really wanted to see in Pride