Lineup set for Friday’s ACA 158 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Mikhail Mokhnatkin vs. Oleg Olenichev serves as headliner, with Tony Johnson vs. Anton Vizigin in co-main in light heavyweight grand prix bouts.
The lineup is set for ACA 158, which takes place on Friday in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Absolute Championship Akhmat promotion returns to Saint Petersburg with a scattering of confrontations at the event. The main event of the evening will serve the fight for reaching the semifinals of the ACA light heavyweight grand prix.
Oleg Olenichev (17-7), a fighter with a unique destiny and tremendous experience, who in 10 years has gone from a fatal diagnosis to a fight for the championship title in one of the most competitive promotions in the world, will fight for reaching the semifinals of the most prestigious tournament with a prize fund of one $1 million. His opponent will be the titled debutant of the organization, world and European combat sambo champion Mikhail Mokhnatkin (14-5-2) from Saint Petersburg.
In the co-main fight of the tournament, a 120-kilogram machine and former ACA champion, American “Hulk” Tony Johnson (16-7-1), will fight with Russian fighter Anton Vyazigin (15-4) for reaching the semifinals of the grand prix in the so-called “royal” heavyweight division. In 2015, Johnson sensationally defeated the world known Alexander Volkov at the Bellator tournament. In November 2018, he held a draw fight with the scandalous Alexander Emelianenko. In November 2020, Tony knocked out Daniel Omielanczuk and captured the ACA belt, then defended it twice.
The complete lineup includes:
- Mikhail Mokhnatkin vs. Oleg Olenichev – light heavyweight grand prix semifinal
- Tony Johnson vs. Anton Vyazigin – light heavyweight grand prix semifinal
- Yusuf Raisov vs. Alexander Matmuratov
- Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov vs. Stanislav Vlasenko
- Tural Ragimov vs. John Teixeira
- Aren Akopyan vs. Ryskulbek Ibraimov
- Ivan Bogdanov vs. Cleber Sousa
- Murad Kalamov vs. Charles Henrique
- Nikita Chistyakov vs. Igor Olchonov
- Mansur Khatuev vs. Kairat Nurbay uulu
- Nikita Prikhodko vs. Shergazy Kenjebekov
- Artem Semyonov vs. Zukhriddin Gafurov
- Oyatullo Muminov vs. Andrey Kalechits
