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
