Anyone who has watched M-1 Global tournaments over the past 10 years knows the charismatic and charming English-speaking ring announcer Ian Freeman. But at the same time, not everyone knows that in the 2000s he bore the fighting nickname The Machine, was the champion of the English organization Cage Rage, fought in the UFC Octagon 5 times, and defeated such legends as Frank Mir, Carlos Baretto and Ricco Rodriguez . In total, Freeman had 20 wins and 7 losses, and he ended his career with a victorious fight at the age of 43, already being a ring announcer for M-1 Global. Yan first appeared in Russia as an active fighter on April 27, 2001 in St. Petersburg, where the legendary M-1 Russia tournament against the whole world took place. On our channel you can find the fight of Vyacheslav Datsik against Patrick De Witt, which took place as part of it, and in the main fight of the evening, UFC veteran Ian Freeman met with the Russian heavyweight, fighter of the Red Devil club Stanislav Nushchi