Nikolay Kudryashov - director, screenwriter. The producer and actor is a Russian ultimate fighting champion. He founded the domestic Federation of Mixed Martial Arts.
Nikolai Vyacheslavovich proved in practice his versatile talent. He became a titled athlete, organized the Federation of Mixed Martial Arts, tried his hand at acting, wrote scripts, was involved in directing, producing.
The road to destination
The celebrity's biography began in 1977. Nikolai was born in Leningrad on December 2. The boy went in for sports from early childhood. He was especially interested in martial arts. In his youth, Kolya learned about fighting without rules. The first tournaments were held in nightclubs in St. Petersburg. At the same time, the technique of new combat sports was developed and adopted.
In 1991 a professional club was opened. It hosted the "Universal Fighter" competition. The status of an international organization received four years later, together with the name "Red Devil". It was held master classes by venerable trainers, the composition of the national first fighting team was formed.
In 1996, Kudryashov patented an octagonal ring with a mesh frame for competitions. This development is now used for tournaments. The organization called the Federation of Ultimate Fighting was created by a twenty-year-old guy in his hometown.
The spectacular sport that was chosen by the young men acquired the status of an official one. Competitions have been legalized. At I. M. A. included 14 countries. The first European tournament was held in Nikolai's hometown. By that time, the athlete had written a set of rules, which detailed the basic techniques of the style. Kudryashov himself continued his own development.
A couple of years later, he won the mixed martial arts championship in Russia. The fighter performed abroad, fought with eminent opponents. In a duel with Michael Bofet in the project "Russia against the whole world" Kudryashov received the title of world champion in 2000.
Life's work
The MFC Mix-Fight Championship and the M-1 Ultimate Fighting League were established by 2002. During the same period, the athletes who were members of the club represented their home country at the international championship in the United States. In the domestic tournament, battles with colleagues from various countries took place.
A decade later, the Professional Fighting League began to work, the sports organization was headed by Kudryashov. In 2013, the athlete developed the rules for a new type of single combat, SPARTA, dedicated to the battle at Thermopylae. It became famous after the release of the painting "30 Spartans".
A new ring "Thermopylae", reminiscent of a gorge, has been created for unusual team fights. The fighter patented the invention.
Kudryashov's film career is also noteworthy. He made his debut in 2003 in Butaev's mini-series A Game without Rules. The project combines sports chronicles and staged shots. Real athletes were invited as artists. Among them was Nikolai, who received a key role.
Cinema and Sports
In 2009, the athlete starred in the action movie "Attraction" created according to his own script. His character is Slava Shark, a self-confident fighter. He can solve all problems, both sports and life.
The filmography was supplemented with a humorous action-style project "Razdolbai". The fighter reincarnated as a professional athlete, leading a life without worries. This continued until the meeting with a business woman who wants to get protection from hostile competitors. She hires a guy to guard her. Yulia Kuvaeva starred with Nikolai.
Together with Violetta Getmanskaya in 2012, Kudryashov starred in Dream Island, a romantic comedy. The tape was released only in 2016. At the same time, the artist was seen in the action movie "Hammer". He played the referee. The main characters of the love-sports drama were the characters of Oksana Akinshina, Alexei Chadov, Panfilov and Sergei Chirkov.
In one of his last works, Kudryashov not only performed the main character, but also acted as a director. The biographical sports drama "Sparta" shows the fate of an athlete involved in ultimate fighting. Together with Nikolai, not only professional actors, but also athletes took part in the film.
Life outside the ring
Kudryashov is not going to open his private life. He never discloses information about his family, wife, children. The press is lost in the dog guessing whether the man has a chosen one, whether a child has already appeared.
Social networks can only confirm that the athlete is fully engaged in creativity and activities in the MMA Federation created by him. Among the latest projects of Kudryashov is the joint Russian-American comedy film "Oil Painting" 2017.
The main role in it was played by Oleg Taktarov, who also became a director. Nikolai played Kolya, the main character. In the story, one of the domestic entrepreneurs was robbed by his own wife.
In the event of a divorce, she decided to take for herself the original of a painting of considerable value. To prevent the ex-spouse from noticing the substitution, the smart lady replaced the painting with a copy. The buyer for the work was found in Las Vegas.
Currently, Nikolai devotes almost all of his time to sports. He constantly attends competitions of the St. Petersburg Federation of Ultimate Fights. The man runs his own Instagram. Recently, his subscribers were surprised by the new image of the idol. Nikolai appeared before them even more brutal with a beard.
