4. Vyacheslav “Ali Baba” Yurovskikh
Yorovskikh is a homeless fighter who travels his native Russia looking for both legit and underground fighting tournaments to enter. He is referred to as a legend in his home country, and talks about how there is a photo of him and Fedor Emelianenko that is often captioned “the 2 legends”.
His official record is 3W-8L, but according to legend, he has fought far more often than that in Russia’s underground fight leagues.
Nicknamed “Ali Baba”, he didn’t get into MMA until he was 27. He had a rough upbringing, being deemed as having a developmental disability and put in an orphanage. He eventually found underground fighting as a way to scrape by. His last bout was a decision loss to Daniel Konnov in March.
