Sergei Kharitonov Martial artist
Sergei Valerievich Kharitonov (Russian: Серге́й Валерьевич Харитонов, Sergey Valerievich Haritonov, Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej xərʲɪˈtonəf]) (born August 18, 1980) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has previously fought in Japanese MMA organizations Pride Fighting Championships and Dream, and Strikeforce, which was based in the United States.Kharitonov has competed in two major mixed martial arts tournaments and one major kickboxing tournament. He holds notable wins over Murilo Rua, Semmy Schilt, Pedro Rizzo, Fabricio Werdum, Mike Russow, Alistair Overeem, Jimmy Ambriz, Tatsuya Mizuno, and Andrei Arlovski.As of 10 November 2014, Kharitonov is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by GLORY. According to the global-mma.com rankings, he is the number 3 ranked fighter in the world (outside of the UFC).
