To be Oleg Taktarov. Oleg Taktarov

The champion is not just the title and the story of one victory, it is a way, a way of life, thinking, action. The first UFC champion Oleg Taktarov trained 8 hours a day, honing his favorite techniques and creating unique training won many judo, sambo, and jiu-jitsu tournaments and established a business in difficult times. But money, power, local glory became uninteresting, he sat on the plane and flew to Hollywood to embody his dream of cinema. On July 14, 1995, the sixth UFC championship was held in the United States, which was called the Battle of Titans. Oleg Taktarov spent three fights in one evening. Fought without protection, without gloves, without limiting time, without weight categories, without the use of steroids and additives. He defeated with dignity, without causing excess pain to the opponents. This is his main credo in battle. The author talks about Hollywood, about studying at the prestigious acting Academy “Playhouse West”, about filming with Robert de Niro, Al Pachino, Nicholas Cage and other world stars, about adventures in the Namibian desert, where he had to survive with the crew of 9 days , and much more. All the most interesting from birth to today is in this book, written by Oleg Taktarov.