Sasha Palatnikov was born on March 15,1989 and is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
28 Facts About Sasha Palatnikov
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Sasha Palatnikov's parents put him in Karate at the age of five.
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Sasha Palatnikov started playing rugby at the age of six and would train Muay Thai and boxing in the off seasons.
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Sasha Palatnikov played rugby professionally, but due to an injury, decided to retire and go pursue an education.
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Sasha Palatnikov spent time in the United States and Canada throughout his college career, studying and playing American football and rugby at Concordia University, Hudson Valley Community College, and the University of Buffalo, graduating with a communications degree and minored in computer science.
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In 2014, Sasha Palatnikov was sentenced to a 2-year prison sentence by the Hong Kong District Court for a robbery in 2013.
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The incident occurred when Sasha Palatnikov was helping a South African citizen recover a HK$10,000 debt from an Australian man.
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At the time, Sasha Palatnikov was a computer programmer who was described as "a straight-A student" and excellent rugby player, claimed he had agreed to help his friend in what he thought would be a purely verbal confrontation with the Australian.
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Sasha Palatnikov won the bout via knockout in the second round and his opponents manager became his manager as well.
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Sasha Palatnikov then moved up to Middleweight for his next bout in the promotion, winning the AFC Middleweight Championship against Sun Won Son at AFC 12.
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Sasha Palatnikov then fought for the UAE Warriors promotion, where he faced fellow future UFC fighter, Mounir Lazzez at UAE Warriors 8.
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Sasha Palatnikov lost the bout via TKO at the end of the first round.
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Sasha Palatnikov faced late replacement Paulo Henrique at UAE Warriors 13 in a catchweight bout, winning the bout in the first round.
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Sasha Palatnikov made his promotion debut against Louis Cosce on November 21,2020, at UFC 255.
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Sasha Palatnikov won the bout via TKO in the third round.
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Sasha Palatnikov faced Ramiz Brahimaj on August 21,2021, at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs Gastelum.
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Sasha Palatnikov lost the fight via technical submission due to a rear naked choke in round one.
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On February 10,2022, it was announced that Sasha Palatnikov was released by the UFC.
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Sasha Palatnikov faced Kyron Bowen on April 2,2022 at XMMA 4.
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Sasha Palatnikov won the bout via TKO stoppage due to punches and elbows.
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Sasha Palatnikov faced Joshua Jones on May 20,2022 at Tuff-N-Uff 128.
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Sasha Palatnikov faced Tanner Saraceno at XMMA 5 on July 23,2022.
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Sasha Palatnikov lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the third round.
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Sasha Palatnikov was scheduled to face Francisco Trinaldo at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on October 28,2023.
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Sasha Palatnikov signed with Karate Combat on December 17,2022, winning his debut against Canadian Rob Buxton by knockout in the first round at Karate Combat 37.
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Sasha Palatnikov next faced Adrian Hadribeaj of Albania at Karate Combat 38 on April 1,2023, losing by split decision.
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Sasha Palatnikov faced former karate and kickboxing champion Raymond Daniels at Karate Combat 39 on May 20,2023, where he lost by unanimous decision.
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Sasha Palatnikov lost the fight via TKO due to injury in the first round.