St. Petersburg assembles strong heavyweight team, strongest since Red Devil era

A notable heavyweight team has reassembled in St. Petersburg, potentially the strongest roster since the legendary Red Devil team from 20 years ago. The current St. Petersburg-based heavyweight contingent includes Kirill Kornilov (18-3), Alexander Maslov (12-1), Anton Vinnikov (18-5), Daniil Matsola (7-0), Artem Dushenko (6-3 at 93kg), Dmitry Baboryko (2-0, young Greco-Roman wrestling master), Denis Goltsov (36-9) separately, and Anton Vyazigin (17-6) who regularly attends training camps. Most of these fighters compete in ACA, which means they will face losses due to the high level of competition, but those who accumulate good records can be considered strong world-level fighters. Upcoming matchups include Kornilov vs Tony Johnson and Matsola vs Khadis Ibragimov, with Ibragimov also having been developed as a professional in St. Petersburg.