St. Petersburg builds strong heavyweight team for ACA competition

St. Petersburg has assembled a notable heavyweight team, potentially the strongest since the legendary Red Devil team 20 years ago. The roster 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, a young Greco-Roman wrestling master), Denis Goltsov (36-9), and regular training camp participant Anton Vyazigin (17-6). Most compete in ACA, which means losses are inevitable given the tough competition, but those who succeed will prove themselves at a world-class level. Two interesting upcoming matchups are Kirill Kornilov vs Tony Johnson and Daniil Matsola vs Khadis Ibragimov, with Ibragimov also having developed professionally in St. Petersburg.