History Characters / UniversalWrestlingFederationRINGSRussia

* InsistentTerminology: Claims to represent what the Japanese referred to as "Kinjite Nashi no Sambo", which roughly translates to "Sambo Without Rules" compared to his fellow stablemates "Command Sambo".

* {{Delinquent}}: Was one in his youth.

* {{Delinquents}}: He said that growing up, he caused trouble and got into street fights and different kinds of mischief. Due to his antics, there was a popular story in circulation, that whenever Igor became upset, the villagers would ring a bell in the center of town which would alarm everyone to stay in their houses until Igor calmed down. He later stated that this story was just a joke, although there was a bell in the center of town.

* ThePeteBest: He is this to fighters like Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop. He was the first kickboxer to have sustained success against grappling artists in the mid 90s, was universally feared as a striker in the late 90s, and got a scary number of victories over established names. However, because his success happened in the "Dark Ages" of MMA, only hardcore fans remember him.

* GeniusBruiser: Holds a [=PhD=] and habilitation in Sports Pedogagy, a law degree and is currently a politician in Russia. His [=PhD=] was devoted to countermeasures against suplex throws (Russian: Методика проведения контрприемов от бросков прогибом), and habilitation to preparation of top-level wrestlers (Russian: Система интегральной подготовки высококвалифицированных борцов). Basically he has a [=PhD=] in wrestling.

* BlackSheep: He used to get into street fights in his youth and has the reputation of being a constant troublemaker. He is quick deny this and believes the media just wants to show he is a bad guy and Fedor is a good guy.

* ThreeAmigos: Was part of the Russian "A" team along with Wrestling/VolkHan and Sergei Sousserov for the World Mega Battle Tournament of 1998.

* ThreeAmigos: Was part of the Russian "B" team along with Wrestling/AndreiKopylov and Nikolai Zouev for the World Mega Battle Tournament of 1998.

* ThreeAmigos: Was part of the Russian "A" team along with Wrestling/VolkHan and Mikhail Ilyukhin for the World Mega Battle Tournament of 1998.

* ThreeAmigos: Was part of the Russian "B" team along with Wrestling/AndreiKopylov and Vladimir Klementiev for the World Mega Battle Tournament of 1998.

* MartialArtsUniform: First appeared wearing gi pants in his pants, though he later switched to kickboxing shorts.

* MartialArtsUniform: Wore gi pants in his matches.

* MartialArtsUniform: Wore gi pants at first, he later switched to trunks.

* MasterOfAll: Excelled in the three fields: stand-up (his sole boxing was skill enough to outstrike important kickboxers), wrestling (he is a UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} medalist) and groundfighting (he is a Judo, Sambo and BJJ black belt with an absolutely ''monstrous'' defense, one hell of a ground-and-pound, and notably [[DeterMinator resisted the picture-perfect Triangle Choke Armbar Werdum for about a full minute before finally tapping out]]).

* KillerRabbit: [[DissonantSerenity Probably why he got the reputation he did]]. A surface assessment of Fedor would be that [[StoutStrength he looks like your average, simple-minded Russian farm boy with a beer belly and an early bald head]]. [[MasterOfAll This impression is incredibly flawed]], [[TheStoic and Fedor's refusal to emote]] [[StrongerThanTheyLook and unaesthetic physique belies an absolute juggernaut of a man who has the strength of a Superheavyweight but also the agility of a great cat.]]

* KillerRabbit: [[DissonantSerenity Probably why he got the reputation he did]]. A surface assessment of Fedor would be that [[StoutStrength he looks like your average, simple-minded Russian farm boy with a beer belly and an early bald head]]. [[MasterOfAll This impression is incredibly flawed]], [[TheStoic and Fedor's refusal to emote]] [[StrongerThanTheyLook and unaesthetic physique belies an absolute juggernaut of a man who swings like a Superheavyweight but with agility of a great cat.

* LightningBruiser: Was a heavyweight that was described as being able to move like a lightweight, at least in his younger days.
* MasterOfAll: Excelled in the three fields: stand-up (his sole boxing was skill enough to outstrike important kickboxers), wrestling (he is a UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}} medalist) and groundfighting (has a hell of a ground-and-pound).
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Wore only shin guards during RINGS match with Gilbert Yvel.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: As expected of a karateka.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Wore footguards instead.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Wore footguards.

* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: The best possible example. He has responded to accusations of steroid use by passing every test ever asked of him.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Pride fans mostly remember his theme "Enae Volare Mezzo" by Music/{{Era}}, which worked for him as it gave him a more mystical aura as the the lyrics are phantasy and gibberish. His later theme, a Russian folk song called "Oy, to ne vecher" ("Oh, Once In The Evening Time") however is typically not something that should work for a fighter of his nature. Also known as "Kazach'ya Pritcha" ("The Cossack’s Parable") or "Son Stepana Razina"("Stepan Razin’s Dream"), it is about a cossack’s dream that is interpreted by his captain as an omen of defeat. He made it work as the singer of the version he uses is a BadassBaritone and is accompanied by an Russian Orthodox choir.

* MetronomicManMashing: Is pretty much famous for this.

--> ''"When [[SignatureMove it]] happened to me, every hair on the back of my neck raised up," says Blatnick. "I was doing everything humanly possible to prevent him from lifting me off the mat. I weighed 265 pounds. I was in good shape. I was scared -- intense fear. I don't like flying through the air like that. I kept thinking, 'Don't get hurt. Don't get hurt.' With him, it's almost a victory if you don't get thrown."''

--> [[TrolL During and early afternoon in Pittsburgh, Alexander Karelin, 23 years old and the most dominating wrestler in the world, is relaxing on a hotel-lobby couch. It is a substantial piece of furniture, and that is a good thing; the 6 ft. 3 in. Karelin's 290 pounds demand it. He has come to Pennsylvania from the Soviet Union for an exhibition match. Nobody passing through the lobby is paying him much attention. "Men of my size are usually not flexible," says Karelin. A mischievous expression spreads across the vast plain of his face. He rises and walks to a chandelier hanging perhaps eight feet above the floor. Lifting his right leg straight up above his head, he gives the chandelier a slight nudge with his size-15 sneaker. Now everyone has noticed him. "What's that man doing?" a woman screams. Karelin pads back to the couch, wiggles both of the ears that protrude like funnels from the sides of his head, looks up at the chandelier swinging gently back and forth, and grins like a schoolboy.]]

* LoopholeAbuse: It's almost universally accepted these days that the rule change for Greco-Roman in the 2000 Sydney Olympics were designed to fuck Karelin over. The rule change denoted that if you lost your grip on your opponent mid-throw, you would be deducted a point and reset on the mat. This has never been a factor before in Greco-Roman, ''even when it was only Romans and Greeks doing the sport two thousand some years ago'', but it meant that the incredibly rotund (and thus, hard to latch onto) Rulon Gardner held a major advantage over Karelin and could simply stall for time and wrestle defensively against Karelin. It was still a tightrope act for Rulon, who had to defend against Karelin's relentless offensive for a full fifteen minutes after the technicality, but even Rulon agreed that he'd never be able to fight Karelin head-on. That the rule was changed back immediately after he retired only served to highlight that it was done to end Karelin's dominance. Then again, it'd hardly the be ''hundredth'' time the Intertional Olympic Committee proved itself to be woefully corrupt.

* RealMenWearPink: He is an enthusiastic fan of opera and ballet.

* WarriorPoet: He writes poetry in his spare time and has released several commentaries on Russian classics.

* LivingLegend: Of Greco-Roman wrestling, due to being arguably the best to ever do it; You'd have to resort to ''ancient'' examples like six-time Olympics winner and five-time Periodonikēs[[note]] The closest thing the Ancient Greeks had to a "Grand Slam"; winning in both the Olympian, Isthmian, Nemean and Delphian games in the same four-year cycle[[note]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_of_Croton Milo of Croton]] to even find someone who could give Karelin a run for his money record-wise.