Another victim of the bloody invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine was the famous mixed martial arts fighter, MMA World Cup winner Eduard Kostritsa. A 30-year-old athlete with the call sign “Dangerous” died on January 23 in the battles near Bakhmut.
On the death of a fighter informed The National MMA Federation of Ukraine, noting that Eduard had a great sense of humor, was the soul of the company and reliable support for everyone.
Kostritsa was a pupil of the Kyiv fighting club “Phoenix”. And confidently went to his titles. In 2019, in Rome, he won the “silver” of the European Championship in MMA.
And in 2021 in Prague, Eduard won the World Cup in mixed martial arts in the weight of 52 kg. At that tournament in the Czech Republic, the Ukrainian team was the best in the youth team standings and the third in the adult standings.
“Making 52 kg is a long story, including baths in the hotel. Therefore, after a long preparation and weight loss, Edik decided to save time in the final fight and won by TKO in the first round. A hungry berserker turned on, started waving his legs and arms. And that’s it. Victory” , – told about Eduard’s performance at the World Cup Vitaly Krokhmalyuk from SC “Phoenix”.
In addition to major titles, Kostrica had dozens of medals from various Ukrainian and international tournaments. In his free time, he shot humorous videos and made collages.
And in 2022, Eduard entered his decisive battle – for Ukraine … Recently, the athlete fought in the hottest point of our country – he held the fortress city of Bakhmut. However, on January 23, the master of mixed martial arts died while performing a combat mission.
“He was “dangerous”, he was “real”. Kostritsa Eduard (19.07.1992–23.01.2023). Champion of Ukraine in MMA. Fighter! Warrior! Hero! He died in battle for his country, “- reacted on the death of Eduard, UFC fighter Ludvik Sholinyan.
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