Alexander Yazykov
Founder and longtime head of Fighter Agency.
A professional martial arts and functional training coach with years of experience in sports management and marketing.
He rose from Marketing Director at the Russian MMA Union to Director of the Sports and Technical Department and Vice President for Marketing, Media, and IT Development.
He served as sports director and producer for four seasons of reality shows: three seasons of M-1 Fighter and the fourth season of “MixFighter: New Horizons,” which received the TEFI-Region award. The projects featured some of the best fighters from 35 countries.
He rose from Marketing Director at the Russian MMA Union to Director of the Sports and Technical Department and Vice President for Marketing, Media, and IT Development.
He served as sports director and producer for four seasons of reality shows: three seasons of M-1 Fighter and the fourth season of “MixFighter: New Horizons,” which received the TEFI-Region award. The projects featured some of the best fighters from 35 countries.
Alexander Yazykov
Founder and longtime head of Fighter Agency.
A professional martial arts and functional training coach with years of experience in sports management and marketing.
He rose from Marketing Director at the Russian MMA Union to Director of the Sports and Technical Department and Vice President for Marketing, Media, and IT Development.
He served as sports director and producer for four seasons of reality shows: three seasons of M-1 Fighter and the fourth season of “MixFighter: New Horizons,” which received the TEFI-Region award. The projects featured some of the best fighters from 35 countries.
He rose from Marketing Director at the Russian MMA Union to Director of the Sports and Technical Department and Vice President for Marketing, Media, and IT Development.
He served as sports director and producer for four seasons of reality shows: three seasons of M-1 Fighter and the fourth season of “MixFighter: New Horizons,” which received the TEFI-Region award. The projects featured some of the best fighters from 35 countries.
Public speaking and projects:
- Presenter at international fitness and sports festivals.
- Speaker at sports, business, and youth forums across the country.
- Author of the TV project “Russian Warrior” for the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Creator of the cinema format “MMA World,” shown across a national cinema chain.
- Organized a series of masterclasses featuring martial arts legends: Fedor Emelianenko, Remy Bonjasky, Petr Yan, Magomed Ankalaev, and many others.
- Author and producer of the Fighter Evolution project for the Boyets (Fighter) TV channel — over 100 live broadcasts from Russia and CIS countries. The project grew into a full-fledged online platform, FighteRevolution, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
- Creator of the MMA.RF multimedia platform, which brought together a sports media outlet and a large-scale multimedia project.
- Organizer of European and world championships and international tournaments across various sports — from MMA to cross-country skiing.
- “Startup of the Year” award at the international IT in Sport forum.
- Best Athlete of Nizhny Novgorod Region (2005–2006).
- Best Coach at the World Class Fitness Awards (2008).
- Author of academic articles on media and marketing in sports.
- Honorary certificate from the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.
- Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Russian sports, “For Contribution to Development.”
- Honorary certificates from the Russian MMA Union and personally from Fedor Emelianenko for his contribution to the development of mixed martial arts in Russia.