Artem Tarasov

ABOUT ARTEM TARASOV

Known under the moniker "Lionheart", he is a Russian professional MMA fighter who is known for competing in the FightPro series within the Lightweight category. He is also known for fighting within the Welterweight category.

He first made his professional fighting debut in a Fit Fashion Combat Championship on May 12, 2012.

He is known for having defeated Filip Kovarik in the M-1 Challenge 96 from Technical Knockout in August of 2018.

He was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia and is known for dating social media star Yana Hanikerian.

He shared a photo with fellow professional MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov to his Instagram in October of 2018.