Mokhail Iliokhine

Pride Fighting Championships: How many MMA fights have you had? Mikhail Illoukhine: 23 or 24 fights.

Pride:	How many losses?
Illoukhine:	No.
Pride:	What's your game plan against Quinton Jackson?
Illoukhine:	It depends on how the fight goes. I have many variations.
Pride:	Where is he most dangerous?
Illoukhine:	I can't really predict what he's going to do.
Pride:	You're from sambo, right?
Illoukhine:	Yes.
Pride:	Are you going to try to leg lock him?
Illoukhine:	If I can.
Pride:	What's it like training with Fedor?
Illoukhine:	We live in different cities so we rarely train together. About 600 kilometers apart.
Pride:	What is your favorite fight that you've been in?
Illoukhine:	They were all good.
Pride:	Did Ricardo Morais gouge your eye?
Illoukhine:	No, he fish hooked me. The referee didn't see it.
Pride:	I think you were winning the fight until then. Do you think you would have won the fight?
Illoukhine:	Yes.
Pride:	Were you excited about beat Igor Vovchanchyn?
Illoukhine:	Yes, of course. It was the first MMA fight organized in Russia.
Pride:	How would you compare your takedown ability to Kevin Randleman, who Quinton Jackson recently beat?
Illoukhine:	I haven't seen that fight yet because I took this fight on short notice.
Pride:	What do you do in your free time?
Illoukhine:	Fishing.
Pride:	Saltwater?
Illoukhine:	No, river fishing.
Pride:	Is it cold in your hometown?
Illoukhine:	Yes, it's cold. When I called home yesterday they said it was -3 degrees.
Pride:	You must have become a fighter because you are angry at the weather all the time (laughing).
Illoukhine:	(laughing) No. Americans always say that Russians fight or drink vodka because it's cold but it's not true!