Being Oleg Taktarov

A champion is not just a title and the story of one victory, it is a path, a way of life, thinking, and action. The first UFC champion from Russia, Oleg Taktarov, trained for 8 hours a day, honing his favorite techniques and creating unique preparations; won numerous tournaments in judo, sambo, and jiu-jitsu; built and established a business in a challenging time. But money, power, and local fame became uninteresting, he got on a plane and flew to Hollywood to realize his dream of acting.
On July 14, 1995, the sixth UFC championship was held in the USA, which was called the “Battle of the Titans.” Oleg Taktarov had three fights in one evening. He fought without protection, without gloves, without time limits, without weight categories, and without the use of steroids and supplements. He won honorably, causing no unnecessary pain to his opponents. This is his main creed in battle.
The author tells about Hollywood, studying at the prestigious acting academy “Playhouse West,” filming alongside Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Nicolas Cage, and other world stars, adventures in the Namibian desert, where he had to survive with the film crew for 9 days, and much more. Everything interesting from birth to the present day is in this book written by Oleg Taktarov.