Misha Cirkunov
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1987 (37 years old)
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White
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
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Misha Cirkunov (Latvian: Mihails Cirkunovs, born February 27, 1987), is a Latvian and Canadian professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Son of Oleg (Oļegs) and Olga, Cirkunov was born in Riga, Latvia (then under Soviet occupation) in 1987. In his childhood, Cirkunov was active in various sports like swimming, basketball, judo and karate. Growing up, Cirkunov dabbled into dubious circles which prompted the family to emigrate to Toronto, Ontario, when he was 13. With no skills in English, Cirkunov struggled in school but continued training judo and also picked up wrestling.
Cirkunov won junior nationals in judo in 2003, Greco-Roman wrestling national championship in 2005 and national championships in freestyle wrestling in 2005 and 2006. After winning the latter championship, Cirkunov became a Canadian citizen. After graduating from high school Cirkunov found Brazilian jiu-jitsu, briefly relocating to Las Vegas to train but returned to Canada to open his own gym. In 2008, Cirkunov won the black belt super heavy division at the Pan No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship. After the unsuccessful venture as a gym owner, he started training at an Xtreme Couture satellite gym in Etobicoke.
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