Sergey Golyaev (born November 3, 1981) is a Russian mixed martial artist.
[1] Sergey Golyaev has a Muay Thai and Karate background.
He started to be engaged in karate at 14 years old and his Muay Thai experience dates back 9 years.
[2] Sergey Golyaev pulled the upset win against the No.1 lightweight Takanori Gomi in World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 back in November 2008.
This was considered a huge upset win and Gomi was no longer considered to be the greatest lightweight and dropped from the Top 10 rankings.