If You Can Beat Koklyaev, Porn Star Lola Taylor Promises Tasarov A Special Gift

JAKARTA - MMA fighter Artem Tarasov will face Mikhaeil Koklyaev in Moscow on Saturday. He was promised a special gift by a porn star if he could beat his opponent.

Tarasov is expected to lose. Not without reason, Koklyaev is a tough opponent considering he has competed in the World Strongest Man contest.

Koklyaev bagged seven first-place wins at the Strongman show and finished third in the 2010 World Strongest Man contest. However, if successful, Tarasov has been promised a "fun night" by porn star Lola Taylor.

The adult actress was invited to Tarasov's gym to train recently after admitting that she was being bullied by mixed martial artists. The two engaged in a brief training session together after Tarasov invited him to see him train.

After that, Taylor promised him a "warm-up night" if he beat Koklyaev. The 30-year-old is currently in impressive form, but spent a long time outside the ring.

His last fight occurred in April 2019 when he defeated Martan Muradov via disqualification. He lost his professional fight via knockout in 2012 but has not lost since.

Tarasov has had five straight wins including four submissions and one knockout. He is ranked 162 in Russia's list of active professional welterweight. This means that he will not be able to jump into the UFC event in the near future.

Meanwhile his opponent, Koklyaev, is a bigger man and fought in the heavyweight in a boxing match against Alexander Emelianenko two years ago. At that time, he won via knockout in the first round.