Nikita Krylov will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the first time in nearly two years when he dukes it out with former KSW champion Jan Blachowicz in the UFC Fight Night 136 main event on Saturday at Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow. “The Miner” enters the cage on the strength of a four-fight winning streak that includes knockouts of Emanuel Newton and Fabio Maldonado.
As Krylov makes final preparations for his showdown with Blachowicz, here are five things you might not know about him: