Apr 26, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Glover Teixeira ducks under a kick from Jon Jones during the UFC light heavy weight championship fight at Baltimore Arena. Jones retained the light heavy weight championship by defeating Teixeria.
Apr 26, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Glover Teixeira ducks under a kick from Jon Jones during the UFC light heavy weight championship fight at Baltimore Arena. Jones retained the light heavy weight championship by defeating Teixeria. REUTERS

Vadim Finkelchtein's nearly two decades of experience in the MMA business has made him an expert in managing the business expenses despite the turbulent times that sometimes come. He has become a very savvy businessman whose foresight and calculations has yet to wane and falter. As a very credible source when it comes to issues arising from MMA matters, Finkelchtein is very pleased with the potential entry of UFC to Russia.

Finkelchtein is also the founder, owner, and President of Russia's premier MMA promotion, M-1 Global, for 17 years. This also made him the most credible source to speak about business projections regarding MMA's promotion. Hence, whether everyone likes it or not, if Vadim says there is no possible profit to be derived out of Russian events, he must be seriously heard. To note, it was Finkelchtein who laid out the potential obstacles in the Ultimate Fighting Championship following through a production of Russia's Fight Night show.

In an interview with BloodyElbow while in St. Petersburg, Vadim stated how it can be very difficult, if not impossible to make profits from Russian events. Although Vadim himself wants to see MMA promotion to successfully unfold in Russia, the market might just be its biggest challenge to make it happen.

The Russian market according to Vadim is so specific that any foreigner can hardly understand it and be able to find their way around making profits. This is just the possible reason why there have yet been talks about taking MMA to Russia but there were no solid steps of jumpstarting it.

There have been recent reports suggesting that the Russian debut will kick off this 2015 but somehow, Dana White had initially suggested it to happen way back in 2012. Still, nothing concrete has taken place yet.

According to Vadim, people in Russia are not used to paying for what they are about to see-whether pay per view or paying for tickets. Regardless whether an event is promoted by a super-celebrity or a business tycoon, the same won't stir the people from paying for it.

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