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Andreas Vlahakis is a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter that was born in Sparta, Greece. He trained under the famous Iron Mike Zambidis in Athens for 12 years before fighting Greco Roman wrestling in the Beijing Olympics of 2008. Before this he had a Greco wrestling record of 56-0 fighting in many weight classes from 135 lbs up to 165 lbs. He fought his way through tough competition during the Beijing Olympics and fought for the Silver Medal against Kanatbek Begaliev. He was disqualified for an illegal throw and was kicked out of the competition, because his coach at the time Peter Vassilios refused to let the competition continue with point deductions.

Andreas now fights professional in various organizations from Bellator to the Japanese Fighting Federation and the Russian MMA League. He holds a professional record of 8-0. He was in brief contract to fight in the UFC but ran into arguments with Dana White after breaking Kevin Lee's leg and also Dustin Poirier's elbow during pre-fight sparring. He is known in the UFC as a top-tier wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sparring partner, and trains with many fighters currently. He now predominately fights in international show matches in Japan, Greece, and Russia, and trains at Dynamic MMA in Santa Monica, California.