What Happened to Kestutis Smirnovas: Costar of One of the Greatest Comebacks in MMA History?
Posted in MMA, News/Opinion by Lithobolos | Tags: K-1 Hero's, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kestutis Smirnovas, MMA, News/Opinion, Politics, Videos
Well, according to his record, Smirnovas only had one more fight in K-1 Hero’s against Akiyama, which he lost. However, after that he went 4-1-1 between 2006 and 2008 mostly fighting in his home country of Lithuania.
In 2008, he ran for Parliament as part of the Liberal and Centre Union, but his party as a whole had major setbacks and he did not get elected. Via the often spotty Google translator, I was able to read on his site, smirnovas.lt (translated) that he thanks his supporters and expects to do well in the future because he is still a young politician. He currently seems to be a member of a city or county council.
His site also mentions that he is now a 3rd Dan black belt in Judo, attained a farming specialty in secondary school, and has a degree in education and physical education.
As noted in the title, Smirnovas was half of one of the greatest comeback fights in mixed martial arts: Sakuraba vs. Smirnovas during K-1 Hero’s 6. Check out the fight in its entirety after the jump. Read more »
