The year 2017 is the 5th year in the history of the

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

, a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

and

kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

promotion based in

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List of events

ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson

''Absolute Championship Berkut 51: Silva vs. Torgeson'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on January 13, 2017 at the

Bren Events Center The Donald Bren Events Center, commonly known as the Bren Events Center or simply the Bren, is a 5,608-seat indoor arena on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, Irvine, California, United States. Constructio ...

Irvine, California Irvine () is a Planned community, master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Background

This event featured a world title fight for the vacant ACB Light Heavyweight Championship between

Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea and captains the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known f ...

and Jared Ferguson as headliner. A Heavyweight bout between Michal Andryszak and

Mike Kyle Michael Andrew Kyle (born March 31, 1980) is an American professional mixed martial artist and boxer currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, Kyle has competed for the UFC, the WEC, Strikeforce, the ...

was scheduled for this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to visa problem sustained by Andryszak. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Kyle Reyes vs. Mario Israel *Knockout of the Night: Arthur Estrázulas

Result

ACB 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting

''Absolute Championship Berkut 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on January 21, 2017 at the Hallmann dome in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

Background

6 fighters from Russia, who were to perform at the ACB 52 tournament in Vienna, have not been able to participate due to visa problems. The fight between Patrik Kincl and Arbi Agujev was originally a 2nd-round TKO win by Kincl. The fight was overturned in a No Contest by the ACB official, because the referee stopped the fight too soon. The fight between João Luis Nogueira and Shamil Nikaev was originally a unanimous decision win by Nogueira. The judges decision was Overturned in a No Contest by the ACB official. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Knockout of the Night: Ismail Naurdiev *Submission of the Night: Matjaz Vicar

Result

ACB 53: Young Eagles 15

''Absolute Championship Berkut 53: Young Eagles 15'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 18, 2017 at the Hala Urania in

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Pawel Kielek vs Bai-Ali Shaipov *Knockout of the Night: Dmitriy Shestakov *Submission of the Night: Mehdi Baydulaev

Result

ACB 54: Supersonic

''Absolute Championship Berkut 54: Supersonic'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 11, 2017 at the

Manchester Arena Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the Manchester city centre, city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights s ...

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

Background

This event featured a Champion vs. Champion fight between The KSW Middleweight Champion

Mamed Khalidov Mamed Khalidov ( rus, Мамед Магомедович Халидов, Mamied Magomedowicz Chalidow, mɐˈmʲɛt maɣɔmʲɛdɔvʲit͡ʂ xɐˈlʲidəf; pl, Mamed Chalidow ; born 17 July 1980 in Grozny) is a Polish mixed martial artist of Chech ...

and the Venator FC Middleweight Champion

Luke Barnatt Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist, and entrepreneur, who fought as a Middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has als ...

as headliner, Also the event was originally scheduled to be co-headlined by a welterweight title fight between Brett Cooper and Aslambek Saidov. However, on February 14, it was announced that Cooper had to withdraw from his first title defense due to serious health issues. Saidov has faced ACB newcomer Ion Pascu. Lightweight Pat Healy and light heavyweight Vinny Magalhaes both suffered injuries in the lead up to the event, and they will no longer participate in the event. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Joshua Aveles vs. Amirkhan Adaev *Knockout of the Night: Brendan Loughnane *Submission of the Night:

Ali Bagov Ali Bagov (born February 12, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). Fight Matrix had him ranked a top 10 lightweight in the world in August 202 ...

Result

ACB 55: Dushanbe

''Absolute Championship Berkut 55: Dushanbe'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 24, 2017 at the Tax Committee Sports Center in

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

Background

Gamzat Khiramagomedov was injured during the preparation for his fight and was forced to withdraw from his match against Will Noland. Evgeniy Lazukov was injured and couldn't participate in his Fight against Muin Gafurov, and was subsequently replaced by Georgian fighter Beno Adamia.

Donald Sanchez Donald Sanchez (born August 8, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for Bellator, Absolute Championship Berkut, King of the Cage, the ...

and Abdul-Rahman Temirov has to withdraw due to injury, Yusuf Raisov and valdines Silva will now face each other in the co-main event of the evening. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Shakhbulatov vs. Macek *Submission of the Night: Igor Fernandes *ACB League Founder Bonus : Mukhamed Berkhamov

Result

ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris

'' Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 9: Showdown in Paris'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 25, 2017 at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Result

ACB 56: Young Eagles 16

''Absolute Championship Berkut 56: Young Eagles 16'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 1, 2017 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Odintsov vs. Elzhurkaev *Submission of the Night: Andrey Krasnikov *Knockout of the Nights: Nashkho Galaev

Result

ACB 57: Payback

''Absolute Championship Berkut 57: Payback'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 15, 2017 at the

Luzhniki Palace of Sports Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700. In the past it wa ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

Background

This event featured the highly anticipated rematch for the ACB Bantamweight Championship between Magomed Magomedov and

Petr Yan Petr Evgenyevich Yan (russian: Пётр Евге́ньевич Я́н, translit=Pyotr Yevgenyevich Yan; born 11 February 1993) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fi ...

as headliner. The title fight between Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and. Andrey Koshkin is off. The Bout will be Rescheduled to ACB 61 due to Abdulvakhabov knee injury. Matheus Mattos will replace Tural Ragimov in fight against Magomed Ginazov. Albert Duraev is out due to Illness, Ibragim Chuzhigaev will step in as a short notice replacement against

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Vyacheslav "Crushin Russian" Vasilevsky is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has fought for Bellator MMA, M-1 Global, and Ab ...

. Konstantin Erokhin is out due to injury, Georgy Sakaev will step in as a short notice replacement against Azamat Murzakanov. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Ginazov vs. Mattos *Submission of the Night: Mukhamed Kokov

Result

ACB 58: Young Eagles 17

''Absolute Championship Berkut 58: Young Eagles 17'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 22, 2017 at the Gamid Gamidov Palace of Sports in

Khasavyurt Khasavyurt (russian: Хасавю́рт; av, Хасаюрт; ce, Хаси-Эвл, ''Xasi-Evl''; kum, Хасав-ю́рт, ''Xasav-yurt'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: His ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Magomadov vs Grozin *Submission of the Night: Askar Askarov

Result

ACB 59: Young Eagles 18

''Absolute Championship Berkut 59: Young Eagles 18'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 29, 2017 at the Palace of sports "Manege" in

Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz (russian: Владикавка́з, , os, Дзæуджыхъæу, translit=Dzæwdžyqæw, ;), formerly known as Ordzhonikidze () and Dzaudzhikau (), is the capital city of the North Ossetia-Alania, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Ru ...

. Mairbek Khasiev canceled this event. The reason was racist problems between

Chechens The Chechens (; ce, Нохчий, , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe. "Europ ...

and

Ossetians The Ossetians or Ossetes (, ; os, ир, ирæттæ / дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, translit= ir, irættæ / digoræ, digorænttæ, label=Ossetic) are an Iranian ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the no ...

. Greater likelihood of conflict.

Background

Result

ACB 60: Aguev vs. Devent

''Absolute Championship Berkut 60: Aguev vs. Devent'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 13, 2017 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Herdeson Batista vs Rasul Yakhyaev *Knockout of the Night: Arbi Agujev *Submission of the Night: Marko Burušić

Result

ACB 61: Balaev vs. Bataev

''Absolute Championship Berkut 61: Balaev vs. Bataev'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 20, 2017 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Background

The bout between Ilya Shcheglov (5-1) and Wallyson Carvalho (8-2) is canceled due to Shcheglov's injury. The fight between Andrei Koshkin and Eduard Vartanyan was canceled due to Vartanyan's injury. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Balaev vs Bataev *Submission of the Night: Arman Ospanov

Result

ACB 59: Young Eagles 18

''Absolute Championship Berkut 59: Young Eagles 18'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 25, 2017 in

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...

Background

This event was moved from

. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Keldibekov vs. Dzhabrailov *Knockout of the Night: Yusup Umarov *Submission of the Night: Daud Shaikhaev *Special bonus from Mairbek Khasiev: Baysangur Vakhitov *$3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Gadjimurad Olohanov, Aslan Shogov, Ilyas Yakubov, Rustam Gadzhiev, Abdisalam Kubanych, Shamil Akhmaev, Sukhrob Davlatov

Result

ACB 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz

''Absolute Championship Berkut 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on June 17, 2017 in

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

, Russia.

Background

The fight between Igor Fernandes and Michail Tsarev was canceled due to Tsarev's injury. Adam Townsend was slated to make his ACB debut in this event against Alexandr Shabily. Unfortunately, Townsend came in on the scales at 162 lbs. The bout against Shabily was canceled. Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Valeriy Khazhirokov vs Isaac Pimentel *Knockout of the Night: Akop Stepanyan *Submission of the Night: Jonas Billstein *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Alexander Peduson, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, Sergei Bilostenniy, Sergey Martynov, Narek Avagyan, Evgeny Belyaev

Result

ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes

''Absolute Championship Berkut 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 1, 2017 in

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

, Poland.

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Adrian Zieliński vs Piotr Hallmann *Submission of the Night: Mindaugas Verzbickas *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Piotr Strus, Przemyslaw Mysiala, Patrik Kincl, Paweł Kiełek, Luke Barnatt

Result

ACB KB 10: Russia vs. China

'' Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 10: Russia vs. China'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 15, 2017 at

Izmailovo Sports Palace The Izmailovo Sports Palace is an indoor arena located in the Eastern Planning Zone in Moscow, Russia. It hosted the weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or ba ...

Result

ACB 64: Young Eagles 19

''Absolute Championship Berkut 64: Young Eagles 19'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 19, 2017 at the Antalya Arena Spor Salonu in

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Magomed Khamzaev vs Maksim Maryanchuk *Knockout of the Night: Nashkho Galaev *Submission of the Night: Anzor Shakhmurzaev *$3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Vazha Tsiptauri, Khusein Maltsagov, Furkan Ari, Khusein Sheikhaev, Kadir Dalkiran

Result

ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev

''Absolute Championship Berkut 65: Silva vs. Agnaev'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 22, 2017 at the

Sheffield Arena Sheffield Arena, known for sponsorship purposes as Utilita Arena Sheffield, is a multi-purpose arena located in Sheffield, England. It is situated near Meadowhall and lies between Sheffield city centre and Rotherham town centre. Opened in 1991 ...

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

Background

The event will be the second that the promotion have host in California, U.S. and first since ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson in January 2017. Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Joshua Aveles vs Leandro Sillva *Knockout of the Night: Alexey Polpudnikov *Submission of the Night: Aaron Robinson *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Simon Stadnicki, Likasz Pilch, Antonio Sheldon, Aaron Aby, Mike Grundy, Sam Boult, Vyacheslav Vasilevskiy, Batraz Agnaev

Result

ACB 66: Young Eagles 20

''Absolute Championship Berkut 66: Young Eagles 20'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 5, 2017 at the Sports Hall Coliseum in

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Walter Pereira jr. vs Islam Yunusov *Knockout of the Night: Herdeson Batista *Submission of the Night: Akhmed Kukaev *$3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Abdulla Almurzaev, Aleksandr Antonenko, Inal Kerimov, Aslan Izmailov, Stanislav Zinchenko, Movsar Bokov, Mehdi Baidulaev, Vaha Shanhoev, Vadim Panevin, Rustam Taldiev, Amirkhan Guliev, Viskhan Magomadov, Baisangur Vakhitov

Fight card

ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov

''Absolute Championship Berkut 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 19, 2017 in

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Yusuf Raisov vs. Luis Palomino *Knockout of the Night: Alexander Shabliy *Submission of the Night: Rasul Albaskhanov *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Rasul Shovhalov, Amirkhan Adaev, Jose Daniel Toledo, Magomed Magomedov, Albert Duraev, Mukhomad Vakhaev, Mukhamed Berkhamov

Fight card

ACB 68: Young Eagles 21

''Absolute Championship Berkut 68: Young Eagles 21'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 26, 2017 at the Tax Committee Sports Center in

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Knockout of the Night: Magomed Raisov *Submission of the Night: Firdavs Nazarov *$3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Radzhabali Fayzidini, Mubaraksho Mubarakshoev, Denis Kanakov, Lambert Akhiadov, Kiamrian Abbasov, Fatkhidin Sobirov, Stanislav Vlasenko, Sharaf Davlatmurodov

Fight card

ACB 69: Young Eagles 22

''Absolute Championship Berkut 69: Young Eagles 22'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 9, 2017 at the

Almaty Arena Almaty Arena (formerly Almaty Ice Palace) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in Almaty, Kazakhstan which was opened on 18 September 2016 and seats 12,000 spectators for ice hockey. Apart from hosting ice hockey matches, ...

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Khamzat Aushev vs Mauricio Reis *Knockout of the Night: Islam Isaev *Submission of the Night: Rakhman Makhadzhiev *$3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Bakhtiyar Nesipbek, Karshyga Dautbek, Almanbet Zhanybekov, Asu Almabaev, Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly, Saifulla Dzhabrailov, Alikhan Suleimanov, Cory Hendricks, Aurel Pirtea, Sergej Grecicho, Igor Svirid, Thiago Silva

Fight card

ACB 70: The Battle of Britain

''Absolute Championship Berkut 70: The Battle of Britain'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 23, 2017vat the

Background

Regis Sugden is forced out through injury, Richard Herbert steps in to face Jordan Barton. Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Askham vs. Barnatt *Knockout of the Night: Ibragim Chuzhigaev *Submission of the Night: Cheya Saleem *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Adam Townsend, Bubba Jenkins, Magomed Ginazov

Fight card

ACB 71: Yan vs. Mattos

''Absolute Championship Berkut 71: Yan vs. Mattos'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 30, 2017 at the

Dynamo Sports Palace Dynamo Palace of Sports (russian: Дворец спорта «Динамо») is an indoor sporting arena located in Khovrino District, Moscow, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 5,000. It was built during the preparations for the 1980 Summer ...

Background

Mukhamed Kokov and Said-Khamzat Avkhadov didn't make weight. Alexnder Peduson and

Akop Stepanyan Akop Stepanyan (russian: Акоп Степанян, hy, Հակոբ Ստեփանյան; born May 6, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Armenian heritage who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Cham ...

refused to accept bouts, both fight were canceled. Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Eduard Vartanyan vs. Andrey Koshkin *Knockout of the Night: Aslambek Saidov *Submission of the Night: Ruslan Abiltarov *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Amirkhan Isagadjiev, Rustam Kerimov, Oleg Borisov, Jonas Billstein, Petr Yan

Result

ACB KB 11 / Wu Lin Feng

''Absolute Championship Berkut KB 11 / Wu Lin Feng'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 7, 2017 at the Henan TV Studio 8 in

Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the National ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: *Knockout of the Night: *Submission of the Night:

Results

ACB 72: Makovsky vs. Sherbatov

''Absolute Championship Berkut 72: Makovsky vs. Sherbatov'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 14, 2017 at the Tohu in

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: *Knockout of the Night: *Submission of the Night:

Results

ACB 73: Silva vs. Makoev

''Absolute Championship Berkut 73: Silva vs. Makoev'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 21, 2017 at the

Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex The Miécimo da Silva Olympic Boulevard, originally Miécimo da Silva Sports Center (in Portuguese: "Centro Esportivo Miécimo da Silva"), is a city-owned Olympic-grade multi-sports complex in Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro. Sporting swimming pool ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Knockout of the Night: Adlan Bataev *Submission of the Night: Ary Farias *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Jose Maria Tome

Results

ACB KB 12: Warriors Of Light

''Absolute Championship Berkut KB 12: Warriors Of Light'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on November 10, 2017 at the Marriott Congress Center in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: *Knockout of the Night: *Submission of the Night:

Results

ACB 74: Aguev vs. Townsend

'' Absolute Championship Berkut 74: Aguev vs. Townsend'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut at the

Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle (; English: ''Viennese City Hall'') is a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention center located in the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, 15th district of Vienna, Austria. Austrian architect Roland Rainer designed the original halls whi ...

on November 18, 2017 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

Background

ACB 74 was supposed to hold event in Dubau,

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

but for unknown reasons was moved to

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Piotr Strus vs. Nikola Dipchikov *Knockout of the Night: Ismail Naurdiev *Submission of the Night: Darren Mima *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Stanislav Vlasenko, Lom-Ali Eskijew, Andrew Fisher, Thiago Silva, Mukhamed Aushev

Results

ACB 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński

''Absolute Championship Berkut 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński'' was a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on November 25, 2017 at the Carl Benz Arena in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Background

Dennis Siver Dennis D. Siver (Russian: Дмитрий Сивер, tr. Dmitriy Siver, born January 13, 1979) is a Russian-born German mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champio ...

was set to make his ACB debut, but withdrew due to a shoulder injury. Beslan Isaev, Rasul Shovkhalov, and Shamil Shakbulatov were denied entry to Germany. So they were also removed from the card. Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Knockout of the Night: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov *Submission of the Night: Aurel Pirtea *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ustarmagomed Gadjidaudov, Brendan Loughnane

Results

ACB 76: Young Eagles 23

''Absolute Championship Berkut 76: Young Eagles 23'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on December 9, 2017 at the

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) is located on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. The venue was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of A$167 million and is linked by a covered walkway to The S ...

Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Anthony Leone vs. Dean Garnett *Knockout of the Night: Mohammed Alavi *Submission of the Night: Trent Girdham *$3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Brett Cooper, Azamat Amagov, Michael Tobin, Shannon McClellan, Saeed Fatahfir, Johnny Walker

Results

ACB 77: Abdulvakhabov vs. Vartanyan 2

''Absolute Championship Berkut 77: Abdulvakhabov vs. Vartanyan 2'' will be a

event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on December 23, 2017 at the

Background

Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Alexey Polpudnikov vs. Arman Ospanov *Knockout of the Night: Cory Hendricks *Submission of the Night: Ali Eskiev *$5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Sergei Bilostenniy, Gamzat Khiramagomedov, Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly, Denis Goltsov, Yusuf Raisov and Albert Duraev

Results

References

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