Bazigit Atavovich Atajev (, ; born 3 December 1979) is a Russian mixed martial artist and ''

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, who currently competes in the

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division. A professional since 2000, he has competed in RINGS and

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. He is known for a fierce spinning heel kick and Sambo style grappling.

Early life

Bozigit was born in 1979 in the village of Lower Kazanyshy to a Kumyk family. He studied in the famous in Dagestan sports-dedicated boarding school "

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Mixed martial arts career

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Atajev debuted in PRIDE in December 2002 and suffered his only loss against Dutchman Alistair Overeem at PRIDE 24. Atajev planned to make his return to PRIDE at their final event

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against Gilbert Yvel. However, due to a stomach illness, the bout was cancelled. In 2008, he faced the eventual K-1 champion Remy Bonjasky in his kickboxing debut. He was defeated by knockout early in the third round. He won the gold medal at the

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Professional Fighters League

Atajev made his debut in North America on 21 June 2018 at PFL 2 against Dan Spohn in Light heavyweight tournaments. He lost the fight by technical knockout in the third round. In his second fight in the tournament, Atajev faced Sean O'Connell at PFL 7 on 30 August 2018. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. In the semifinals, Atajev faced Vinny Magalhaes, losing via first-round submission. In 2019, Atajev fought Dan Spohn in a rematch at PFL 3, winning in via first-round knockout. On 8 August at PFL 6, Atajev fought Emiliano Sordi, losing via first-round knockout. He faced Sordi again in the quarterfinals of the 2019 tournament, losing via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record (incomplete)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atajev Living people Kumyks Dagestani mixed martial artists Russian sambo practitioners Russian sanshou practitioners Russian male kickboxers Heavyweight mixed martial artists Heavyweight kickboxers Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo 1979 births Sportspeople from Dagestan