Murad Magomedkhanovich Machaev (russian: Мурад Магомедханович Мачаев; born December 3, 1986 in

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...

) is a Russian

mixed martial artist 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, incorp ...

, who currently fighting in the

lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxe ...

division for 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 ...

(ACB), Eurasia Fight Nights Global and

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

veteran, he is the winner of the 2011

Fedor Emelianenko Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko ( rus, Фёдор Влади́мирович Емелья́ненко, r=Fyodor Vladimirovich Yemelyanenko, p=ˈfʲɵdər vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ jɪmʲɪˈlʲjænʲɪnkə, IPA; born ...

Cup.

Background

Murad Machaev was born on December 3, 1986, in the former

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

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, Makhachkala in modern-day

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. Before student life he began trained in

Freestyle Wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

but join to

Sambo , aka = Sombo (in English-speaking countries) , focus = Hybrid , country = Soviet Union , pioneers = Viktor Spiridonov, Vasili Oshchepkov, Anatoly Kharlampiev , famous_pract = List of Practitioners , oly ...

. He lost to Amirkhan Mazihov in 68 kg final match and became silver medal in

Southern Federal District The Southern Federal District ( rus, Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug, ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia. Its territor ...

Combat Sambo Championships 2007 in Armavir,

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

, Russia.

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

In August 2012, it was announced that Machaev had signed a contract with Bellator. Machaev faced

Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut, Professional Fighters League, a ...

in the opening round of the Lightweight tournament on October 19, 2012 at

Bellator 77 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so ...

. He lost via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Machaev faced Lorawnt-T Nelson on November 16, 2012 at

Bellator 81 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so i ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Fight Nights MMA

Machaev faced Ivica Truscek on December 16, 2012 at Fight Nights Global 9. He won via submission in the first round. Machaev faced Andrius Hobaldo on April 20, 2013 at Fight Nights Global 11. He won via KO in first round. Machaev faced Alexei Angelovskiy on September 30, 2014 at Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 17. He won via submission in the first round. Machaev faced Niko Puhakka on December 20, 2014 at Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 18. He won via TKO (punches) in the second round. Machaev faced

i Islam Begidov on March 21, 2015 at Fight Nights Global: Moscow Cup. He won via TKO (punches) in the second round. Machaev faced Bellator Tournament runner-up

Alexander Sarnavskiy Alexander Sarnavskiy (russian: Александр Сарнавский, born January 17, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Sarnavskiy has mostly competed in ...

on February 26, 2016 at Fight Nights Global 44. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Machaev faced Jack McGann on September 25, 2016 at Fight Nights Global 51. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Machaev lost to

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

veteran

Diego Brandão Diego Pereira Brandão (born 27 May 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2005, he formerly competed for the UFC, RIZIN, and Fight Nights Global. He was the winner of ...

via submission on 28 January, 2017 at Fight Nights 58.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Machaev signed a six-fight deal with the ACB in December 2017.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* World Absolute Fighting Championship ** 2010 Volga Federal District Open Lightweight Tournament Winner * Fight Nights ** Battle of Moscow 1 Lightweight Tournament Winner

Sambo

* All-Russian Sambo Federation ** Russian Combat Sambo National Championship Runner-up (2012) ** Russian Combat Sambo National Championship 3rd Place (2010) ** 2010 A.A. Kharlampiev Memorial Combat Sambo Silver Medalist ** 2007

Championships Combat Sambo Silver Medalist * Combat Sambo Federation of Russia ** Russian Combat Sambo National Championship 3rd Place (2008) * World Combat Sambo Federation ** European Combat Sambo Championships 2012 in Moscow, NC (headbutt and broken nose)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 21–2 , Ary Santos , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:50 ,

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

Sverdlovsk oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...

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, Moscow Oblast, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 16–1 , Niko Puhakka , TKO (punches) , Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:30 ,

, Moscow Oblast, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 15–1 , Alexei Angelovskiy , Submission (armbar) , Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 17 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:29 ,

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

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Khabarovsk Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...

Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 13–1 , Gokhan Turkyilmaz , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Dare Fight Sports: Rebels of MMA , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1 , Ivica Truscek , Submission (D'arce choke) , Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Alymbek Nasipov , TKO (retirement) , Fights With Rules 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Vadim Ryazanov , Submission (armbar) , Draka - Governor's Cup 2010 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:57 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Alexandr Shmelev , Submission (rear-naked choke) , World Absolute FC , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:15 ,

Cheboksary Cheboksary (; russian: Чебокса́ры, r=Cheboksáry, p=tɕɪbɐˈksarɨ; cv, Шупашкар, ''Şupaşkar'') is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland reg ...

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Karachay-Cherkess Republic The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, ''Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika''; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республика, ''Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika''; Cir ...

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References

External links

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