Tariel Bitsadze ( ka, ტარიელ ბიწაძე) is a

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ka and

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 ...

. He competed in the

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and

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division.

Mixed martial arts career

A former 1991 World Open Karate Championship finalist who was eliminated by

Andy Hug Andreas "Andy" Hug (7 September 1964 – 24 August 2000) was a Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time, Hug was renowned for his abili ...

, Bitsadze trained for his

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 ...

debut in his Fighting Network RINGS's RINGS Georgia team, taking in both editions of the King of Kings tournament. He was pitted against RINGS Holland exponent

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at the first one, but he was taken down and submitted via armbar, thus being eliminated from the league. Tariel performed better at the next edition, threatening Renato Sobral with a close

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attempt, but being eventually caught in an armbar again and eliminated.

Mixed martial arts record

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Dick Vrij Dick Vrij is a retired Dutch professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1995 until 2003, he competed in the Heavyweight division for RINGS and It's Showtime. Professional wrestling career A former bodybuilder ...

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Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov (russian: Магомедха́н Аманула́евич Гамзатха́нов; born April 15, 1961), is a Russian retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, sambo wrestler and former military ...

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Hans Nijman Johannes Petrus "Hans" Nijman (September 23, 1959 – November 5, 2014) was a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He competed in the heavyweight division. He was a RINGS Holland veteran and fought for m ...

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Nikolai Zouev Nikolai Nikolayevich Zouev (russian: Николай Николаевич Зуев; 20 May 1958 – 21 May 2022) was a Russian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division. Career He had a background in sambo and freestyle wres ...

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References

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Tariel Bitsadze
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Tariel Bitsadze
at fightmatrix.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Bitsadze, Tariel Male mixed martial artists from Georgia (country) Heavyweight mixed martial artists Super heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Living people Male karateka from Georgia (country) 1966 births