Adlan Mairbekovich Amagov (; born 30 October 1986) is a Russian former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

and

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who most recently competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor from 2007 to 2016, Amagov also formerly competed for

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and is the former Unifight World Champion.

Background

Originally from the small village of Sernovodsk in Chechnya, Amagov was raised in a war-torn country and in 1994 when he was eight years old, Amagov's school was destroyed. Eventually, he relocated to Moscow, where he began training in

Combat Sambo Sambo is a combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling governed by the UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. Practiced worldwide, sambo is a martial art with Soviet o ...

with

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and

Alexander Emelianenko Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko (or Yemelianenko; rus, Александр Владимирович Емельяненко, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Emel'janenko, ɐlʲɪkˈsandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ jɪmʲɪˈlʲjæ ...

. In June 2007, Amagov made the transition into mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Amagov made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2007 in Russia. He lost his debut bout via submission, but soon amassed a record of 8–1–1 with most of his fights taking place in the ProFC promotion. His brothers Musa Amagov and Beslan Amagov are also professional MMA fighters. Amagov drew considerable attention in 2010 when a video of his spinning

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knockout of Maskhat Akhmetov became popular on several MMA message boards and news sites. He is managed by Sam Kardan and Mike Constantino of MVC Management.

Strikeforce

In the summer of 2011, Adlan Amagov signed with

Zuffa TKO Operating Company, LLC (TKO OpCo), doing business as Zuffa (), is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta I ...

and made his U.S. debut at '' Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III'' against Ron Stallings. Amagov won the fight via split decision. Amagov was successful in his second bout for

as he defeated veteran Anthony Smith via KO in the first round at ''Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers''. Following his two wins, Amagov made his debut on a main card at '' Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine'' on 7 January 2012. He faced former EliteXC Middleweight Champion

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in the co-main event and lost the fight via TKO (flying knee and punches) early in the first round. Amagov returned to the promotion on 18 August 2012 at '' Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman''. He faced Keith Berry at the event and won via TKO early in the first round after a side kick to the knee and punches on the ground.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On 19 January 2013, it was revealed that Amagov had signed to fight for the

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. Amagov made his promotional and

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debut against fellow newcomer and former Strikeforce veteran Chris Spång on 6 April 2013 at

UFC on Fuel TV 9 ''UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 9'' or ''UFC Sweden 2'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 6, 2013, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was broadcast live on Fuel TV. Ba ...

. Amagov dominated the fight from start to finish, earning a unanimous decision victory. Amagov faced

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on 19 October 2013 at UFC 166. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Amagov was expected to face Jason High on 15 January 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35. However, Amagov pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. After more than a year of absence from the sport, BloodyElbow editor Karim Zidan stated that Amagov had "no interest" in returning to MMA, and that he wants to "watch his kids grow up and is tired of cutting weight".

MMA return

In August 2016, it was announced that Amagov would return to MMA competition. He faced

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champion Dirlei Broenstrup on 21 August 2016 in Russia and won the fight via submission in the first round.

Personal life

He is married and has a son. On 5 June 2017, Amagov was involved in a violent altercation between rival Chechen business associates in Western Moscow that left two people dead and six others injured. Amagov was accused of stabbing another man in the chest during the encounter.

Championships and accomplishments

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*International Amateur Federation of Unifight **Unifight World Champion **Unifight Europe Champion

Grappling

* NAGA **NAGA Championship 2nd Place 2011 **NAGA Championship 1st Place 2012

ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

*Russian Union of Martial Arts **Russian Medalist

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in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amagov, Adlan 1986 births Living people Martial artists from Grozny Russian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Mixed martial artists utilizing ARB Russian male kickboxers Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Russian people of Chechen descent Russian Sunni Muslims 21st-century Russian sportsmen