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Adlan Mairbekovich Amagov (Russian: Адлан Майрбекович Амагов) was born on October 30, 1986. He is a former Russian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Adlan was a professional fighter from 2007 to 2016. He also fought for Strikeforce and was a Unifight World Champion.

Adlan's Early Life and Training

Adlan Amagov grew up in a village called Sernovodsk in Chechnya. When he was eight years old in 1994, his school was destroyed. He later moved to Moscow, where he started training in Combat Sambo. He trained with famous fighters like Fedor Emelianenko and Alexander Emelianenko. In June 2007, Adlan decided to start his career in mixed martial arts.

Adlan's Mixed Martial Arts Journey

Starting His Career

Adlan Amagov had his first professional mixed martial arts fight in Russia in November 2007. He lost his first fight, but he quickly got a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. Most of these early fights were in the ProFC promotion. Adlan's brothers, Musa Amagov and Beslan Amagov, are also professional MMA fighters.

In 2010, Adlan became well-known when a video of him knocking out Maskhat Akhmetov with a spinning hook kick went viral. Many people on MMA websites and news sites watched it.

Fighting in Strikeforce

In the summer of 2011, Adlan Amagov joined Zuffa, a big fighting company. He made his first fight in the U.S. at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III against Ron Stallings. Adlan won this fight by a split decision.

He continued his success in Strikeforce. He defeated Anthony Smith by knockout in the first round at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers.

After these two wins, Adlan fought on a main event card at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine on January 7, 2012. He faced former EliteXC Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler. Adlan lost this fight early in the first round.

Adlan returned to Strikeforce on August 18, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman. He fought Keith Berry and won by TKO in the first round.

Joining the UFC

On January 19, 2013, it was announced that Adlan Amagov had signed to fight for the UFC.

Adlan made his UFC debut in the welterweight division. He fought Chris Spång on April 6, 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 9. Adlan controlled the fight and won by a unanimous decision.

Adlan then faced TJ Waldburger on October 19, 2013, at UFC 166. He won this fight by knockout in the first round.

He was supposed to fight Jason High on January 15, 2014, but Adlan had to pull out because of an injury. After being away from the sport for over a year, it was reported that Adlan was not interested in returning to MMA. He wanted to spend time watching his children grow up and was tired of cutting weight for fights.

Return to MMA

In August 2016, it was announced that Adlan Amagov would return to MMA. He fought Jungle Fight champion Dirlei Broenstrup on August 21, 2016, in Russia. Adlan won the fight by submission in the first round.

Adlan's Achievements

Adlan Amagov has won several awards and championships throughout his career.

Unifight Championships

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

Grappling Achievements

• NAGA
  • NAGA Championship 2nd Place in 2011
  • NAGA Championship 1st Place in 2012

ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

• Russian Union of Martial Arts
  • Russian Medalist in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat for the MVD.

Mixed Martial Arts Record

Medals and Awards

Adlan Amagov

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Grappling
NAGA 2011 World Championship
Silver	2011 Boca Raton, Florida	-93kg
NAGA 2012 World Championship
Gold	2012 Morristown, NJ	-84kg

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists