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Magomed "White Wolf" Bazayevich Sultanakhmedov (born May 11, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

who competes in the middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003 who is proficient in both Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

and Kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

, Sultanakhmedov has competed primarily in Russia. He compiled a 7-3 record prior to joining M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

in 2009, but since then has lost only once. In 2010, Sultanakhmedov became M-1 Global Eastern European Middleweight Champion.

Early career

Between April 2003 and 2006, Sultanakhmedov compiled a record of 5-2 in Russian promotions such as the International Absolute Fighting Council (IAFC) and the West Siberian Fighting Championship (WSFC). He defeated both inexperienced (Ali Mamaev, Andrei Andreev) and experienced (Azat Askerov, Vladimir Yushko) opponents, but also lost bouts to Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...

and Alexey Oleinik

Alexey Oleinik

Alexey Oleinik is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who is a M-1 Global veteran and has fought for Bellator Fighting Championships, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, BodogFight and YAMMA Pit Fighting.-Mixed martial arts career:...

.

Sultanakhmedov's only fight in 2007 was an appearance in the Hero's

HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...

promotion of the K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

organization at their Korea 2007 event, where he faced Eun Soo Lee

Eun Soo Lee

Lee Eun-Soo , often anglicised to Eun-Soo Lee, is a South Korean mixed martial artist and former Spirit MC Heavyweight Champion. Eun vacated the title when he signed with PRIDE FC in 2006. Soo-Lee is currently contracted to fight for M-1 Global...

. Lee had to cut 44 lb to make weight for the fight. During the bout, after dropping Lee with a low kick, Sultanakhmedov took the fight to the mat and effectively utilized ground-and-pound to achieve a TKO victory.

Dream

In 2008, Sultanakhmedov joined the Dream

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

promotion to compete in their 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix, beginning at Dream 2

DREAM.2

Dream.2 Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Dream. It took place on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan....

. His opponent was the Croatian, Zelg Galešić

Zelg Galesic

Zelg Galešić is a Croatian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in Bellator Fighting Championships. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, and Hero's...

who was regarded as the more refined and powerful striker. Sultanakhmedov was defeated by armbar submission 100 seconds into the first round. Sultanakhmedov's only other fight in 2008 was against Bruno Carvalho

Bruno Carvalho (fighter)

Bruno Carvalho Pinto Gomes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current WFC Middleweight Champion who has fought for M-1 Global. He is both Judo and BJJ Head Coach for GBG MMA Team which is based in Gothenburg, Sweden...

in an IAFC event, where he overcame Carvalho by split decision

Split decision

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M-1 Global

Since 2009, Magomed Sultanakhmedov has fought for the M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

organization, with whom he has amassed a 7-1 record. Appearing in the 2009 M-1 Global Challenge selection events, he lost his first match-up to Arthur Guseinov

Arthur Guseinov

Arthur Guseinov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division.-M-1 Global:Team Quest middleweight Tyson Jeffries found himself on the wrong end of a Arthur Guseinov spinning backfist at 1:32 of the first round Friday night at M-1 Challenge 26 in Costa Mesa, Calif...

via unanimous decision

Unanimous decision

A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....

. Sultanakhmedov went on to win his next four selection events (three by KO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

or TKO). The last of these, against Dmitry Samoilov, was a second round knockout at the M-1 Challenge 2009 Final.

In 2010, Sultanakhmedov competed in the M-1 Global Eastern European

Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...

Middleweight tournament, where he went undefeated. He achieved victories over both Pavel Kusch and Dibir Zagirov via knockout. That took him into the final where he faced Alexei Belyaev. Sultanakhmedov took the Eastern European Middleweight Championship with a TKO (punches) defeat of Belyaev.

In his next bout, Sultanakhmedov fought the M-1 Global Western European Middleweight champion Rafał Moks

Rafał Moks

Rafał "Kulturysta" Moks is a Polish mixed martial artist and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Moks has mostly fought in Central and Eastern Europe although he also won the 2010 M-1 Global Western European...

for the M-1 Global Middleweight title. The fight took place in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

on December 10, 2010, at the M-1 Challenge XXII event. Sultanakhmedov lost the fight via first round heel hook.

Championships and Accomplishments

M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
- M-1 Global Middleweight Championship (1 times, current)
Kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
- Champion of World in Kickboxing (2006)

Mixed martial arts record

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Norfolk, Virginia

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, Virginia

Virginia

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, U.S
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Moscow

, Russia

Russia

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|align=center| 14–5
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Rafał Moks

| Submission (heel hook)
| M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:19
| Moscow, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 14–4
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Alexei Belyaev
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 0:23
| Moscow, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 13–4
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Dibir Zagirov
| KO (punch)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:50
| Kiev, Ukraine
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| Win
|align=center| 12–4
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Pavel Kusch
| KO (punch)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 1
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 0:56
| St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 11–4
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Dmitry Samoilov
| KO (head kick and punches)
| M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:25
| St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 10–4
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Abdurahman Nurmagomedov
| KO (punch)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 9
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:49
| St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 9–4
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Ruslan Haskhanov
| Decision (split)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 6
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| Makhachkala, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 8–4
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Arthur Guseinov

| Decision (unanimous)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 1
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
| St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 7–3
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Bruno Carvalho

Bruno Carvalho (fighter)

Zelg Galešić

Zelg Galesic

Zelg Galešić is a Croatian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in Bellator Fighting Championships. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, and Hero's...

| Submission (armbar)
| Dream 2
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:40
| Saitama, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 6–2
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Eun Soo Lee

Alexey Oleinik

| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| IAFC: Cup of Russia in Professional Pankration
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:35
| Novosibirsk, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 5–1
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Ioseb Akhalkatzi
| KO (punches)
| IAFC: Cup of Russia in Professional Pankration
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:33
| Novosibirsk, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 4–1
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Andrei Andreev
| Decision (unanimous)
| West Siberian Fighting Championship 13: Spirit of Siama
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|align=center| 5
|align=center| 3:00
| Nefteyugansk, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 3–1
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Vladimir Yushko
| Decision (unanimous)
| West Siberian Fighting Championship 10
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|align=center| 5
|align=center| 3:00
| Nefteyugansk, Russia
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| Win
|align=center| 2–1
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Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...

Samara, Russia

Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...

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