Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau Explained

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Native Name:Махамедхабиб Зайнудзинавич Кадзимахамедау
Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau
Fullname:Mahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau
Birth Date:May 26, 1994
Birth Place:Khushtada, Tsumadinsky District Dagestan, Russia
Height:1.75 m
Website:Official Instagram Profile
Country:
(since 2020)
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Gadzhi Makhachev WC
SCOR-3
Weight Class:74 kg
Rank:International Master of Sports
Coach:Gasan Abdulbasirov, Muslim Amirsalanov
Worlds:7th (2017)
Regionals: (2020)
Nationals: (2017)
Show-Medals:yes
Olympics: (2020)

Mahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau or Magomedkhabib Zainudinovich Kadimagomedov (Belarusian: Магамедхабіб Зайнудзінавіч Кадзімагамедаў; Russian: Магомедхабиб Зайнудинович Кадимагомедов; born 26 May 1994)[1] is a Russian-Belarusian freestyle wrestler and professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the 2020 Summer Olympics silver medallist in men's 74 kg, 2020 European Champion at 79kg and 2017 Russian National Champion at 70kg. He also placed seventh at the World Championships 2017.[2] In 2020, he received citizenship of Belarus.[3]

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] [5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] Though he didn't qualify, he subsequently entered and won at the 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. There he defeated 4x NCAA champion American Kyle Dake in the quarterfinals en route to earning a silver medal for Belarus.[7]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] [9]

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

On March 1, 2023, it was announced that Kadzimahamedau had signed with Bellator MMA to start his MMA career.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kadimagomedov biography. iat.uni-leipzig.de. 16 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Kadimagomedov at the World 2017. championat.com. 27 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Kadimagomedov is going to represent Belarus in 2020 European Championships. wrestdag.ru. 1 January 2020.
  4. News: Shefferd. Neil. 18 December 2020. Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 19 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218224649/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102178/russia-close-uww-champs-with-more-golds. 18 December 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf. 18 December 2020. 18 December 2020. United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: 2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf. 24 March 2021. 24 March 2021. United World Wrestling.
  7. Web site: Wrestling KADZIMAHAMEDAU Mahamedkhabib - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806124943/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1476602-kadzimahamedau-mahamedkhabib.htm . 2021-08-06.
  8. News: Khalatyan . Rafael . 8 April 2024 . Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024 . 17 April 2024 . InsideTheGames.biz.
  9. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  10. Web site: Martin . Damon . 2023-03-23 . Olympic silver medal wrestler Kadi Magomedov signs with Bellator to start MMA career . 2023-03-23 . MMA Fighting . en.
  11. Web site: Kadimagomedov's accomplishments. wrestdag.com. 16 February 2020.