Makhmud Muradov Explained

Makhmud Muradov
Birth Date:8 February 1990
Birth Place:Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
(now Tajikistan)
Other Names:Mach
Nationality:Uzbek[1]
Weight:185 lbs
Weight Class:Middleweight
Reach:75 in[2]
Fighting Out Of:Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Team:The Money Team (Mayweather Boxing Club) (present)[3] [4]
Legion Fight Club (Muradov Team) (present)[5]
Black Kobra Striking System (present)
SK MMA Monster Praha (present)
Ankos MMA Poznań (present)
London Shootfighters (present)[6]
Tiger Muay Thai Phuket (previously)[7]
Trainer:SK MMA Monster Praha:
Petr "Moster" Kníže (co-head coach; MMA coach)[8]
Lukáš Bárta (padman; striking coach)
Ankos MMA Poznań:
Andrzej Kościelski (co-head coach; MMA coach)
Marek Drażdżyński (kickboxing coach)
Paweł Korowczyk (striking coach)
Black Kobra Striking System (The Money Team):
Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper (striking coach)
London Shootfighters:
Karlos Vemola (sparring partner; submission wrestling coach)
Jasur Alijanov (head- and corner coach) [9] [10]
Years Active:2012–present
Mma Kowin:17
Mma Subwin:3
Mma Decwin:6
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:4
Mma Decloss:3
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:109565

Makhmud Muradov (born February 8, 1990) is an Uzbek[1] professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Makhmud Muradov was born on February 8, 1990, in Soviet Tajikistan, to a father who was a Tajik national and a mother who was from Soviet Uzbekistan. In 1993, he fled as a refugee with his family to his mother's native Uzbekistan due to the ongoing Tajik civil war, and finally, in 2019, he was granted Uzbek citizenship.[11] [12] [13]

He trained boxing in his youth before transitioning to kickboxing and became Junior Uzbek Kickboxing Champion under K-1 rules.[14] [15]

Muradov was forced to drop out of school and start working at the age of 15 to provide for his family after his father got involved in a car accident that left him permanently disabled. At the age of 17, he began his successful combat sambo career, and because of that, he earned a well-paid job as a security guard in Russian Siberia. He was seriously stabbed and shot several times while working there.When his father got released from hospital after four years, his family had to sell their apartment to pay for healthcare bills. Muradov returned to Uzbekistan, and eventually managed to make enough money from competing in combat sambo to be able to buy the apartment back. However, by his account, it was hard to get a good job without contacts, so in 2011, then 19 years old Muradov moved to the Czech Republic in search of a better-paying job. There, he worked various jobs such as construction site worker, cleaner, and waiter.[16] He started training Muay Thai and MMA in Prague under the tutelage of Petr Kníže, who allowed Muradov to train and sleep in his gym for free and also helped him get a more comfortable job as a bouncer. Muradov then started his professional MMA career in 2012.[15] [17]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In September 2015, Muradov fought at WAKO K1 European Cup 2015 tournament and lost in the first match against Polish champion Bartosz Dołbień by unanimous decision.[18] [19] [20]

In February 2018, Muradov became the world's first mixed martial artist signed by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s The Money Team. They became friends after they met each other at Prague's Lávka Club in March 2017.

Before entering the UFC, Muradov held a 22–6 MMA record and won multiple regional middleweight championships (XFN, WKN, Caveam, WASO).[21] [22] [23]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2019

Muradov made his promotional debut against Alessio Di Chirico on September 28, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 160 as a replacement for injured Peter Sobotta. He took the fight on 12 days notice.[24] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[25]

As of September 29, 2019, he was ranked #1 in the Tapology's Eastern European middleweight rankings.[26]

In his second UFC fight, on December 7, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 7, Muradov faced Trevor Smith as a replacement for Alonzo Menifield. He won via KO in the third round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[27]

In the official UFC 2019 year-end list of the Ten Best Newcomers, Muradov was ranked #7.[28]

2020

Muradov was scheduled to face Antônio Carlos Júnior on March 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 170, as a replacement for Brad Tavares who had to pull out due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.[29] [30] In turn, Carlos Júnior suffered from an unspecified injury and the bout was cancelled from the event.[31]

Muradov was expected to face Karl Roberson on April 18, 2020, at UFC 249.[32] However, Muradov was forced to pull from the event due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restriction, and Roberson was pulled from the event and was scheduled to meet Marvin Vettori on April 25, 2020.[33]

On October 18, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 180, Muradov was expected to face Krzysztof Jotko. However, the fight was rescheduled for October 31 at UFC Fight Night 181, but Jotko was pulled from the fight, citing injury, and he was replaced by Kevin Holland. Muradov was then also pulled from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19 and he was replaced by newcomer Charlie Ontiveros.[34] [35] [36]

2021

Muradov faced Andrew Sanchez on January 24, 2021, at UFC 257, as a replacement for André Muniz.[37] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.[38] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[39]

Muradov faced Gerald Meerschaert on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 30.[40] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round two.[41]

Muradov was scheduled to face Misha Cirkunov on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 202.[42] However, Muradov pulled out in late January due to a hand injury[43] and he was replaced by Wellington Turman.[44]

2022

Muradov was scheduled to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209.[45] However, Muradov withdrew due to injury was replaced by Dustin Stoltzfus.[46]

Muradov faced Caio Borralho on October 22, 2022, at UFC 280.[47] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[48]

2023

Muradov was expected to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on March 11, 2023, at .[49] At the end of February, it was announced that Muradov had pulled out of the bout again.[50]

Muradov faced Bryan Barberena on July 22, 2023, at UFC on ESPN+ 82.[51] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[52]

2024

Muradov faced Aliaskhab Khizriev on February 3, 2024, UFC Fight Night 235.[53] After being poked in the eye seconds into round one by Khizriev, the bout was called off and deemed a "no contest" due to an accidental eye poke.[54]

Muradov was scheduled to face Michel Pereira on May 4, 2024, at UFC 301.[55] However, Muradov withdrew due to an infection.[56]

On May 4, 2024, it was announced that Muradov was released from the UFC, despite signing a new deal recently.[57]

Return to Oktagon MMA

On June 8, 2024, it was announced that Muradov return to signed with Oktagon MMA.[58]

Personal life

A professional MMA competitor since 2012, Muradov is both the first Tajik-born and Uzbek UFC fighter, and the world's first mixed martial artist signed by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s The Money Team.[59] [60]

Besides his native Uzbek, Muradov speaks Czech, Russian and English and is conversational in Polish and Arabic.[61]

Muradov is a non-denominational Muslim and he does not strictly observe the Ramadan fast.

Since 2018, he has been dating Monika Bagárová, a Czech singer.[62] [63] On May 27, 2020, Bagárová gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Rumia.[64] [65] The couple split up in December 2021, however in February 2022 Bagárová confirmed they had reconciled.[66] [67] They separated again in July 2022.[68] In March 2023 Muradov confirmed relationship with Czech reality TV star Sabina Karásková.[69]

Muradov has stated multiple times that he is very patriotic towards the Czech lands and Prague.[1] He called himself an “Uzbek with a Czech heart” or a “Czech from Uzbekistan”, and also a “Czech representative” and a “proud Praguer”. Because of that, Muradov turned down Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s offer to permanently relocate from Prague to Las Vegas in Nevada, where he is training at both the Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper's gym and the Mayweather Boxing Club, as well as working for Mayweather Jr. himself.[70]

During his early time in Prague, Muradov appeared in autoerotic porn productions and solo softcore porn photo shoots under the stage name "Akhmed Virt" for William Higgins' gay pornographic production company.[71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record

|-|NC|align=center||Aliaskhab Khizriev|NC (accidental eye poke)|||align=center|1|align=center|0:11|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|26–8|Bryan Barberena|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Loss|align=center|25–8|Caio Borralho|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 280||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|25–7|Gerald Meerschaert|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|1:49|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|25–6|Andrew Sanchez|TKO (flying knee and punches)|UFC 257||align=center|3|align=center|2:59|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-| Win| align=center|24–6| Trevor Smith| KO (punch)| | | align=center|3| align=center|4:09| Washington, D.C., United States| |-| Win| align=center|23–6| Alessio Di Chirico| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Copenhagen, Denmark||-| Win| align=center|22–6| Wendell de Oliveira Marques| KO (punches)| Oktagon 13| | align=center|2| align=center|1:56| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|21–6| Alberto Emiliano Pereira| TKO (punches)| Oktagon 12| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:34| Bratislava, Slovakia||-| Win| align=center| 20–6| Tato Primera | KO (punch)| Night of Warriors 15| | align=center|2| align=center|0:18| Liberec, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center| 19–6| Diego Gonzalez| Decision (unanimous)| XFN 17| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Brno, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center| 18–6| Grzegorz Siwy| KO (punch)| XFN 15| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:50| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|17–6| Deyan Topalski| TKO (punches)| XFN 12| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:27| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|16–6| David Ramires| TKO (punches)| XFN 11| | align=center|2| align=center|0:30| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|15–6| Edvaldo de Oliveira| TKO (elbows)| XFN 8| | align=center|2| align=center|4:42| Pardubice, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center|14–6| Tomáš Penz| TKO (punches)| XFN 6| | align=center|1| align=center|4:20| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|13–6| Zoran Dod| Decision (unanimous)| XFN 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center| 12–6| Shota Gvasalia | TKO (punches)| Simply the Best 14| | align=center|3| align=center|2:07| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Loss| align=center| 11–6| David Ramires| TKO (clavicle injury)| XFN 2| | align=center|2| align=center|1:19| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center| 11–5| Damian Chandzel| Submission (forearm choke)| Night of Warriors 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:36| Liberec, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center| 10–5| Rafael Silva| Decision (unanimous)| XFN 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Prague, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center| 9–5| Tomáš Kužela| Decision (unanimous)| Night of Warriors 9| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center| 8–5| Andreas Birgels| TKO (punches)| Caveam: Bitva Roku 2015| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:35| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Loss| align=center| 7–5| Maciej Różański| Decision (unanimous)| Fighting Zone: Cage Time 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|7–4| István Tóth| Submission (rear-naked choke)| CMTA Pardál Gladiators Night Cage 3| | align=center|1| align=center|2:20| České Budějovice, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|6–4| Krzysztof Klepacz| TKO (punches)| MMAA Aréna 3| | align=center|1| align=center|3:48| Hradec Králové, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center|5–4| Peter Čapkovič| Submission (guillotine choke)| Fight Explosion: Return Of Kings| | align=center|2| align=center|2:37| Bratislava, Slovakia||-| Loss| align= center|4–4 | Livio Victoriano| Submission (triangle choke)| MMAA Aréna 2: Vémola vs. Kníže| | align=center|1| align=center|3:40| Prague, Czech Republic||-| Loss| align=center| 4–3| Maciej Różański| Submission (guillotine choke)| BA 3: The Rebirth| | align=center|2| align=center|0:45| Goleniów, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 4–2| Pavol Langer| TKO (punches)| CMTA Trutnovs Night Of Gladiators|| align=center| 1| align=center| 3:30|Trutnov, Czech Republic||-| Loss| align=center| 3–2| Marcin Krysztofiak| Decision (split)| MFC 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Nowa Sól, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Christoph Steinmann| Decision (unanimous)| Cage XFC: International Lake Constance Cup 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Lochau, Austria| |-| Loss| align=center| 2–1| Kamil Cibiński| Submission (armbar)| MMAA Aréna| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:57| Prague, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Francisco Silva| TKO (punches)| CMTA Pardál Gladiators Night Cage| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:05| České Budějovice, Czech Republic||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Patrik Jevický| TKO (punches)| K1 Empress League: Round 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:26| Košice, Slovakia| [90]

KMM record

| Win| align=center|2–0| Nordin Bouhaddaoui| TKO (elbows)| Souboj Titánů 2016| | align=center|3| align=center|1:38| Plzeň, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center|1–0| Róbert Kertész| TKO (punches)| Souboj Titánů 2015| | align=center|3| align=center|N/A| Plzeň, Czech Republic| |}

1.KMM (Kickboxing–Muaythai–MMA) uses hybrid ruleset: first round is conducted under the WAKO's K-1 Rules, second round under the IFMA's Muaythai Rules and third round under the Unified Rules of MMA.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/ostatni-mma-ufc/395920/muradov-pred-bitvou-miluju-cesko-a-fanousky-ale-stat-me-nerespektuje.html "Muradov před bitvou: Miluju Česko a fanoušky, ale stát mě nerespektuje"
  2. Web site: Stats UFC. 2020-10-04. ufcstats.com.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSWqkWO12l0 "OKTAGON MAJK #17 - Mach Muradov a Milan Ďatelinka"
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cn6o9SSJhM "Rising MMA star Makhmud Muradov talks with Dewey Cooper about his move to the Mayweather Boxing Club"
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFMOMII1fcE|title="Drive
    1. 314.1 Makhmud Muradov - UFC fighter - Dvě stovky, to jsem prostě neměl!"
  6. https://www.sport.cz/ostatni/bojove-sporty/clanek/1143993-muradov-ma-zbrane-tvrdi-vemola-ktery-chce-byt-sobcem-v-cesku-je-pry-nedoceneny.html "Muradov má zbraně, tvrdí Vémola, který chce být sobcem. V Česku je prý nedoceněný"
  7. http://www.czechfighters.cz/2016/11/03/makhmud-muradov-v-liberci-je-skvele-publikum/ "Makhmud Muradov: V Liberci je skvělé publikum"
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh9nUjPKkXg|title=Makhmud "MACH Muradov - Trénink a rozhovor těsně před zápasem LIVELOVELIFT #12", Kulturistika.com, 2019/08/04. Retrieved on 11 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Jasur Alijanov will work in the corner of Mahmud Murodov at the UFC 280 tournament. olamsport.com. 28 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Mahmud Muradov: We could hold a joint tournament in Kazakhstan with the OCTAGON league. We are waiting for the UFC in Uzbekistan. 25 September 2021 . prosports.kz. 25 September 2021.
  11. http://svetmma.sk/clanok/2355 "Makhmud Muradov: Nič neľutujem!"
  12. https://conandaily.com/2020/10/27/makhmud-muradov-biography-13-things-about-1st-uzbek-ufc-fighter/ "Makhmud Muradov biography: 13 things about 1st Uzbek UFC fighter"
  13. https://video.aktualne.cz/dvtv/muradov-kdyz-se-zavre-klec-jsem-jinej-vyhru-chci-vic-nez-sou/r~69302942155311eba7deac1f6b220ee8/ "Muradov: Když se zavře klec, jsem jinej, výhru chci víc než soupeř, UFC je začátek"
  14. https://www.firststyle.cz/makhmud-muradov-postavim-se-komukoli-souper-je-clovek/ "Makhmud Muradov: Postavím se komukoli, i soupeř je jen člověk!"
  15. https://www.goldfingers.cz/podporujeme "Podporujeme"
  16. Web site: "Měl jsem jednání s UFC," prozradil Makhmud Muradov MMA Shorties . www.mmashorties.cz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191102000033/https://www.mmashorties.cz/index.php/2019/03/04/mel-jsem-jednani-s-ufc-prozradil-makhmud-muradov/ . 2019-11-02.
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuZLNy3RcKk ZLOMIL JSEM MU ČELIST A SKORO JSEM ŠEL SEDĚT – MMA zápasník Makhmud Muradov v COOLtalks
  18. http://2015.k-1.cz/vysledky-zapasy "Mezinárodní MČR K-1 2015 (Evropský pohár WAKO)'"
  19. http://www.csfu.cz/2015-Mezinarodni_MCR_K-1?vysledky?zapasy "Mezinárodní MČR K-1 2015 (Evropský pohár WAKO)'"
  20. https://www.facebook.com/soubojtitanu/photos/a.342567285817885/918308408243767 "Bohužel dnes to "Machovi" nevyšlo..'"
  21. http://www.czechfighters.cz/2018/10/05/makhmud-muradov-jsem-namotivovanej-protoze-chci-vyhrat/ "Makhmud Muradov : Jsem namotivovanej, protože chci vyhrát"
  22. http://www.czechfighters.cz/2016/06/09/makhmud-muradov-v-mma-se-muze-stat-cokoliv/ "Makhmud Muradov: V MMA se může stát cokoliv"
  23. http://fightclubnews.cz/night-of-warriors-15-vitezstvi-pesty-muradova-vemoly-a-dvoraka-vysledky/ "Night of Warriors 15: Vítězství Pešty, Muradova, Vémoly a Dvořáka – VÝSLEDKY"
  24. Web site: Makhmud Muradov bude v UFC debutovat už na konci září. 2019-09-16. MMA Shorties. cs-CS. 2019-09-16. 2019-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114045228/https://www.mmashorties.cz/index.php/2019/09/16/makhmud-muradov-bude-v-ufc-debutovat-uz-na-konci-zari/. dead.
  25. Web site: UFC Fight Night Hermansson vs Cannonier Sat, Sep 28 Results "Manzo" Alessio Di Chirico vs. "Mach" Makhmud Muradov. 2019-09-29. Ultimate Fighting Championship. en-EN. 2020-03-13.
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  29. Web site: Brad Tavares injured and out of fight against Cara de Sapato at UFC Brasília. Globoesporte. Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho . 30 December 2019 . 2019-12-31.
  30. Web site: Makhmud Muradov steps in against Antonio Carlos Jr. at UFC Brasilia. Sherdog. Jay Pettry . 2020-01-04.
  31. Web site: Antonio Carlos Junior injured, Makhmud Muradov fight scratched from UFC on ESPN+ 28. 2020-01-13. MMA Junkie. en. 2020-01-14.
  32. Web site: UFC 249: Karl Roberson to face Makhmud Muradov at Barclays Center. Mark La Monica. newsday.com. 2020-02-11. 2020-02-12.
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  44. Web site: 2022-01-28. Turman valt in voor Muradov tegen Cirkunov tijdens UFC Vegas 49. 2022-01-28. Eurosport. nl.
  45. Web site: UFC Paris pairs Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Makhmud Muradov. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2022-05-29. 2022-08-17.
  46. Web site: UFC Fight Roundup: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Julian Erosa, Jake Collier vs. Chris Barnett set for UFC 279. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2022-07-28. 2022-08-17.
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