Bozigit Ataev is known for a fierce spinning-heel kick and Sambo style grappling.
13 Facts About Bozigit Ataev
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Bozigit Ataev was born in 1979 in the village of Lower Kazanyshy to a Kumyk family.
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Bozigit Ataev studied in the famous Dagestan sports-dedicated boarding school "Five Directions of the World".
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Bozigit Ataev started his MMA career in 2000 knocking out Arunas Juskevicius at RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 1.
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Bozigit Ataev got knocked out Roman Zentsov by a spinning wheel kick and Aaron Brink by a spinning back kick, and defeated Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by decision in the same year.
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Bozigit Ataev lost the fight by technical knockout in the third round.
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Bozigit Ataev won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Bozigit Ataev faced Sordi again in the quarterfinals of the 2019 tournament, losing via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Bozigit Ataev is one of three five time Wushu Sanda world champions along with Muslim Salikhov and Mohsen Mohammadseifi.
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Bozigit Ataev won world championship in 1999,2001,2003,2005,2013 and earned silver medal in 2009.
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Bozigit Ataev took part in "BARS: Heavyweight Cup Of Gold BARS 2003" kickboxing tournament.
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Bozigit Ataev defeated Denis Grigoriev in first round but loss to Eduard Voznovich in final.
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Bozigit Ataev was defeated by knockout early in the third round.