Murad Magomedkhanovich Machaev is a Russian former mixed martial artist, who competed in the lightweight division for the Absolute Championship Berkut, Eurasia Fight Nights Global and Bellator MMA veteran, he is the winner of the 2011 Fedor Emelianenko Cup.
15 Facts About Murad Machaev
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Murad Machaev was born on December 3,1986, in the former Soviet Union, Dagestan ASSR, Makhachkala in modern-day Dagestan, Russia.
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Murad Machaev faced Marcin Held in the opening round of the Lightweight tournament on October 19,2012, at Bellator 77.
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Murad Machaev faced Lorawnt-T Nelson on November 16,2012, at Bellator 81.
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Murad Machaev won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Murad Machaev faced Ivica Truscek on December 16,2012, at Fight Nights Global 9.
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Murad Machaev faced Andrius Hobaldo on April 20,2013, at Fight Nights Global 11.
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Murad Machaev faced Alexei Angelovskiy on September 30,2014, at Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 17.
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Murad Machaev faced Niko Puhakka on December 20,2014, at Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 18.
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Murad Machaev faced Dagestani Islam Begidov on March 21,2015, at Fight Nights Global: Moscow Cup.
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Murad Machaev faced Bellator Tournament runner-up Alexander Sarnavskiy on February 26,2016, at Fight Nights Global 44.
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Murad Machaev faced Jack McGann on September 25,2016, at Fight Nights Global 51.
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Murad Machaev won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Murad Machaev lost to UFC veteran Diego Brandao via submission on 28 January 2017 at Fight Nights 58.
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Murad Machaev signed a six-fight deal with the ACB in December 2017.