Ruslan Gadzhimagomedovich Magomedov is a Russian former mixed martial artist, who competed in the Heavyweight division.
25 Facts About Ruslan Magomedov
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Ruslan Magomedov was born 26 November 1986 in Tsudakhar, Levashinsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
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Ruslan Magomedov is an ethnic Dargin and a devout Sunni Muslim.
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Ruslan Magomedov sparred with Olympic Wrestling Champions from the Dagestan Republic.
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Ruslan Magomedov has shown good boxing technique, as he has four victories coming by way of knockout.
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Ruslan Magomedov defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez via unanimous decision at United Glory 15.
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Ruslan Magomedov was expected to compete in the Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament, and was expected to face Brett Rogers in the quarterfinals at Bellator 75.
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However, Ruslan Magomedov was forced out of the bout with a visa problems and replaced by Alexander Volkov.
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Ruslan Magomedov faced Strikeforce veteran and Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion Mike Hayes on 23 February 2013 on Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 10.
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Ruslan Magomedov faced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia on 27 October 2013 on Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 13.
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In February 2014, Ruslan Magomedov signed a contract with the UFC to fight in their Heavyweight division.
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Ruslan Magomedov made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Viktor Pesta on 31 May 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41.
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Ruslan Magomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Ben Rothwell for on 30 August 2014 at UFC 177.
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Ruslan Magomedov eventually was linked to a bout with Richard Odoms on the same card.
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Ruslan Magomedov faced Josh Copeland on 22 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.
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Ruslan Magomedov faced Shawn Jordan on 3 October 2015 at UFC 192.
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Ruslan Magomedov was expected to face Gabriel Gonzaga on 10 April 2016 at UFC Fight Night 86.
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Ruslan Magomedov was expected to face Stefan Struve on 8 October 2016 at UFC 204, but had to pull out with injury.
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On 26 September 2016 Ruslan Magomedov was suspended by USADA, the administrator of the UFC anti-doping program following a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection made on 7 September 2016 In February 2018, it was announced that Ruslan Magomedov had received a two years USADA suspension after testing positive for ostarine in relation to a sample collected in 29 October 2016.
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Ruslan Magomedov was scheduled to face Marcos Rogerio de Lima on 3 November 2018 at UFC 230.
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Ruslan Magomedov tested positive for two anabolic steroids in October 2018 and then in February 2019 refused to complete the sample collection process as requested by a doping control officer during an out-of-competition test session.
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Ruslan Magomedov made his promotional debut against Daniel James at ACA 101: Strus vs Nemchinov on 15 November 2019.
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Ruslan Magomedov made his sophomore appearance against Dmitry Poberezhets at ACA 115: Magomed Ismailov vs Shtyrkov on 12 December 2020.
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Ruslan Magomedov was knocked out cold in the third round.
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Ruslan Magomedov faced Denis Smoldarev on 16 July 2021 at ACA 126: Ruslan Magomedov vs Egemberdiev.