Sultan Magomedbegovich Aliev was born on September 17,1984 and is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist and active sambist.
25 Facts About Sultan Aliev
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Sultan Aliev is a Russian of Avar descent and a devout Sunni Muslim.
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Sultan Aliev started in Combat Sambo at 23 years old, in 2009 he won Combat Sambo European Championship in Milan, Italy.
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On February 5,2012, Aliev lost to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in Combat Sambo Russia Championship 2012 Finale via decision.
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On February 24,2014, Sultan Aliev won against Vasilevsky in Combat Sambo Russia Championship 2014 Finale via TKO.
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On 24 November 2014 Sultan Aliev became World Combat Sambo Champion.
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Sultan Aliev started his MMA career in ProFC in April 2011.
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Sultan Aliev defeated Sergey Guzev on April 9,2011, at ProFC 14 via unanimous decision.
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Sultan Aliev defeated Armenian MMA prospect Hracho Darpinyan on July 2,2011, at ProFC: Union Nation Cup Final via unanimous decision.
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Sultan Aliev defeated Fuad Gadyrov on September 26,2011, at ProFC: Grand Prix Global.
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Sultan Aliev defeated taekwondo black belt Marcin Elsner on December 10,2011, at ProFC: Grand Prix Global Finals.
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In 2013, Sultan Aliev was announced as one of the participants of the Bellator Season 8 Middleweight tournament.
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Sultan Aliev debuted on February 14,2013, at Bellator 89 where he faced Mikkel Parlo in the quarterfinal round.
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Sultan Aliev won the fight via unanimous decision to advance to the semifinals.
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On May 7,2014, it was announced that Sultan Aliev had signed a contract with the UFC.
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Sultan Aliev made his promotional debut against Kenny Robertson in a welterweight bout on January 24,2015, at UFC on Fox 14.
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Sultan Aliev lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Sultan Aliev was expected to face Hyun Gyu Lim on August 20,2016, at UFC 202.
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Sultan Aliev faced Bojan Velickovic on December 17,2016, at UFC on Fox 22.
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Sultan Aliev was expected to face Nordine Taleb on 16 December 2017 at UFC on FOX 26.
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Sultan Aliev faced Warlley Alves on May 12,2018, at UFC 224.
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Sultan Aliev lost the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage at the end of the second round.
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Sultan Aliev was expected to face Lyman Good on November 3,2018, at UFC 230.
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However, it was reported on October 19,2018, that Sultan Aliev pulled out from the event citing injury and he was replaced by Ben Saunders.
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Sultan Aliev was expected to face Emil Weber Meek on April 20,2019, at UFC Fight Night 149.