Timur Valiev was born on January 19,1990, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.
25 Facts About Timur Valiev
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Timur Valiev won a gold medal in European Pankration Championship and 3rd in World Cup.
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Timur Valiev made his professional MMA debut on September 4,2010, in Portugal at the World Ultimate Full Contact 16 against Olle Raberg of Sweden.
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Timur Valiev faced UFC hopeful Oleg Borisov on November 3,2012, at the EFN - Battle of Moscow 8.
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Timur Valiev won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.
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Timur Valiev faced Isaiah Chapman at the WSOF 13 on September 13,2014.
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Timur Valiev faced Ed West at the WSOF 19 on March 28,2015.
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Timur Valiev won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
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Timur Valiev faced Tito Jones at the WSOF 23 on September 28,2015.
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Timur Valiev faced Chris Gutierrez at the WSOF 28 on February 20,2016.
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Timur Valiev was expected to face Bekbulat Magomedov on March 18,2017, at WSOF 35 for vacant Bantamweight title.
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Timur Valiev faced Josenaldo Silva on November 2,2017, at PFL: Fight Night.
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Timur Valiev won the fight via submission in the third round.
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Timur Valiev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Jamall Emmers in a featherweight bout on August 1,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan.
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However, Timur Valiev was removed from the card two days before the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Vincent Cachero.
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Timur Valiev was quickly rescheduled and expected to face fellow newcomer Mark Striegl on August 22,2020, at UFC on ESPN 15.
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Timur Valiev was fined $1,800 and before he is relicensed in Las Vegas, Jones will have to pay a prosecution fee of $145.36.
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Timur Valiev was expected to face Julio Arce on February 6,2021, at UFC Fight Night 184.
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Timur Valiev faced Raoni Barcelos on June 26,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov.
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Timur Valiev faced Jack Shore, replacing Umar Nurmagomedov, on March 19,2022, at UFC Fight Night 204.
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On June 23,2022, it was announced that Timur Valiev was no longer on the UFC roster.
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In mid March 2023, it was announced that Timur Valiev would be competing in the thirty-first season of The Ultimate Fighter 31.
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Timur Valiev was initially scheduled to face Trevor Wells in the Quarterfinal on the second episode, However the bout was postponed after a cold sore on Wells's face prevented him from being medically cleared to fight.
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Timur Valiev was scheduled to face fellow UFC vet Raulian Paiva on October 20,2023 at UAE Warriors 45, however Paiva missed weight and the bout was scrapped.
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On January 8,2024 it was announced that Timur Valiev has signed a deal with Absolute Championship Akhmat.