Makhmud Muradov

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Makhmud Muradov
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Muradov posing with both the Uzbek flag and the flag of the Czech Republic
BornMakhmud Muradov
(1990-02-08) February 8, 1990 (age 34)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union (now Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Native nameМаҳмуд Мурадов ( Tajik Cyrillic )
Other namesMach
Residence Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Prague-West, Czech Republic (present) [1] [2] [3] [4]
Prague, Czech Republic (previously) [5] [6] [7]
Nationality Uzbek (since 2019) [8] [9] [10]
Czech (since 2018) [9]
Tajik (1991–2018) [8] [9] [10]
Soviet (1990–1991) [8] [9] [10]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division Middleweight
Reach75 in (191 cm) [11]
Fighting out of Bukhara, Uzbekistan & Prague, Czech Republic
[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team The Money Team (Mayweather Boxing Club) (present) [17] [18]
Legion Fight Club (Muradov Team) (present) [19]
Black Kobra Striking System (present) [18]
SK MMA Monster Praha (present) [17] [20]
Ankos MMA Poznań (present) [17] [20]
London Shootfighters (present) [21]
Tiger Muay Thai Phuket (previously) [22]
TrainerSK MMA Monster Praha:
Petr "Moster" Kníže (co-head coach; MMA coach) [20]
Lukáš Bárta (padman; striking coach) [20]
Ankos MMA Poznań:
Andrzej Kościelski (co-head coach; MMA coach) [20]
Marek Drażdżyński (kickboxing coach) [20]
Paweł Korowczyk (striking coach) [20]
Black Kobra Striking System (The Money Team):
Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper (striking coach) [18]
London Shootfighters:
Karlos Vemola (sparring partner; submission wrestling coach) [21] [23]
Jasur Alijanov (head- and corner coach) [24] [25]
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total35
Wins26
By knockout17
By submission3
By decision6
Losses8
By knockout1
By submission4
By decision3
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Makhmud Muradov (born 8 February 1990) is a Tajik-born Uzbek [26] [27] professional mixed martial artist, former professional kickboxer and amateur combat sambist fighting out of Bukhara, Uzbekistan and Prague, Czech Republic. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight division.

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Background

Makhmud Muradov was born on February 8, 1990, in Soviet Tajikistan, to a father who was a Tajik national and a mother who was from Soviet Uzbekistan. In 1993, he fled as a refugee with his family to his mother's native Uzbekistan due to the ongoing Tajik civil war, and finally, in 2019, he was granted Uzbek citizenship. [17] [8] [9] [10]

He trained boxing in his youth before transitioning to kickboxing and became Junior Uzbek Kickboxing Champion under K-1 rules. [28] [29]

Muradov was forced to drop out of school and start working at the age of 15 to provide for his family after his father got involved in a car accident that left him permanently disabled. At the age of 17, he began his successful combat sambo career, and because of that, he earned a well-paid job as a security guard in Russian Siberia. He was seriously stabbed and shot several times while working there. When his father got released from hospital after four years, his family had to sell their apartment to pay for healthcare bills. Muradov returned to Uzbekistan, and eventually managed to make enough money from competing in combat sambo to be able to buy the apartment back. However, by his account, it was hard to get a good job without contacts, so in 2011, then 19 years old Muradov moved to the Czech Republic in search of a better-paying job. There, he worked various jobs such as construction site worker, cleaner, and waiter. [30] [7] He started training Muay Thai and MMA in Prague under the tutelage of Petr Kníže, who allowed Muradov to train and sleep in his gym for free and also helped him get a more comfortable job as a bouncer. Muradov then started his professional MMA career in 2012. [28] [17] [29] [19] [23]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In September 2015 Muradov fought at WAKO K1 European Cup 2015 tournament and lost in the first match against Polish champion Bartosz Dołbień by unanimous decision. [31] [32] [33]

In February 2018 Muradov became the world's first mixed martial artist signed by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s The Money Team. They became friends after they met each other at Prague's Lávka Club in March 2017. [17] [34] [35] [18]

Before entering the UFC, Muradov held a 22–6 MMA record and won multiple regional middleweight championships (XFN, WKN, Caveam, WASO). [36] [37] [38] [39]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2019

Muradov in 2019 Makhmud muradov Pobeda.jpg
Muradov in 2019

Muradov made his promotional debut against Alessio Di Chirico on September 28, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 160 as a replacement for injured Peter Sobotta. He took the fight on 12 days notice. [40] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [41]

As of September 29, 2019, he was ranked #1 in the Tapology's Eastern European middleweight rankings. [42]

In his second UFC fight, on December 7, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 7, Muradov faced Trevor Smith as a replacement for Alonzo Menifield. He won via KO in the third round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. [43]

In the official UFC 2019 year-end list of the Ten Best Newcomers, Muradov was ranked #7. [44]

2020

Muradov was scheduled to face Antônio Carlos Júnior on March 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 170, as a replacement for Brad Tavares who had to pull out due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. [45] [46] In turn, Carlos Júnior suffered from an unspecified injury and the bout was cancelled from the event. [47]

Muradov was expected to face Karl Roberson on April 18, 2020, at UFC 249. [48] However, Muradov was forced to pull from the event due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restriction, and Roberson was pulled from the event and was scheduled to meet Marvin Vettori on April 25, 2020. [49]

On October 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 180, Muradov was expected to face Krzysztof Jotko. However, the fight was rescheduled for October 31 at UFC Fight Night 181, but Jotko was pulled from the fight, citing injury, and he was replaced by Kevin Holland. Muradov was then also pulled from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19 and he was replaced by newcomer Charlie Ontiveros. [50] [51] [52]

2021

Muradov faced Andrew Sanchez on January 24, 2021 at UFC 257, as a replacement for André Muniz. [53] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three. [54] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. [55]

Muradov faced Gerald Meerschaert on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 30. [56] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round two. [57]

Muradov was scheduled to face Misha Cirkunov on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 202. [58] However, Muradov pulled out in late January due to a hand injury [59] and he was replaced by Wellington Turman. [60]

2022

Muradov was scheduled to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209. [61] However, Muradov withdrew due to injury was replaced by Dustin Stoltzfus. [62]

Muradov faced Caio Borralho on October 22, 2022, at UFC 280. [63] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [64]

2023

Muradov was expected to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on March 11, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili. [65] At the end of February, it was announced that Muradov had pulled out of the bout again. [66]

Muradov faced Bryan Barberena on July 22, 2023, at UFC on ESPN+ 82. [67] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [68]

2024

Muradov faced Aliaskhab Khizriev on February 3, 2024 UFC Fight Night 235. [69] After being poked in the eye seconds into round one by Khizriev, the bout was called off and deemed a "no contest" due to an accidental eye poke. [70]

Muradov was scheduled to face Michel Pereira on May 4, 2024, at UFC 301. [71] However, Muradov withdrew due to an infection. [72]

Personal life

A professional MMA competitor since 2012, Muradov is both the first Tajik-born and Uzbek UFC fighter, and the world's first mixed martial artist signed by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s The Money Team. [34] [35] [18]

Besides his native Uzbek, Muradov speaks Czech, Russian and English and is conversational in Polish and Arabic. [73]

Muradov is a non-denominational Muslim and he does not strictly observe the Ramadan fast. [17]

Since 2018, he has been dating Monika Bagárová, a Czech singer. [74] [75] On May 27, 2020, Bagárová gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Rumia. [76] [77] The couple split up in December 2021, however in February 2022 Bagárová confirmed they had reconciled. [78] [79] They separated again in July 2022. [80] In March 2023 Muradov confirmed relationship with Czech reality TV star Sabina Karásková. [81]

Muradov has stated multiple times that he is very patriotic towards the Czech lands and Prague. [26] [27] He called himself an “Uzbek with a Czech heart” or a “Czech from Uzbekistan”, and also a “Czech representative” and a “proud Praguer”. Because of that, Muradov turned down Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s offer to permanently relocate from Prague to Las Vegas in Nevada, where he is training at both the Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper's gym and the Mayweather Boxing Club, as well as working for Mayweather Jr. himself. [82]

During his early time in Prague, Muradov appeared in autoerotic porn productions and solo softcore porn photo shoots under the stage name "Akhmed Virt" for William Higgins' gay pornographic production company. [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
35 matches26 wins8 losses
By knockout171
By submission35
By decision62
No contests1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
NC26–8 (1)Aliaskhab KhizrievNC (accidental eye poke) UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov February 3, 202410:11 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesAccidental eye poke rendered Muradov unable to continue.
Win26–8 Bryan Barberena Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura July 22, 202335:00 London, England
Loss25–8 Caio Borralho Decision (unanimous) UFC 280 October 22, 202235:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss25–7 Gerald Meerschaert Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze August 28, 202121:49 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win25–6 Andrew Sanchez TKO (flying knee and punches) UFC 257 January 23, 202132:59 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesPerformance of the Night.
Win24–6 Trevor Smith KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik December 7, 201934:09 Washington, D.C., United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win23–6 Alessio Di Chirico Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier September 28, 201935:00 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win22–6Wendell de Oliveira MarquesKO (punches)Oktagon 13July 27, 201921:56 Prague, Czech Republic
Win21–6Alberto Emiliano PereiraTKO (punches)Oktagon 12June 8, 201913:34 Bratislava, Slovakia
Win20–6Tato PrimeraKO (punch)Night of Warriors 15April 6, 201920:18 Liberec, Czech RepublicWon the WASO MMA European Middleweight Championship.
Win19–6Diego GonzalezDecision (unanimous)XFN 17March 16, 201935:00 Brno, Czech Republic
Win18–6Grzegorz SiwyKO (punch)XFN 15December 27, 201834:50 Prague, Czech Republic
Win17–6Deyan TopalskiTKO (punches)XFN 12October 6, 201814:27 Prague, Czech RepublicDefended the XFN Middleweight Championship.
Win16–6David RamiresTKO (punches)XFN 11June 28, 201820:30 Prague, Czech RepublicWon the XFN Middleweight Championship.
Win15–6Edvaldo de OliveiraTKO (elbows)XFN 8March 3, 201824:42 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Win14–6Tomáš PenzTKO (punches)XFN 6December 7, 201714:20 Prague, Czech Republic
Win13–6Zoran DodDecision (unanimous)XFN 3June 25, 201735:00 Prague, Czech RepublicWon the XFN Interim Middleweight Championship.
Win12–6Shota GvasaliaTKO (punches)Simply the Best 14April 18, 201732:07 Prague, Czech Republic
Loss11–6David RamiresTKO (clavicle injury)XFN 2December 18, 201621:19 Prague, Czech RepublicFor the XFN Intercontinental Middleweight Championship.
Win11–5Damian ChandzelSubmission (forearm choke)Night of Warriors 10November 5, 201611:36 Liberec, Czech Republic
Win10–5Rafael SilvaDecision (unanimous)XFN 1June 12, 201635:00 Prague, Czech Republic
Win9–5Tomáš KuželaDecision (unanimous)Night of Warriors 9March 19, 201635:00 Prague, Czech RepublicWon the WKN MMA International Middleweight Championship.
Win8–5Andreas BirgelsTKO (punches)Caveam: Bitva Roku 2015March 19, 201533:35 Prague, Czech RepublicWon the Caveam National Middleweight Championship.
Loss7–5Maciej RóżańskiDecision (unanimous)Fighting Zone: Cage Time 1December 10, 201435:00 Prague, Czech Republic
Win7–4István TóthSubmission (rear-naked choke)CMTA Pardál Gladiators Night Cage 3May 24, 201412:20 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Win6–4Krzysztof KlepaczTKO (punches)MMAA Aréna 3March 7, 201413:48 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Win5–4Peter ČapkovičSubmission (guillotine choke)Fight Explosion: Return Of KingsDecember 6, 201322:37 Bratislava, Slovakia
Loss4–4Livio VictorianoSubmission (triangle choke)MMAA Aréna 2: Vémola vs. KnížeNovember 10, 201313:40 Prague, Czech Republic
Loss4–3Maciej RóżańskiSubmission (guillotine choke)BA 3: The RebirthMay 11, 201320:45 Goleniów, Poland
Win4–2Pavol LangerTKO (punches)CMTA Trutnovs Night Of GladiatorsFebruary 7, 201313:30 Trutnov, Czech Republic
Loss3–2Marcin KrysztofiakDecision (split)MFC 5December 8, 201225:00 Nowa Sól, PolandCatchweight (187 lb) bout.
Win3–1Christoph SteinmannDecision (unanimous)Cage XFC: International Lake Constance Cup 2October 20, 20121N/A Lochau, Austria
Loss2–1Kamil CibińskiSubmission (armbar)MMAA ArénaSeptember 30, 201211:57 Prague, Czech Republic
Win2–0Francisco SilvaTKO (punches)CMTA Pardál Gladiators Night CageMay 19, 201231:05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Win1–0Patrik JevickýTKO (punches)K1 Empress League: Round 2April 29, 201210:26 Košice, SlovakiaMiddleweight debut.

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KMM record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches2 wins0 losses
By knockout20
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win2–0Nordin BouhaddaouiTKO (elbows)Souboj Titánů 2016April 15, 201631:38 Plzeň, Czech Republic
Win1–0Róbert KertészTKO (punches)Souboj Titánů 2015April 15, 20153N/A Plzeň, Czech Republic
1. ^ KMM (Kickboxing–Muaythai–MMA) uses hybrid ruleset: first round is conducted under the WAKO's K-1 Rules, second round under the IFMA's Muaythai Rules and third round under the Unified Rules of MMA.

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