Makhmud Muradov
Makhmud Muradov (Tajik: Маҳмуд Мурадов ; born 8 February 1990) is a Tajik-born Uzbek-Czech professional mixed martial artist, former professional kickboxer and amateur combat sambist fighting out of Bukhara, Uzbekistan and Prague, Czech Republic.[9][10][11][12][13] He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight division.
Makhmud Muradov | |
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Muradov posing with both the Uzbek flag and the flag of the Czech Republic | |
Born | Makhmud Muradov February 8, 1990 Dushanbe, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (now Tajikistan) |
Native name | Маҳмуд Мурадов (Tajik Cyrillic) |
Other names | Mach |
Residence | Czech Republic[1][2] |
Nationality | Soviet (1990-1991)[3][4][5] Tajik (from 1991)[3][4][5] Uzbek (from 2019)[3][4][5] Czech[6][4] |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
Division | Middleweight |
Reach | 75.5 in (192 cm)[7] |
Style | Kickboxing[8] |
Fighting out of | Bukhara, Uzbekistan & Prague, Czech Republic [9][10][11][12][13] |
Team | The Money Team (Mayweather Boxing Club) (present)[14][15] Legion Fight Club (Muradov Team) (present)[8] Black Kobra Striking System (present)[15] SK MMA Monster Praha (present)[14][16] Ankos MMA Poznań (present)[14][16] London Shootfighters (present)[17] Tiger Muay Thai Phuket (previously)[18] |
Trainer | SK MMA Monster Praha: Petr "Moster" Kníže (co-head coach; MMA coach)[16] Lukáš Bárta (padman; striking coach)[16] Ankos MMA Poznań: Andrzej Kościelski (co-head coach; MMA coach)[16] Marek Drażdżyński (kickboxing coach)[16] Paweł Korowczyk (striking coach)[16] Black Kobra Striking System (The Money Team): Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper (striking coach)[15] London Shootfighters: Karlos Vemola (sparring partner; submission wrestling coach)[17][19] |
Years active | 2012-present (Professional MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 31 |
Wins | 25 |
By knockout | 17 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 2 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Background
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 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.[14][3][4][5]
He trained boxing in his youth before transitioning to kickboxing and became Junior Uzbek Kickboxing Champion under K-1 rules.[20][21]
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 house to pay for healthcare bills. Muradov returned to Uzbekistan and eventually managed to make enough money from fighting for his parents to be able to buy the house back.[22] Shortly afterwards, the 19 year old Muradov moved to Czech Republic in search of a better job to earn more money for his family and himself. There, he worked various jobs such as construction site worker, janitor and waiter.[22] 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. Muradov then started his professional MMA career in 2012.[20][14][21][8][19]
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.[23][24][25]
In February 2018 Muradov became 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.[14][26][27][15]
Before entering the UFC, Muradov held a 22–6 MMA record and won multiple regional middleweight championships (XFN, WKN, Caveam, WASO).[28][29][30][31]
2019
Muradov made his promotional debut against Alessio Di Chirico on September 28, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 18 as a replacement for injured Peter Sobotta. He took the fight on 12 days notice.[32] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[33]
As of September 29, 2019, he was ranked #1 in the Tapology's Eastern European middleweight rankings.[34]
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.[35]
In the official UFC 2019 year-end list of the Ten Best Newcomers, Muradov was ranked #7.[36]
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.[37][38] In turn, Carlos Júnior suffered from an unspecified injury and the bout was cancelled from the event.[39]
Muradov was expected to face Karl Roberson on April 18, 2020 at UFC 249.[40] 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.[41]
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.[42][43][44]
2021
Muradov faced Andrew Sanchez on January 24, 2021 at UFC 257, as a replacement for André Muniz.[45] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.[46] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[47]
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.[26][27][15]
Besides his native Uzbek, Muradov speaks Czech, Russian and English and has a working proficiency in Polish and Arabic.[48]
Muradov is a non-sectarian Muslim and he does not strictly observe the Ramadan fast.[14]
Since 2018, he has been dating Monika Bagárová, a Czech singer of Romani descent.[49][50] On May 27, 2020, Bagárová gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Rumia.[51][52]
Muradov has stated multiple times that he is very patriotic towards Czech Republic and Prague. 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.[53]
Controversies
During his early time in Prague, Muradov controversially appeared in autoerotic porn productions and softcore porn photo shoots under the stage name "Akhmed Virt" for William Higgins' gay pornographic production company.[54][55][56][57][58][59]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Trevor Smith and Andrew Sanchez[47]
- X FIGHT NIGHTS
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
31 matches | 25 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 17 | 1 |
By submission | 3 | 3 |
By decision | 5 | 2 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 25–6 | Andrew Sanchez | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 257 | January 23, 2021 | 3 | 2:59 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 24–6 | Trevor Smith | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | December 7, 2019 | 3 | 4:09 | Washington, D.C., United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 23–6 | Alessio Di Chirico | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | September 28, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Win | 22–6 | Wendell de Oliveira Marques | KO (punches) | Oktagon 13 | July 27, 2019 | 2 | 1:56 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 21–6 | Alberto Emiliano Pereira | TKO (punches) | Oktagon 12 | June 8, 2019 | 1 | 3:34 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
Win | 20–6 | Tato Primera | KO (punch) | Night of Warriors 15 | April 6, 2019 | 2 | 0:18 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Won the WASO MMA European Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 19–6 | Diego Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | XFN 17 | March 16, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Brno, Czech Republic | |
Win | 18–6 | Grzegorz Siwy | KO (punch) | XFN 15 | December 27, 2018 | 3 | 4:50 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 17–6 | Deyan Topalski | TKO (punches) | XFN 12 | October 6, 2018 | 1 | 4:27 | Prague, Czech Republic | Defended the XFN Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 16–6 | David Ramires | TKO (punches) | XFN 11: Back to the O2 Arena | June 28, 2018 | 2 | 0:30 | Prague, Czech Republic | Won the XFN Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 15–6 | Edvaldo de Oliveira | TKO (elbows) | XFN 8: Vémola vs. Sloane | March 3, 2018 | 2 | 4:42 | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
Win | 14–6 | Tomáš Penz | TKO (punches) | XFN 6 | December 7, 2017 | 1 | 4:20 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 13–6 | Zoran Dod | Decision (unanimous) | XFN 3 | June 25, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | Won the XFN Interim Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 12–6 | Shota Gvasalia | TKO (punches) | Simply the Best 14 | April 18, 2017 | 3 | 2:07 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Loss | 11–6 | David Ramires | TKO (clavicle injury) | XFN 2 | December 18, 2016 | 2 | 1:19 | Prague, Czech Republic | For the XFN Intercontinental Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 11–5 | Damian Chandzel | Submission (choke) | Night of Warriors 10 | November 5, 2016 | 1 | 1:36 | Liberec, Czech Republic | |
Win | 10–5 | Rafael Silva | Decision (unanimous) | XFN 1 | June 12, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 9–5 | Tomáš Kužela | Decision (unanimous) | Night of Warriors 9 | March 19, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | Won the WKN MMA International Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 8–5 | Andreas Birgels | TKO (punches) | Caveam: Bitva Roku 2015 | March 19, 2015 | 3 | 3:35 | Prague, Czech Republic | Won the Caveam National Middleweight Championship. |
Loss | 7–5 | Maciej Różański | Decision (unanimous) | Fighting Zone: Cage Time 1 | December 10, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 7–4 | István Tóth | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CMTA Pardál Gladiators Night Cage 3 | May 24, 2014 | 1 | 2:20 | České Budějovice, Czech Republic | |
Win | 6–4 | Krzysztof Klepacz | TKO (punches) | MMAA Aréna 3 | March 7, 2014 | 1 | 3:48 | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | |
Win | 5–4 | Peter Čapkovič | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Explosion: Return Of Kings | December 6, 2013 | 2 | 2:37 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
Loss | 4–4 | Livio Victoriano | Submission (triangle choke) | MMAA Aréna 2: Vémola vs. Kníže | November 10, 2013 | 1 | 3:40 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Loss | 4–3 | Maciej Różański | Submission (guillotine choke) | BA 3: The Rebirth | May 11, 2013 | 2 | 0:45 | Goleniów, Poland | |
Win | 4–2 | Pavol Langer | TKO (punches) | CMTA Trutnovs Night Of Gladiators | November 27, 2013 | 1 | 3:30 | Trutnov, Czech Republic | |
Loss | 3–2 | Marcin Krysztofiak | Decision (split) | MFC 5 | December 8, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Nowa Sól, Poland | Catchweight (187 lb) bout. |
Win | 3–1 | Christoph Steinmann | Decision (unanimous) | Cage XFC: International Lake Constance Cup 2 | October 20, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Lochau, Austria | |
Loss | 2–1 | Kamil Cibiński | Submission (armbar) | MMAA Aréna | September 30, 2012 | 1 | 1:57 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Win | 2–0 | Francisco Silva | TKO (punches) | CMTA Pardál Gladiators Night Cage | May 19, 2012 | 3 | 1:05 | České Budějovice, Czech Republic | |
Win | 1–0 | Patrik Jevický | TKO (punches) | K1 Empress League: Round 2 | April 29, 2012 | 1 | 0:26 | Košice, Slovakia | Middleweight debut. |
KMM record
Professional record breakdown | ||
2 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 2–0 | Nordin Bouhaddaoui | TKO (elbows) | Souboj Titánů 2016 | April 15, 2016 | 3 | 1:38 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | |
Win | 1–0 | Róbert Kertész | TKO (punches) | Souboj Titánů 2015 | April 15, 2015 | 3 | N/A | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
- 1.^ KMM (K-1 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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