Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau
Mahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau or Magomedkhabib Zainudinovich Kadimagomedov (Belarusian: Магамедхабіб Зайнудзінавіч Кадзімагамедаў; Russian: Магомедхабиб Зайнудинович Кадимагомедов; born 26 May 1994)[1] is a Russian naturalized Belarusian freestyle wrestler and professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist in men's 74 kg, 2020 European Champion at 79kg and 2017 Russian National Champion at 70kg. He also placed seventh at the World Championships 2017.[2] In 2020, he received citizenship of Belarus.[3]
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Native name | Махамедхабиб Зайнудзинавич Кадзимахамедау | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Mahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Khushtada, Tsumadinsky District Dagestan, Russia | May 26, 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official Instagram Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia Belarus (since 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 74 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | International Master of Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Gadzhi Makhachev WC SCOR-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gasan Abdulbasirov, Muslim Amirsalanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | 7th(2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National finals | (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] Though he didn't qualify, he subsequently entered and won at the 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. There he defeated 4x NCAA champion American Kyle Dake in the quarterfinals en route to earning a silver medal for Belarus.[7]
Mixed martial arts career
Bellator MMA
On March 1, 2023, it was announced that Kadzimahamedau had signed with Bellator MMA to start his MMA career.[8]
Championships and accomplishments
- Russian nationals 2017 – 1st at 70 kg.[9]
- Ivan Yarygin GP 2017 – 3rd at 70 kg.[9]
- Yasar Dogu International 2017 – 1st at 70 kg.[9]
- Stepan Sarkisyan International 2017 – 1st at 70 kg.[9]
- World Championships 2017 – 7th at 70 kg.[9]
- Belarusian nationals 2020 – 1st at 79 kg.[9]
- European champion 2020 – 1st at 79 kg.[9]
- 2020 Olympic Games - 2nd at 74 kg.
References
- "Kadimagomedov biography". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Kadimagomedov at the World 2017". championat.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- "Kadimagomedov is going to represent Belarus in 2020 European Championships". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- Shefferd, Neil (18 December 2020). "Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Wrestling KADZIMAHAMEDAU Mahamedkhabib - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-06.
- Martin, Damon (2023-03-23). "Olympic silver medal wrestler Kadi Magomedov signs with Bellator to start MMA career". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- "Kadimagomedov's accomplishments". wrestdag.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
External links
- Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at the International Wrestling Database
- Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at Olympedia