Mahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau or Magomedkhabib Zainudinovich Kadimagomedov (Belarusian: Магамедхабіб Зайнудзінавіч Кадзімагамедаў; Russian: Магомедхабиб Зайнудинович Кадимагомедов; born 26 May 1994)[1] is a Russian-Belarusian freestyle wrestler and professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the 2020 Summer Olympics 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 | May 26, 1994 Khushtada, Tsumadinsky District Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gadzhi Makhachev WC SCOR-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gasan Abdulbasirov, Muslim Amirsalanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals |  (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 7th (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals |  (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 four-time NCAA champion American Kyle Dake in the quarterfinals en route to earning a silver medal for Belarus.[7]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8][9] He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the Olympics.[10]
Mixed martial arts career
editIn October 2022, a report surfaced about a Twitter video in which UFC then will-be Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev beat down Kadzimahamedau in a grapple exchange. Reactions added that Kadzimahamedau expressed, "All this training [was] just to get slept in 3 minutes." Makhachev was temporarily preparing to compete in UFC 280.[11]
Bellator MMA
editOn March 1, 2023, it was announced that Kadzimahamedau had signed with Bellator MMA to start his MMA career.[12]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Russian nationals 2017 – 1st at 70 kg.[13]
- Ivan Yarygin GP 2017 – 3rd at 70 kg.[13]
- Yasar Dogu International 2017 – 1st at 70 kg.[13]
- Stepan Sarkisyan International 2017 – 1st at 70 kg.[13]
- World Championships 2017 – 7th at 70 kg.[13]
- Belarusian nationals 2020 – 1st at 79 kg.[13]
- European champion 2020 – 1st at 79 kg.[13]
- 2020 Olympic Games - 2nd at 74 kg.
References
edit- ^ "Kadimagomedov biography". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. 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.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (8 April 2024). "Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Joshua (7 October 2022). "Fans react to Islam Makhachev taking down Olympic silver medalist Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau while preparing for UFC 280 - "All this training just to get slept in 3 min"". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda /MMA.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2023-03-23). "Olympic silver medal wrestler Kadi Magomedov signs with Bellator to start MMA career". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kadimagomedov's accomplishments". wrestdag.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
External links
edit- Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at United World Wrestling
- Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at the International Wrestling Database
- Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at Olympics.com
- Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at Olympedia
