Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau
Kadzimahamedau in 2020
Personal information
Native nameМахамедхабиб Зайнудзинавич Кадзимахамедау
Full nameMahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau
Nationality Belarus
Born (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994
Khushtada, Tsumadinsky District Dagestan, Russia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
WebsiteOfficial Instagram Profile
Sport
Country Russia
 Belarus (since 2020)
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
RankInternational Master of Sports
EventFreestyle
ClubGadzhi Makhachev WC
SCOR-3
Coached byGasan Abdulbasirov, Muslim Amirsalanov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsSilver (2020)
World finals7th(2017)
Regional finalsGold (2020)
National finals1st place, gold medalist(s) (2017)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo74 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2020 Belgrade79 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Rome79 kg
Poddubny Wrestling League
Gold medal – first place 2022 Moscow 79 kg
Representing Dagestan Dagestan
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Nazran70 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place2017 Krasnoyarsk70 kg
Ali Aliev Tournament
Silver medal – second place2016 Makhachkala70 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Kaspisk70 kg
Representing  Russia
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place2017 Istanbul70 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia74 kg

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]

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

References

  1. "Kadimagomedov biography". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "Kadimagomedov at the World 2017". championat.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. "Kadimagomedov is going to represent Belarus in 2020 European Championships". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "Wrestling KADZIMAHAMEDAU Mahamedkhabib - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-06.
  8. Martin, Damon (2023-03-23). "Olympic silver medal wrestler Kadi Magomedov signs with Bellator to start MMA career". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kadimagomedov's accomplishments". wrestdag.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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