Biography
Shamil Abdurahimov - the Russian fighter, speaking in a mixed style in the Heavyweight category. He conducted many victorious fighting and achieved significant success in this sport. Worldwide popularity for a man came after the fight in Abu Dhabi at the MMA tournament.
Shamil was born in September 1981 in Makhachkala, by nationality. The childhood of the boy passed in the Dagestan village of Kuiada, but he went to school in the city of Buynaksk. The harsh climate of the village and as a whole rural life did not suit the parents of Shamil, they liked the city more, so they decided to move and live in Buynaksk to this day.
In the school of Abdurahimov, there was little difference from classmates, he studied well, but was larger than one year old and looked older. In school, it was often necessary to fight, although Shamil himself assures in an interview that the first on the rags did not lease. And more often in the fights by his rivals were high school students.
Sports in the biography of the future fighter appeared when he studied in the 7th grade. The guy signed up on Wushu-Sanda and after he began to ride the competition, the school was no longer fought. Apparently, splashing the accumulated energy on speeches.
Although the free struggle is much more popular in Dagestan, she did not like Shamil. For some time he went to the box, but the final choice stopped at Wushu-Sanda. Moreover, the parents of the boy did not see the athlete in it and did not welcome his sporting endeavors. However, to prevent his son in his hobby.
Martial arts
Shamil began professional sports only in 2007. Intensive classes and trainingings made a case, and soon the fighter becomes the champion of Dagestan, and after returning from the army, the Russian Championship wins. In 1999, he could become the world champion in Wushu-Sanda, which was held in Hong Kong, but the mistake of coaches put the cross on his dream. 2 hours before the tournament, a man learns that he was put in the weight category up to 90 kg, although in fact that he weighed 100 kg. Therefore, in that year Abdurahimov failed to speak at the Competition.
The first in the sports career of Dagestanz became the local club "Fighter", which he represented at competitions. In 2009, speaking in rating battle at the PROFC tournament against Croat, Ante Malyzhkovich, showed a good result. After this meeting, a man received a proposal for cooperation from the Peresvet team, as well as about moving to Rostov-on-Don, which Shamil answered agree.
The Ruslan Abdulhalimov called Ruslan Abdulhalimov, in the past, a strong athlete in battles without rules and battle sambo in the past of Abdurahimov's Mixed Martial Arts. The career in the world of MMA began with participation in Russian tournaments Pro FC and Fight Night. In almost every fight, the man defeated his rivals, 6 wins at the start, who went in a row, was interrupted by losing in a fight with Master Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Tiago Santos.
In 2011, he was waiting for other tournaments, among them the fights with Marcos Oliveira and Jeff Monson, the last later became a deputy of the city Duma of Krasnogorsk. As part of the Tutornament, the Grand Prix, which was held in Abu Dhabi, Shamil became an absolute champion of three stages. Award in the form of a champion belt brought a man world famous and breakthrough in his career.
After such a loud victory of Shamil, an unexpected defeat was waiting. He lost in a fight with Tony Lopez, but very soon rehabilitated at a meeting with the German athlete Jerry Otto. And in 2013, in the tournament in Krasnodar, the unanimous judicial decision by Abdurahimov was awarded a victory over the bottom of the grove. At M-1 Callenge 49 competitions, he wins in a fight with Kenny Garner and in 2015 signs a contract with UFC.
Shamil Abdurahimov's battle with Chase Sherman, who took place in November 2017, remembered the audience for a long time. On the eve of this event, in an interview with Chase sharply spoke about his opponent, saying that he was boring and "fighting like a girl." It motivated Shamil even more to win. Already on the 84th second, after the start of the fighter, the fighter knocked out the opponent.
Personal life
Personal life Athlete does not advertise in the media. However, on his personal page in "Instagram" periodically appear photos with children, under one of them he even lists the names of the boys - Jamal, Amir and Isik. Presumably, this is his children, but the information about the wife of Abdurahimov has not yet appeared on the network.
In the interruptions between numerous competitions, the athlete tries to relax and relax. Sometimes it can be done on the road, especially when the path to the city, where the tournament passes, not close. After fighting, he prefers easy workouts in the form of a run. When the time is more, the man visits relatives, goes to visit the parents. There the topic of fighting is also relevant.
There is a athlete and hobbies, Shamil loves historical films, among them "Troy", "Alexander" and "Gladiator". And when he wants to relax, the old comedies look. Reads books about life (live) of the prophets.
Shamil Abdurahimov Now
Dagestan and now continues to compete and participates in important tournaments.
In mid-September 2018, a battle of the UFC Fight Night 136 tournament took place in Moscow, in which the Russian fighter Shamil Abdurahimov defeated the former champion of heavyweight, Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky.
After the fight, a man gave an interview in which he spoke that I would like to go to the fight against Derrick Lewis to reveal my defeat. Shamil stated that he keeps himself in shape, so in December will be ready to go into octave.
Titles and awards
- Adfc Grand Prix Champion
- Five-time champion of Russia in UShU-SANDA
- World champion in kick jitsu
- International Kickboxing Sports Master