Biography
Shamil Gamzatov is a promising Russian athlete, mixed martial arts fighters. Now during the competition, it demonstrates excellent training, honed equipment and dynamic intake techniques. In tournaments, a man is laid out completely, which attracts an increasing number of fans to him.Childhood and youth
MMA fighter was born on August 9, 1990 in the city of Kizlyar. Parents by nationality Avara, confessing Muslim. In the family, they trembled to folk traditions, to which the child was involved. When Shamil turned 8 years old, his father took the son to a free wrestling section.
Here the boy was engaged up to 14 years old. After the resulting serious injury, the knees of doctors forbade training in the style of freestyle wrestling. A year later, the teenager restored health and returned to the sport. Zalimkhan Tatayev became coach Gamzatov. Soon, the young man won the European and World Mixed Martial Arts Championships.
Personal life
Personal life athlete prefers not to open the press. It is not known whether the Shamil has a wife. However, in one photo in "Instagram", the fighter is captured with a pram, which suggests the presence of a child. Hamzatov himself does not comment on a picture for paternity.Mixed martial arts
Until 2012, the guy was three times the winner of international jiu-jitsu tournaments held in Abu Dhabi, became a master of sports on combat sambo. He also won the championship of Dagestan by kickboxing, and then at the Moscow Championship on Amateur MMA in the weight category up to 93 kg.
In the professional MMA, the athlete debuted at the end of June 2012, it became an important event in his biography. Then the rival of the fighter was Marat Aybazov, representing Karachay-Cherkessia. Gamzatov took a victory through the technical knockout in the 2nd round.
No less spectacular was the second battle of Shamil, who passed in Dubai. At Top Fight tournament: Battle of the Gyms Dagestan easily defeated the Lebanese Asaad Raad soon after the start of the battle. After a month after the first speech in professional martial arts at the tournament in Derbent, the athlete is again the first.
A series of victories continued for a guy and a year after a forced break. In Odessa, a young man fought with Ilya Gunenko, used a combat reception against his opponent and thereby provided himself with a peak of a pedestal. Nookuat won the athlete and in the 5th tournament held in Pyatigorsk.
At the end of 2013, a bright and spectacular tournament took place, at which the Dagestan fighter and Ukrainian Vladimir Mishchenko, who was nicknamed in the world of martial arts in White Lvoma. To do this, the duel Shamil resorted to a spectacular suffocating reception (guillotine), adding a piggy bank of his own winnings.
Next year, the athlete continued to show impressive results, win first rounds. So, during the N1 Pro Competition: Nomad Pro MMA Cup 2014 in Grozny Gamzatov came up with the world champion in kickboxing Yuri Gorbenko, smiling that dynamic triangle. Such indicators turned the attention of Western companies to the fighter.
In 2015, the negotiations of Dagestanz began with World Series of Fighting. Soon the athlete signed a contract with American representative office. In January 2016, the long-awaited battle took place, where Taddi Holder became the opponent of the guy. Shamil did not change his corporate style and sent an American to knockout.
A meeting with Lewis Taylor, scheduled for July 2016, Dagestana was forced to cancel due to injury. The first American contract followed the second with Absolute Championship Berkut. According to the new agreement, the fighter acted in January 2017, going to the ring with Rodney Wallace.
In 2018, the WSOF, on the basis of which an athlete works, changes the name on Professional Fighters League. In the summer, the organization holds the Grand Prix for all weight categories. The prize fund is $ 1 million. A man did not stay aside and became a participant in the average weight category (up to 84 kg). In the first and second battles of the tournament Gamzatov won.
However, due to health problems, he could not continue the competition further. His place was taken by Eddie Gordon. In 2019, the fighter became interested in the company Ultimate Fighting Championship. With her Shamil signed a contract for 4 fights. The first passed in November.
As part of the event conducted by the UFC, Dagestan, who had previously won by Gordon and Harris Rex, came out with Clidesx Farias de Abrau. In the lightweight weight of Gamzatov defeated the enemy.
Shamil Gamzatov Now
In 2020, the athlete continues to prepare for the battles. In the free time from training and tournaments, the time resting with friends. In "Instagram", Shamil lays out a photo of a feast in a pleasant company.