Residence Makhachkala, Dagestan Team K-Dojo Warrior Tribe Weight 120 kg Height 1.93 m | Ethnicity Circassian-Kabardian Role Olympic athlete Nationality Russian Name Bilyal Makhov | |
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Native name Bilyal Valer'evich MahovBilyal Valeryevich Makhov Similar People Artur Taymazov, Abdusalam Gadisov, Denis Tsargush, Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Besik Kudukhov | ||
Bilyal makhov discusses his ufc future ahead of his mma debut
Bilyal Valerievich Makhov (Russian: Билял Валерьевич Махов, Kabardian: Махуэ Билал Валерий и къуэ; born 20 September 1987 in Nalchik) is a Circassian-Kabardian-born Russian mixed martial artist, freestyle and greco-roman wrestler. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, currently competing in the Heavyweight division. He was the Russian champion in 2007 and 2010, European champion in 2010 and World champion in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in Men's Freestyle 120 kg wrestling and bronze medalist in 130 kg Greco-Roman Wrestling at the World Championships in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he won the Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships
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- Bilyal makhov discusses his ufc future ahead of his mma debut
- Bilyal Makhov Olympic Medalist Turning MMA Heavyweight
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- International Titles
- International accomplishments
- National Titles
- References
He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 120 kg category.
On July 5, 2015 at the Ali Aliyev Memorial he took revenge on Olympic rival Davit Modzmanashvili by technical superiority score and won this tournament.
Bilyal Makhov: Olympic Medalist Turning MMA Heavyweight
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On April 25, 2015, it was announced that Makhov had signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in the heavyweight division. Makhov will continue to wrestle and had hoped to medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
International Titles
International accomplishments
The first wrestler in 43 years to win a medal at the world championships in both freestyle and Greco-Roman (the last person to accomplish this was Wilfried Dietrich in 1962).