Other names King of Kung Fu Name Muslim Salikhov Style Sanshou | Ethnicity Kumyk Nationality Russian Weight 85 kg | |
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Born Rank International Master of Sports in Sanshoublue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
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Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov (Russian: Муслим Магоме́дович Салихов, 9 June 1984 in Makhachkala) is a Kumyk Dagestani-born Russian heavyweight Sanshou kickboxer and mixed martial artist. His name can be written as Salikhov Muslim or Muslim Salihov.
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- 13th wwc indonesia 2015 russia muslim salikhov knockout
- Muslim salikhov vs filip kotarlic vs m 1 challenge 44 full video
- Wushu Sanda
- Early career
- M 1 Global
- Other promotions
- References
Muslim salikhov vs filip kotarlic vs m 1 challenge 44 full video
Wushu Sanda
Salikhov faced Liu Hailong who held the title "King of Sanda" at the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau. Both were evenly matched, with Liu Hailong declared the winner. Salikhov was the Sanshou champion at the 2004 European Wushu Championships held in Moscow and he became the World Champion in 2005. Muslim Salikhov is often acknowledged as one of the best Wushu Sanda competitors in history.
In February 2006, he participated in the first international "King of Sanda" tournament in Chongqing and became the first non-Chinese to win the title, making European Wushu Federation arguably the strongest continental Wushu federation of the world. He again won the world title in 2007 and 2009, also the gold medal at Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008. Salikhov was once again the champion at the 2011 World Wushu Championships.
Early career
Salikhov made his professional MMA debut in July 2011. Over the next year and a half, he earned a record of two wins and one loss.
M-1 Global
By early 2013, Salikhov signed with M-1 Global, preparing with Phuket Top Team for his mixed martial arts debut. He fought three times for the promotion, going undefeated during this run.
Other promotions
Beginning in 2015, Salikhov fought for various regional promotions in China and Russia. He has fought seven times over the last two years, again remaining undefeated in this run with six of the sevens wins coming via knockout.
Salikhov notched his biggest win to date when he earned a victory over UFC and Bellator vet Melvin Guillard by spinning hook kick.