Magomed Gasanovich Ismailov is a Russian mixed martial artist, a representative of the middle and light heavyweight categories. He has been performing professionally since 2011, and is known for his participation in tournaments of the fighting organizations ACA, Fight Nights, M-1 Global, Kunlun Fight, etc. He is a titled professional athlete, world champion in combat sambo, and master of sports of international class. Master of sports in army hand-to-hand combat and freestyle wrestling. Magomed Ismailov was born in Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region, RSFSR, USSR. His father is Avar, and his mother is Kumyk. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to Makhachkala, where he seriously engaged in freestyle wrestling from the age of twelve, then moved to Moscow to train in the Trudovye Rezervy sports society. He began his sports career as a freestyle wrestler, became a bronze medalist of th…
