Background
Originally from the small village of Sernovodsk in Chechnya, Amagov was raised in a war-torn country and in 1994 when he was eight years old, Amagov's school was destroyed. Eventually, he relocated to Moscow, where he began training in Combat Sambo with Fedor Emelianenko and Alexander Emelianenko. In June 2007, Amagov made the transition into mixed martial arts.Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Amagov made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2007 in Russia. He lost his debut bout via submission, but soon amassed a record of 8–1–1 with most of his fights taking place in the ProFC promotion. His brothers Musa Amagov and Beslan Amagov are also professional MMA fighters. Amagov drew considerable attention in 2010 when a video of his spinning hook kick knockout of Maskhat Akhmetov became popular on several MMA message boards and news sites. He is managed by Sam Kardan and Mike Constantino of MVC Management.Strikeforce
In the summer of 2011, Adlan Amagov signed with Zuffa and made his U.S. debut at ''ShoMMA#Events, Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III'' against Ron Stallings. Amagov won the fight via split decision. Amagov was successful in his second bout for Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce as he defeated veteran Anthony Smith (mixed martial artist), Anthony Smith via KO in the first round at ''Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers''. Following his two wins, Amagov made his debut on a main card at ''Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine'' on 7 January 2012. He faced former Elite Xtreme Combat, EliteXC Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler in the co-main event and lost the fight via TKO (flying knee and punches) early in the first round. Amagov returned to the promotion on 18 August 2012 at ''Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman''. He faced Keith Berry (fighter), Keith Berry at the event and won via TKO early in the first round after a side kick to the knee and punches on the ground.Ultimate Fighting Championship
On 19 January 2013, it was revealed that Amagov had signed to fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC. Amagov made his promotional and Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight debut against fellow newcomer and former Strikeforce veteran Chris Spång on 6 April 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9. Amagov dominated the fight from start to finish, earning a unanimous decision victory. Amagov faced TJ Waldburger on 19 October 2013 at UFC 166. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Amagov was expected to face Jason High on 15 January 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou, UFC Fight Night 35. However, Amagov pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Beneil Dariush. After more than a year of absence from the sport, BloodyElbow editor Karim Zidan stated that Amagov had "no interest" in returning to MMA, and that he wants to "watch his kids grow up and is tired of cutting weight".MMA return
In August 2016, it was announced that Amagov would return to MMA competition. He faced Jungle Fight champion Dirlei Broenstrup on 21 August 2016 in Russia and won the fight via submission in the first round.Personal life
He is married and has a son. On 5 June 2017, Amagov was involved in a violent altercation between rival Chechen mafia, Chechen business associates in Krylatskoye District, Western Moscow that left two people dead and six others injured. Amagov was accused of stabbing another man in the chest during the encounter.Championships and accomplishments
Unifight
*International Amateur Federation of Unifight **Unifight World Champion **Unifight Europe ChampionGrappling
*North American Grappling Association, NAGA **NAGA Championship 2nd Place 2011 **NAGA Championship 1st Place 2012ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)
*Russian Union of Martial Arts **Russian Medalist Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia), MVD in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat.Mixed martial arts record
, - , Win , align=center, , Dirlei Broenstrup , Submission (armlock) , League S-70 - Plotforma 7th , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:18 , Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 13–2–1 , TJ Waldburger , KO (punches) , UFC 166 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 , Houston, Texas, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2–1 , Chris Spång , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2–1 , Keith Berry (fighter), Keith Berry , TKO (leg kick and punches) , Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:48 , San Diego, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–2–1 , Robbie Lawler , TKO (flying knee and punches) , Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:48 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1–1 , Anthony Smith (mixed martial artist), Anthony Smith , KO (punches) , 2011 in Strikeforce#Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers, Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:32 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1–1 , Ron Stallings , Decision (split) , 2011 in Strikeforce#Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III, Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–1 , Evgeny Erokhin , TKO (head kick and punches) , Draka: Governor's Cup 2010 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:28 , Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1–1 , Aleksandar Radosavljevic , TKO (doctor stoppage) , ProFC: Union Nation Cup 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:10 , Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine , , - , Draw , align=center, 6–1–1 , Attila Vegh (fighter), Attila Vegh , Draw (unanimous) , APF: Azerbaijan vs. Europe , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Baku, Baku region, Azerbaijan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Shamil Tinagadjiev , Decision (unanimous) , ProFC: Commonwealth Cup , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Denys Liadovyi , TKO (punches) , ProFC: Union Nation Cup 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:58 , Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Maskhat Akhmetov , KO (spinning hook kick) , ProFC: Union Nation Cup 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:17 , Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Gadzhimurad Antigulov , KO (punches) , ProFC: Union Nation Cup 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:05 , Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Abbdullah Mahmud , Decision (unanimous) , ProFC: President Cup , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Ansar Chalangov , Decision (unanimous) , Perm Regional MMA Federation: MMA Professional Cup , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Perm, Russia, Perm, Perm Krai, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Aleksei Oleinik , Submission (ezekiel choke) , Perm Regional MMA Federation: MMA Professional Cup , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:00 , Perm, Russia, Perm, Perm Krai, Russia ,See also
* List of current UFC fighters * List of male mixed martial artistsReferences
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amagov, Adlan 1986 births Living people Martial artists from Grozny Russian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Mixed martial artists utilizing ARB Russian male kickboxers Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Russian people of Chechen descent Russian Sunni Muslims 21st-century Russian sportsmen