Alan Taymurazovich Karaev (russian: Алан Таймуразович Караев; born May 19, 1977) is a Russian

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wrestler and former

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Biography

Karaev was born in

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and graduated from

North Ossetian State University North Ossetian State University after K.L. Khetagurov (NOSU, russian: Северо-Осетинский государственный университет имени К. Л. Хетагурова, СОГУ; os, Хетӕгкаты Къоста� ...

. He became the amateur sumo world champion in 2002 and

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n national champion in 2003. He was also the world

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on March 26, 2005 against veteran fighter

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at ''Hero's 1''. Goodridge was able to

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Karaev with a forearm choke in the first round. He returned to face

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at ''

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'' 2 on July 6, 2005 and again lost in the first round, this time via

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. On September 17, 2005, he recorded the first win of his career when he knocked out

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in seven seconds at ''GCM: D.O.G. 3''. This earned his a return to the

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promotion and he took on legendary

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at '' K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!'' on

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, 2005. Le Banner defeated Karaev via kicks to the body. His final fight came on February 4, 2006 when he submitted Koji Kanechika with an americana keylock at a MARS event.

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karaev, Alan 1977 births Living people Russian male mixed martial artists Super heavyweight mixed martial artists North Ossetian sumo wrestlers Russian arm wrestlers Ossetian people People from Digorsky District World Games gold medalists World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 2009 World Games Competitors at the 2013 World Games Mixed martial artists utilizing Sumo Sportspeople from North Ossetia–Alania North Ossetian State University alumni