Bilyal Makhov

Bilyal Makhov
Билял Валерьевич Махов
Bilyal Valeryevich Makhov
Born (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987
Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Native name Билял Валерьевич Махов
Bilyal Valeryevich Makhov
Residence Makhachkala, Dagestan
Nationality Russian
Ethnicity Circassian-Kabardian
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 295 lb (134 kg; 21.1 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Team K-Dojo Warrior Tribe
Trainer Murat Keshtov
Wrestling Olympic Freestyle Wrestling
Years active 2015–present
Bilyal Valeryevich Makhov
Билял Валерьевич Махов
Personal information
Ethnicity Kabardino-Balkaria Circassian-Kabardian
Citizenship Russia Russian
Born (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987
Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Residence Makhachkala, Dagestan
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 125 kg (276 lb) - 130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling
Club CSKA Wrestling club
Coached by Gadzhi Gadzhiev, Magomed Guseinov, Khankala Gadzhimagomedov

Bilyal Valerievich Makhov (Russian: Билял Валерьевич Махов, born 20 September 1987 in Nalchik) is a Circassian-Kabardian born in Russia 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, 2010 in Men's Freestyle 120 kg and bronze medalist in Wrestling World Championships Greco-Roman 2014. Won in 2015 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships

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 fall and won this tournament.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

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 hopes to medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Championships and accomplishments

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).

National Titles

External links

References

  1. "Bilyal Makhov winner Ali Aliyev Memorial". championat.com. 5 July 2015.
  2. "Olympic medalist Bilyal Makhov signs with UFC, still eyes 2016 Summer Games". MMAJunkie.com. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.


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