Biography(references)Magomedsharipov was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, on March 1, 1991, of Akhvakh ethnicity. Zabit has a younger brother, Khasan Magomedsharipov, who is also a professional mixed martial artist. He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 10 years and then sanda. In 2003 he joined the Wushu boarding school Pyat Storon Sveta, one of the national academic institutions, where he lived for 10 to 12 years for education and trained martial arts three times per day, training under Gusein Magomaev. In December 2019, his brother then followed in his footsteps by making his professional MMA debut, since putting together a perfect 5–0 record.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Mike Santiago and Sheymon Moraes
UFC: Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Kyle Bochniak and Calvin Kattar
Absolute Championship Berkut: ACB Featherweight Championship (One time). One successful title defense
Absolute Championship Berkut: One successful title defense
Absolute Championship Berkut: One successful title defense
MMADNA.nl: 2017 European Newcomer of the Year.
MMADNA.nl: 2018 Submission of the Year.
Ariel Helwani's show: Submission of the Year 2018 vs. Brandon Davis
World MMA Awards: 2018 Submission of the Year vs. Brandon Davis
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