The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a pro record of 30-4-2 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago, since then he has collected ten victories and one draw beating Brett Cooper in his last bout (=Khalidov vs Cooper).
His opponent, Michal Materla, has an official mma record of 22-4-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He lost the rematch with Jay Silva in 2013 (=Materla vs Silva 2), but then Materla took revenge on the Brazilian in 2014 (=Materla vs Silva 3) and won over Jorge Luis Bezerra (=Materla vs Bezerra) and Tomasz Drwal (=Materla vs Drwal). Khalidov vs Materla, main event of KSW 33, is valid for the KSW middleweight title (Materla’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Mamed Khalidov fight videos
2014 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Brett Cooper – full fight Video KSW 29
Review: 2014-12-06, pretty good fight between Mamed Khalidov and Brett Cooper: it gets three stars. The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-4-2 (97% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago, since then he has collected nine victories and one draw; he beat Maiquel Falcao in his last bout (=Khalidov vs Falcao).
His opponent, Brett Cooper, has an official record of 20-10-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Kendall Grove (=Cooper vs Grove) but then he lost to Brandon Halsey (=Cooper vs Halsey). Khalidov vs Cooper is the main event of Ksw 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao – full fight Video KSW 27
Review: 2014-05-17, high pace and good finish: Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-4-2 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago for the Sengoku Mw title (via split decision), since then he has collected eight wins and one draw; last year he fought twice defeating both Melvin Manhoef (=Khalidov vs Manhoef) and Ryuta Sakurai in the first round (=Khalidov vs Sakurai 2).
His opponent, the black belt in bjj Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves, has an official record of 32-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Mw tournament in 2012 against Andreas Spang (=Falcao vs Spang) but then he lost the title-shot against the champ Alexander Shlemenko (his only fight of 2013 Shlemenko vs Falcao); he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Dibir Zagirov at Oplot Challenge 100. Khalidov vs Falcao is the main event of “KSW 27: Cage Time”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Ryuta Sakurai 2 – full fight Video KSW 25
Review: 2013-12-07, great start and good finish: the second fight between Mamed Khalidov and Ryuta Sakurai gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 27-4-2 (96% finishing rate) while Ryuta Sakurai had a record of 24-17-6 (80% finishing rate). Their first fight ended in a draw (May 7, 2010); Khalidov vs Sakurai 2 is the main event of KSW 25 – Konfrontacja Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Melvin Manhoef – full fight Video KSW 23
Review: 2013-06-08, pretty good fight between Mamed Khalidov and Melvin Manhoef: it gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov (26-4-2, 96% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 middleweight in the world while Melvin Manhoef (27-10-1, 93% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.53. Khalidov vs Manhoef is the main event of KSW 23. Watch the video!
Mamed Khalidov vs Kendall Grove full fight Video KSW 21 – 2012
Review: 2012-12-01, the fight between Mamed Khalidov and Kendall Grove gets three stars only for the good finish. Mamed Khalidov (25-4-2) entered as the No.11 middleweight in the world while Kendall Grove (17-10-0) entered as the No.36. Khalidov vs Grove is the main event of “KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation”. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Rodney Wallace – full fight Video KSW 19
Review: 2012-05-12, impressive one-punch-KO in the first round: Mamed Khalidov vs Rodney Wallace gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov (24-4-2) entered as the No.13 middleweight in the world while Rodney Wallace (12-4-0) entered as the No.42 light heavyweight. Khalidov vs Wallace is on the undercard of Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Bob Sapp (KSW 19). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Jesse Taylor – full fight Video KSW 17
Review: 2011-11-26, aggressive start, good pace and nice submission, the fight between Mamed Khalidov and Jesse Taylor is the best fight of the KSW 17. Mamed Khalidov (23-4-2) entered as the No.16 middleweight in the world while Jesse Taylor (20-7-0) entered as the No.25. Khalidov vs Taylor is the main event of the “KSW 17 – Revenge”. Watch the video!