Bahraini professional fighter Shamil Gaziev participates in the main event of UFC FIGHT NIGHT, which is organized by the UFC professional mixed martial arts organization in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Shamil Gaziev will face the Surinamese fighter JAIRZINHO ROZENSTUIK in the main bout of this tournament, which will witness 11 bouts, in which 22 professional fighters from different countries of the world will participate.
This participation is the first of its kind for a professional Bahraini player in the sport of mixed martial arts in the main fight of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT tournament, as this participation comes as an extension of the vision drawn up by His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Vice President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of the General Sports Authority. Chairman of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, for combat sports, especially mixed martial arts, which pushed the Kingdom of Bahrain to achieve successive achievements that contributed to it assuming an advanced position in this game at the continental and international levels.
Shamil Gaziev’s participation in this tournament constitutes a real opportunity to achieve one of the goals set by His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa in his vision for the sport of mixed martial arts, which is to create the ideal atmosphere for the Bahraini fighter towards launching into the world of professionalism and stardom in this sport, by participating in various special participations. The game’s professionals, which enjoy huge public following and unparalleled media attention, contribute to enhancing the attendance and presence of Bahraini players in major tournaments, in a way that enhances Bahraini successes in the sport of mixed martial arts.
The fighter Shamil Gaziev, 34 years old, began his career as an amateur player in the KHK MMA team, which embraced him, prepared him, and gave him the opportunity to enter the world of mixed martial arts from its widest doors, by joining the Bahraini mixed martial arts team in many International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) tournaments. With the national team, he succeeded in achieving 3 gold medals during his participation in the Asian, European and African Championships, and won the bronze medal in the heavyweight category in the World Amateur Championship. After that, the player signed a professional contract with the BRAVE COMBAT FEDERATION organization, under which he joined the group of fighters participating in the BRAVE CF tournaments, before he recently moved on to a new experience in the UFC tournaments.
Returning to the record of the fighter Shamil Gaziev, he has a record free of draws and defeats, with 12 victories during his career as a fighter in the sport of mixed martial arts. He is looking forward to achieving his second victory in the UFC tournaments, after the first victory he achieved at the expense of the Slovakian fighter Martin Budai during the UFC 296 tournament matches that took place last December.
Shamil Gaziev fought a fight against the American fighter Jeric Velasco in September of last year, as part of the 2023 Contender Series fights that qualifies for participation in the UFC tournaments, where Ghazi succeeded in ending the fight in his favor within 3 minutes of the start of the fight, thus obtaining his contract as a professional fighter in the fight. UFC Championships.
