Absolute Championship Berkut
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| Private | |
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 2 March, 2014 |
| Founder | Mairbek Khasiev |
| Headquarters | Grozny, Chechnya, Russia |
Key people | Mairbek Khasiev, Yaragi Gitaev, Mairbek Taisumov, Mamed Khalidov, Arbi Agujev |
| Parent | ACB MMA[1] |
| Website |
acbmma |
Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe.[2] To date, most events have been hosted in Grozny, Russia. They have also held events in United States, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Georgia, Netherlands, Belgium, Tajikistan, Austria, France, Belarus, England, Turkey, Kazakhstan and they have planned events in Canada, Brazil, Sweden, United Arabic Emirates and Brazil.
History
In 2009, Mairbek Khasiev founded the Fight Club Berkut in Grozny to help the Khaliev brothers. In 2012, the Fight Club Berkut had a growing roster with 15-16 good fighters. Mairbek decided to create the Berkut Cup to test His Club. In 2014, Mairbek created a league and started to perform as ACB. The first tournament was held in Grozny.
Several fighters who have been successful in ACB have signed on to more well known promotions such as the UFC. ACB has its own fight team, the Fight Club Berkut, which consists of some of the promotion's elite fighters, such as Beslan Isaev, Magomed Bibulatov, Musa Khamanaev and Aslambek Saidov. ACB co-operates with many other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example KSW and The Cage. ACB runs the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Match TV, Polsat Sport) throughout Europe. The promotion runs its shows live internationally on its YouTube Channel.
List of ACB events
Championship history
Heavyweight Championship
- 120 kg (265 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current |  Denis Goltsov |
ACB 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
December 18, 2016 | N/A |
| 2 | Salimgerey Rasulov |
ACB 29 Warsaw, Poland |
February 6, 2016 | N/A |
| 1 | Zelimkhan Umiev def. Israfil Makhashev |
ACB 9Grozny, Russia |
June 22, 2014 | N/A |
Light Heavyweight Championship
- 93 kg (205 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Batraz Agnaev |
ACB 65 Sheffield, England |
July 22, 2017 | N/A |
| 2 |  Thiago Silva def. Jared Ferguson |
ACB 51 Irvine, California USA |
January 13, 2017 | N/A |
| Gadzhimurad Antigulov vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. | ||||
| 1 | Gadzhimurad Antigulov def. Ruslan Khaskhanov |
ACB 9 Grozny, Russia |
June 22, 2014 | 1. def. Muslim Makhmudov at ACB 35 on May 6, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia |
Middleweight Championship
- 84 kg (185 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Anatoly Tokov vacated the title when he signed for M-1 Global. | ||||
| 1 | Anatoly Tokov def. Arbi Aguev |
ACB 38 Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
May 20, 2016 | |
Welterweight Championship
- 77 kg (170 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Brett Cooper def. Aslambek Saidov |
ACB 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
December 18, 2016 | N/A |
| Albert Duraev stripped of the title due to missed weight and move up to Middleweight. | ||||
| 1 | Albert Duraev def. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov |
ACB 22 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
September 12, 2015 | 1. def. Michail Tsarev at ACB 35 on May 6, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia |
Lightweight Championship
- 70 kg (155 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov def. Ali Bagov |
ACB 9 Grozny, Russia |
June 22, 2014 | 1. def. Eduard Vartanyan at ACB 32 on March 26, 2016 in Moscow, Russia
2. def. Ali Bagov at ACB 48 on Oct. 22, 2016 in Moscow, Russia |
Featherweight Championship
- 66 kg (145 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Marat Balayev def. Yusuf Raisov |
ACB 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
December 18, 2016 | 1. def. Adlan Bataev at ACB 61 on May 20, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Zabit Magomedsharipov vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. | ||||
| 1 | Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov |
ACB 33 Grozny, Russia |
March 29, 2016 | 1. def. Valdines Silva at ACB 45 on September 17, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Bantamweight Championship
- 61 kg (135 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Petr Yan |
ACB 57 Moscow, Russia |
April 15, 2017 | |
| 1 | Magomed Magomedov def. Petr Yan |
ACB 32 Moscow, Russia |
March 26, 2016 | 1. def. Oleg Borisov at ACB 50 on December 18, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Flyweight Championship
- 57 kg (125 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Askar Askarov def. José Maria Tomé |
ACB 48 Moscow, Russia |
October 22, 2016 | 1. def. Anthony Leone at ACB 58 on April 22, 2017 in Khasavyurt, Russia |
Notable fighters
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Benjamin Adegbuyi -
Chingiz Allazov -
Ben Alloway - Luke Barnatt
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Jamal Ben Saddik - Yuri Bessmertny
- Paul Buentello
- Igor Bugaenko
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Redouan Cairo - Steve Carl
- Dan Charles
- Sebastian Ciobanu
- Brett Cooper
- Pat Healy
- Bubba Jenkins
- Mamed Khalidov
- Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
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Albert Kraus - Mike Kyle
- Anthony Leone
- Artem Lobov
- Vinny Magalhães
- John Maguire
- Zach Makovsky
- Nick Mamalis
- Alka Matewa
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Takeya Mizugaki -
Luis Palomino - Norman Parke
- Nam Phan
- Donald Sanchez
- Alexander Sarnavskiy
- Leandro Silva
- Thiago Silva
- Alexander Stetsurenko
- Warren Stevelmans
- Hans Stringer
- Sorin Tănăsie
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Luis Tavares - Thiago Tavares
- Jesse Taylor
- Michail Tsarev
- Albert Tumenov
- Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
- Marcos Vinicius
- Rodney Wallace
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Robert Whiteford - Mike Wilkinson
See also
- 2014 in Absolute Championship Berkut
- 2015 in Absolute Championship Berkut
- 2016 in Absolute Championship Berkut
- 2017 in Absolute Championship Berkut
References
- ↑ "Contacts". Acbmma.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ Zidan, Karim (2014-12-22). "Ripe with ambition, ACB President Bekhan Khasiev confident his promotion will garner international recognition". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
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