Mamed Khalidov

Mamed Khalidov is a Russian-Polish mixed martial artist, born on 17 July 1980 in Grozny in the Soviet Union, now the Chechen Republic of Russia. He is best known for fighting in the middleweight division of the Polish promotion KSW, where he is a former KSW Light Heavyweight and Middleweight Champion. He began Kyokushin karate at about twelve or thirteen and holds a black belt in it. At seventeen he left his homeland for Poland, where he added taekwondo, Shotokan karate, wrestling and boxing, and later Muay Thai, combat sambo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He made his American debut for EliteXC in October 2008 by stopping Jason Guida, and won the new KSW Light Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Daniel Acacio at KSW XI. He then signed a three-fight deal with World Victory Road Sengoku.