Abukar Yandiev - a top athlete or another quickly extinguished MMA star?

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:42

Abukar Yandiev is a famous Russian lightweight who competed in mixed martial arts and judo, who has now retired. The athlete held incredibly beautiful and fierce fights that remained in the hearts of many fans of this sport. Having gained the upper hand in the title confrontation, he left the belt of the champion of the M-1 organization.

First mentions

The fighter was born in the small town of Aldan, which is located in the Republic of Yakutia. Soon the family moves to their historical homeland, namely to Ingushetia. There, at an early age, he begins to play sports. Most of all, the boy liked the judo section, where, having matured, he achieves great heights. The athlete won the European Cup, and also became the champion of France. He is the master of sports of Russia in this kind of martial arts.

After gaining experience and going through an excellent training camp, the fighter will make his debut in the fall of 2014 in MMA. He did not need much time on the floor. 3 minutes into the first roundperforms a choke hold on the opponent. Six months later, Abukar again enters the duel. Yandiev surprised the audience with his unsurpassed wrestling performance, where the opponent surrendered 17 seconds after the start of the fight.

It's hard to believe, but this is not the fastest confrontation in the fighter's track record. A week later, he performs in Yaroslavl, where it took only 9 seconds to defeat the Bulgarian athlete Mikhail Markov, after which the referee stopped the fight. Next, our hero signs a significant contract in his career.

Road to Championship

The Russian was opposed by a representative from Armenia, who also lost in the first leg of the fight. Later, he records a technical knockout victory over a Ukrainian in his record, but on June 6, 2015, the Brazilian Charles Andrade inflicts the only defeat by painful hold in front of the fans of his native republic.

The opportunity to get even with the offender presented itself four months later, and the battle lasted less than a minute, where Abukar Yandiev, thirsting for revenge, "tank" walked over the enemy. In the spring of 2016, he wins the title in the OFS federation - Octagon Fighting Sensation. The athlete was nominated in the middle weight category, and for the next performance he moved to light weight. He did not fail, having won another victory in a dominant manner. And on the horizon there were prospects for the championship in the M-1 union.

It was necessary to argue who is the best with the current champion title holder - Alexander Butenko. The challenger took the initiative in his own hands, and the stunned opponent did notmanaged to defend himself against his furious advances, until the referee intervened, stopping the beating.

The sports biography of Abukar Yandiev is very interesting and significant: 9 wins and 1 loss, but the most interesting thing is that the total duration of the entire time spent in the ring and in the rage is a little over 10 minutes. We could see a brilliant continuation of his career in the UFC, but due to the long visa process, he retires.

Private life

The athlete is married and has two children. His younger brother performs under the auspices of the UFC. The brothers could have performed in the same organization, but the decision had already been made by Abukar. In the photo, the Yandievs, as always, support each other. Their father is a businessman and co-owner of M-1.