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Uzbek fighter Nurmatov dies after duel in Grozny

10/7/2019, 6:10:06 PM

Mixed martial artist from Uzbekistan Bekzod Nurmatov died after a duel with Russian Beslan Isaev at the Absolute Championship Akhmat 100 tournament.


“Bekzod died on Monday night, had a stroke. After the fight, he fell into a coma, ”TASS quoted a representative of the athlete’s team.

The mixed martial arts tournament Absolute Championship Akhmat 100 was held on October 4 in Grozny. Nurmatov spent three rounds of five minutes and lost to Isaev by a separate decision of the judges. The athlete was 27 years old.

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