Career
Originally from the small village of Sernovodsk in Chechnya, Amagov was raised in a war-torn country and in 1994 when he was eight years old, Amagov"s school was destroyed. Eventually, he relocated to Moscow, where he began training in Combat Sambo with Fedor Emelianenko and Alexander Emelianenko. In June 2007, Amagov made the transition into mixed martial arts
Early career
Amagov made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2007 in Russia.
He lost his debut bout via submission, but soon amassed a record of 8-1-1 with most of his fights taking place in the ProFC promotion. Amagov drew considerable attention in 2010 when a video of his spinning hook kick knockout of Maskhat Akhmetov became popular on several Mobile Marketing Association message boards and news sites.
He is managed by Sam Kardan and Mike Constantino of MVC Management. Strikeforce
In the summer of 2011, Adlan Amagov signed with Zuffa and made his United States. debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling versus
Voelker III against Ron Stallings.
Amagov was successful in his second bout for Strikeforce as he defeated veteran Anthony Smith via KO in the first round at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt versus Sayers. Following his two wins, Amagov made his debut on a main card at Strikeforce: Rockhold versus Jardine on January 7, 2012.
He faced former EliteXC Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler in the co-main event and lost the fight via TKO (flying knee and punches) early in the first round.
Amagov returned to the promotion on August 18, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rousey versus Kaufman. Ultimate Fighting Championship
On January 19, 2013, it was revealed that Amagov had signed to fight for the UFC. Amagov made his promotional and Welterweight debut against fellow newcomer and former Strikeforce veteran Chris Spång on April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel television 9.
Amagov dominated the fight from start to finish, earning a unanimous decision victory. Amagov faced TJ Waldburger on October 19, 2013 at UFC 166.
Amagov was expected to face Jason High on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35.
However, Amagov pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Beneil Dariush. After more than a year of absence from the sport, BloodyElbow editor Karim Zidan stated that Amagov had "no interest" in returning to Mobile Marketing Association , and that he wants to "watch his kids grow up and is tired of cutting weight". Unifight
International Amateur Federation of Unifight
Grappling
NAGA
NAGA Championship 2nd Place 2011
NAGA Championship 1st Place 2012
ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)
Russian Union of Martial Arts
Russian Medalist Ministry of the Interior in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat.