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2020 in Absolute Championship Akhmat

The year 2020 was the 8th year in the history of the Absolute Championship Akhmat, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia.

List of events

ACA 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev

Absolute Championship Akhmat 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on February 21, 2020, at the Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia.

Background

An ACA Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Evgeniy Goncharov and former champion Mukhumat Vakhaev served as the ACA 104 main event.[1] The pairing were supposed to have met previously in March 2018 at ACA 94, but Vakhaev was unable to compete due to health problems.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

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ACA 105: Shakhbulatov vs. Oliveira

Absolute Championship Akhmat 105: Shakhbulatov vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on March 6, 2020, at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Background

This event featured a title fight for the vacant ACA Bantamweight Championship between the Russian Shamil Shakhbulatov and the Brazilian Daniel Oliveira as headliner.[3]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 106: Frolov vs. Magomedov

Absolute Championship Akhmat 106: Frolov vs. Magomedov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat. The event was initially scheduled to be held on March 24, 2020, at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia, but it was postponed to July 11, 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak.[4]

Background

This event was headlined by former M-1 Middleweight Champion Artem Frolov and Ibragim Magomedov.

A welterweight bout between Magomedsaygid Alibekov and Georgiy Kichigin was scheduled for the co-main event of the evening. However, Kichigin was pulled from the event after testing positive for COVID-19. The welterweight bout between Andrey Koshkin and Mark Hulme was also scheduled for the main card, but Hulme was unable to compete due to visa issues. Alibekov and Koshkin faced each other in the co main event.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 107: Emelianenko vs. Ismailov

Absolute Championship Akhmat 107: Emelianenko vs. Ismailov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on July 24, 2020, in Sochi, Russia.

Background

The event was initially planned to be held on April 7, 2020, at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia, but was postponed to July 24 due to the coronavirus outbreak.[4]

Kurban Taigibov was set to fight against Ramazan Kishev, but Kishev had to withdraw due to an injury. As a result of this, promotion officials rescheduled the bout for ACA 110 event September 5, 2020.

Alexey Shaposhnikov and Sheikh-Mansur Khabibulaev dropped out of the card due to injury. Their rivals Aren Hakobyan and Ruslan Abiltarov faced each other on the prelims card.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 108: Galiev vs. Adaev

Absolute Championship Akhmat 108: Galiev vs. Adaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat. The event was initially scheduled to be held on April 24, 2020, at the Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland, but due to the coronavirus outbreak it was postponed to August 8, 2020 in Russia.[4]

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk

Absolute Championship Akhmat 109: Strus vs. Haratyk was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on August 20, 2020, in Poland.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 110: Bagov vs. Abdulaev

Absolute Championship Akhmat 110: Bagov vs. Abdulaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on September 5, 2020, at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 111: Abdulvakhabov vs. Sarnavskiy

Absolute Championship Akhmat 111: Abdulvakhabov vs. Sarnavskiy was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on September 19, 2020, at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results


ACA 112: Oliveira vs. Dudaev

Absolute Championship Akhmat 112: Oliveira vs. Dudaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on October 4, 2020, at the Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 113: Kerefov vs. Gadzhiev

Absolute Championship Akhmat 113: Kerefov vs. Gadzhiev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on November 6, 2020, at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

The main event of the evening was supposed to feature a title bout between the ACA Featherweight Champion Felipe Froes and the challenger Magomedrasul Khasbulaev, but it was reported that Khasbulaev has been forced out of the bout due to a leg injury. As a result, the fight was canceled.[8]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs. Johnson

Absolute Championship Akhmat 114: Omielańczuk vs. Johnson was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on November 26, 2020, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Lodz in Łódź, Poland.

Background

Vazha Tsiptauri was set to fight with Tomáš Deák but he has to withdraw a week before the fight when he tested positive for COVID-19. The Finns Mikael Silander replaces Tsiptauri, takes short notice fight against Deák.[9]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 115: Ismailov vs. Shtyrkov

Absolute Championship Akhmat 115: Ismailov vs. Shtyrkov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on December 12, 2020, at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

ACA 116: Froes vs Balaev

Absolute Championship Akhmat 116: Froes vs Balaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on December 18, 2020, at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

ACA featherweight world champion Felipe Froes missed weight ahead of his fight against Marat Balaev and will not be eligible to retain the belt even if he wins. Felipe Froes was 0.7 kilograms over the limit. The fight will proceed with only Balaev, who weighed-in at 66 kg is eligible to win the title with a victory. If Froes wins the fight, the title will become vacant.[10]

Brett Cooper was scheduled to face Beslan Isaev in a welterweight bout. However, after making weight, he consulted with his lawyers and decided to refuse fighting because of the U.S. Department of Treasury and Great Britain's sanctions policy against Kadyrov and any organization owned by him, this including Absolute Championship Akhmat. Under these sanctions, it is illegal for any US citizen to do business with any of these entities, meaning that all American fighters could face fines or jail time if they fight for the organization. [11][12]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $10,000 bonuses:

Results

See also

References

  1. ^ "Evgenii Goncharov will meet Mukhumat Vakhaev at #ACA104 in Krasnodar". fight-madness.com.
  2. ^ "ACA 104 Goncharov vs. Vakhaev". sherdog.com.
  3. ^ "Shamil Shahbulatov will meet Daniel Oliveira at ACA 105 in Krasnodar". fight-crumpe.com.(in French)
  4. ^ a b c Dmytro Synyak (March 31, 2020). "ACA Reschedules or Postpones Three Events in Russia and Poland". sherdog.com.
  5. ^ a b c ACA [@ACA_League] (September 6, 2020). "💰 Bonuses after ACA 110" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b c ACA [@ACA_League] (September 20, 2020). "💰 Bonuses after ACA 111!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b c ACA [@ACA_League] (October 7, 2020). "💰 Bonuses after ACA 112" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ SYNYAK, DMYTRO. "KHASBULAEV EXITS ACA 113 TITLE BOUT, MARAT BALAEV NOW MEETS FELIPE FROES ON DEC. 18". sherdog.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Unfortunately, Vazha Tsiptauri is out his fight and ACA 114 debut against Tomas Deak". twitter.com.
  10. ^ "Чемпион ACA лишился титула на взвешивании". fighttime.ru.
  11. ^ "Американский боец отказался выступать в Absolute Championship Akhmat из-за санкций". tass.ru.
  12. ^ "The Dictator's Dilemma: How U.S. sanctions will impact Ramzan Kadyrov's MMA aspirations". bloodyelbow.com.

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