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2017 in Absolute Championship Berkut
Information
First date	January 13, 2017
Last date	December 23, 2017
Events
Total events	37
Kickboxing	4
BJJ	6
←  2016 in ACB 2018 in ACB →

The year 2017 was the 5th year in the history of the Absolute Championship Berkut, a mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion based in Russia.

List of events

ACB MMA
#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson	January 13, 2017	Bren Events Center	Irvine, California, USA
2	ACB 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting	January 21, 2017	Hallmann dome	Vienna, Austria
3	ACB 53: Young Eagles 15	February 18, 2017	Hala Urania	Olsztyn, Poland
4	ACB 54: Supersonic	March 11, 2017	Manchester Arena	Manchester, England
5	ACB 55: Dushanbe	March 24, 2017	Tax Committee Sports Center	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
6	ACB 56: Young Eagles 16	April 1, 2017	Prime hall	Minsk, Belarus
7	ACB 57: Payback	April 15, 2017	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Moscow, Russia
8	ACB 58: Young Eagles 17	April 22, 2017	Gamid Gamidov Palace of Sports	Khasavyurt, Russia
-	ACB 59: Young Eagles 18	April 29, 2017 (Cancelled)	Palace of sports "Manege"	Vladikavkaz, Russia
9	ACB 60: Aguev vs. Devent	May 13, 2017	Hallmann dome	Vienna, Austria
10	ACB 61: Balaev vs. Bataev	May 20, 2017	Sibur Arena	Saint Petersburg, Russia
11	ACB 59: Young Eagles 18	May 25, 2017	Sports Hall Coliseum	Grozny, Russia
12	ACB 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz	June 17, 2017	KSK "Ekspress"	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
13	ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes	July 1, 2017	Ergo Arena	Gdańsk, Poland
14	ACB 64: Young Eagles 19	July 19, 2017	Antalya Arena Spor Salonu	Antalya, Turkey
15	ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev	July 22, 2017	Sheffield Arena	Sheffield, England
16	ACB 66: Young Eagles 20	August 5, 2017	Sports Hall Coliseum	Grozny, Russia
17	ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov	August 19, 2017	Sports Hall Coliseum	Grozny, Russia
18	ACB 68: Young Eagles 21	August 26, 2017	Tax Committee Sports Center	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19	ACB 69: Young Eagles 22	September 9, 2017	Almaty Arena	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20	ACB 70: The Battle of Britain	September 23, 2017	Sheffield Arena	Sheffield, England
21	ACB 71: Yan vs. Mattos	September 30, 2017	Dynamo Sports Palace	Moscow, Russia
22	ACB 72: Makovsky vs. Sherbatov	October 14, 2017	Tohu	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
23	ACB 73: Silva vs. Makoev	October 21, 2017	Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24	ACB 74: Aguev vs. Townsend	November 18, 2017	Wiener Stadthalle	Vienna, Austria
25	ACB 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński	November 25, 2017	Carl Benz Arena	Stuttgart, Germany
26	ACB 76: Young Eagles 23	December 9, 2017	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre	Gold Coast, Australia
27	ACB 77: Abdulvakhabov vs. Vartanyan	December 16, 2017	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Moscow, Russia

ACB KB
#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris	March 25, 2017	Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan	Paris, France
2	ACB KB 10: Russia vs. China	July 15, 2017	Izmailovo Sports Palace	Moscow, Russia
3	ACB KB 11 / Wu Lin Feng	October 7, 2017	Henan TV Studio 8	Zhengzhou, China
4	ACB KB 12: Warriors Of Light	November 10, 2017	Marriott Congress Center	Los Angeles, California, USA

ACB BJJ
#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	ACB BJJ 4: WGP 75 KG/85 KG	February 25, 2017	Santiago Canyon College	Orange, California, USA
2	ACB BJJ 5: WGP 95 KG/95+ KG	May 6, 2017	OSiR Włochy	Warsaw, Poland
3	ACB BJJ 6: WGP 60 KG/65 KG	July 16, 2017	Dynamo Sports Palace	Moscow, Russia
4	ACB BJJ 7: WGP 75 KG/85 KG	September 9, 2017	Riocentro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5	ACB BJJ 8: WGP 65 KG/95+ KG	October 28, 2017	Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena	Doha, Qatar
6	ACB BJJ 9: WGP 60 KG/95 KG	December 9, 2017	Dynamo Sports Palace	Moscow, Russia

ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson

ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	January 13, 2017
Venue	Bren Events Center
City	Irvine, California, USA
Attendance	~ 500
Event chronology
ACB 50 ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson ACB 52

Absolute Championship Berkut 51: Silva vs. Torgeson was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on January 13, 2017 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California United States.

Background

This event featured a world title fight for the vacant ACB Light Heavyweight Championship between Thiago Silva and Jared Ferguson as headliner.

A Heavyweight bout between Michal Andryszak and Mike Kyle was scheduled for this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to visa problem sustained by Andryszak.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: ^[1]

• Fight of the Night: Kyle Reyes vs. Mario Israel
• Knockout of the Night: Arthur Estrázulas

Result

ACB 51
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Thiago Silva	def.	Jared Torgeson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	For the ACB Light Heavyweight Championship.
Featherweight 66 kg	Luis Palomino	def.	Musa Khamanaev	TKO (Punches)	2	3:35
Lightweight 70 kg	Christos Giagos	def.	Alexandre Pimentel	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Leandro Silva	def.	Pat Healy	TKO (Punches)	1	0:38
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mike Kyle	def.	Dan Charles	TKO (Punches)	1	2:15
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Shamil Gamzatov	def.	Rodney Wallace	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 70 kg	Arthur Estrázulas	def.	Dave Courchaine	KO (Punches)	1	3:55
Bantamweight 61 kg	Terrion Ware	def.	Nick Mamalis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 70 kg	Guillerme Martinez	def.	Ivan Castillo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Kyle Reyes	def.	Mario Israel	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Danny Martinez	def.	Cory Alexander	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

^[2]

ACB 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting

ACB 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	January 21, 2017
Venue	Hallmann dome
City	Vienna, Austria
Attendance	~ 2,000
Event chronology
ACB 51 ACB 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting ACB 53

Absolute Championship Berkut 52: Another Level of MMA Fighting was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on January 21, 2017 at the Hallmann dome in Vienna, Austria.

Background

6 fighters from Russia, who were to perform at the ACB 52 tournament in Vienna, have not been able to participate due to visa problems.

The fight between Patrik Kincl and Arbi Agujev was originally a 2nd-round TKO win by Kincl. The fight was overturned in a No Contest by the ACB official, because the referee stopped the fight too soon.

The fight between João Luis Nogueira and Shamil Nikaev was originally a unanimous decision win by Nogueira. The judges decision was Overturned in a No Contest by the ACB official.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: ^[1]

• Knockout of the Night: Ismail Naurdiev
• Submission of the Night: Matjaz Vicar

Result

ACB 52
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Patrik Kincl	vs.	Arbi Agujev	No Contest (Overturned)	1	4:42	Originally a 2nd-round TKO win by Kincl.
Heavyweight 120 kg	Michal Andryszak	def.	Denis Smoldarev	KO (Knee)	1	3:18
Lightweight 70 kg	João Luis Nogueira	vs.	Shamil Nikaev	No Contest (Overturned)	3	5:00	Originally a unanimous decision win by Nogueira.
Middleweight 84 kg	Nikola Dipchikov	def.	Alexander Takacs	KO (Knee)	1	4:19
Welterweight 70 kg	Erhan Kartal	def.	Rubenilton Pereira	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 70 kg	Ismail Naurdiev	def.	Andrei Vasinca	TKO (Knee and Punches)	1	1:28
Catchweight 74 kg	Matjaz Vicar	def.	Khamzat Musaev	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:46
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Malik Merad	def.	Cristian Mitrea	TKO (Punches)	1	4:31
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	def.	Daniel Könecke	TKO (Knee and Punches)	2	2:44
Bantamweight 61 kg	Niko Gjoka	def.	Paulo de Sousa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

^{[3] [4]}

ACB 53: Young Eagles 15

ACB 53: Young Eagles 15
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	February 18, 2017
Venue	Hala Urania
City	Olsztyn, Poland
Attendance	~ 2,000
Event chronology
ACB 52 ACB 53: Young Eagles 15 ACB 54

Absolute Championship Berkut 53: Young Eagles 15 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 18, 2017 at the Hala Urania in Olsztyn, Poland.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses: ^[5]

• Fight of the Night: Pawel Kielek vs Bai-Ali Shaipov
• Knockout of the Night: Dmitriy Shestakov
• Submission of the Night: Mehdi Baydulaev

Result

ACB 53
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Adrian Zieliński	def.	Rasul Yakhyaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Piotr Strus	def.	Michail Tsarev	TKO (Doctor Stopage)	2	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Karol Celiński	def.	Łukasz Parobiec	TKO (Punches)	3	4:06
Lightweight 70 kg	Bai-Ali Shaipov	def.	Paweł Kiełek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Ibragim Tibilov	def.	Mindaugas Veržbickas	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	1:05
Featherweight 66 kg	Lambert Akhiadov	def.	Rafał Czechowski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Aslambek Arsamikov	def.	Łukasz Szczerek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Mehdi Baidulaev	def.	Suleiman Bouhata	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:47
Featherweight 66 kg	Dukvaha Astamirov	def.	Jakub Wikłacz	TKO (Punches)	2	4:58
Welterweight 77 kg	Dzhokhar Duraev	def.	Patryk Wołodkiewicz	TKO (Knees and Punches)	2	4:50
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg	Adlan Mamaev	def.	Vytautas Sadauskas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Maciej Kaliciński	def.	Muslim Abdulaev	TKO (Punches)	2	2:59
Welterweight 77 kg	Umar Gaisumov	def.	Paweł Karwowski	KO (Punch)	1	2:16
Featherweight 66 kg	Dmitriy Shestakov	def.	Mansur Arsakhanov	KO (Spinning Heel Kick)	1	1:40
Flyweight 57 kg	Shamil Akhmaev	def.	Kamil Unruh	Decision (Split)	3	5:00

ACB 54: Supersonic

ACB 54: Supersonic
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	March 11, 2017
Venue	Manchester Arena
City	Manchester, England
Attendance	~10,000
Event chronology
ACB 53 ACB 54: Supersonic ACB 55

Absolute Championship Berkut 54: Supersonic was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 11, 2017 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Background

This event featured a Champion vs. Champion fight between The KSW Middleweight Champion Mamed Khalidov and the Venator FC Middleweight Champion Luke Barnatt as headliner, Also the event was originally scheduled to be co-headlined by a welterweight title fight between Brett Cooper and Aslambek Saidov. However, on February 14, it was announced that Cooper had to withdraw from his first title defense due to serious health issues. Saidov has faced ACB newcomer Ion Pascu. Lightweight Pat Healy and light heavyweight Vinny Magalhaes both suffered injuries in the lead up to the event, and they will no longer participate in the event.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: ^[6]

• Fight of the Night: Joshua Aveles vs. Amirkhan Adaev
• Knockout of the Night: Brendan Loughnane
• Submission of the Night: Ali Bagov

Result

ACB 54
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Mamed Khalidov	def.	Luke Barnatt	KO (Punches)	1	0:21
Featherweight 66 kg	Brendan Loughnane	def.	Mike Wilkinson	KO (Knee and Punches)	1	2:30
Welterweight 77 kg	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Ion Pascu	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Aurel Pîrtea	def.	Saul Rogers	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	0:53
Catchweight 72.5 kg	Ali Bagov	def.	Bubba Jenkins	Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)	2	4:01
Lightweight 70 kg	Joshua Aveles	def.	Amirkhan Adaev	Decision (Split)	3	5:00	Originally announced as a draw.
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Batraz Agnaev	def.	Max Nunes	TKO (Punches)	1	2:57
Middleweight 84 kg	Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev	def.	Adam Zając	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	2:50
Middleweight 84 kg	Andy DeVent	def.	Danny Mitchell	TKO (Punches)	1	0:35
Catchweight 63 kg	Murad Kalamov	def.	Niko Gjoka	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	4:11
Lightweight 70 kg	Kane Mousah	def.	Lewis Monarch	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Dean Garnett	def.	Michael Tobin	KO (Spinning Kick)	2	0:31
Middleweight 84 kg	Ibragim Chuzhigaev	def.	David Mitchell	TKO (Punches)	3	0:45
Featherweight 66 kg	Robert Whiteford	def.	Nam Phan	Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)	1	0:21
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mukhomad Vakhaev	def.	Tanner Boser	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Shoaib Yousaf	def.	Javonne Morrison	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	3:24
Preliminary Card
Featherweight 66 kg	Azi Thomas	def.	Eden Newton	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
Lightweight 70 kg	Chris Bungard	def.	Iain Feenan	Submission (Flying Triangle Choke)	1	2:41
Lightweight 70 kg	Ashley Reece	def.	James Lewis	TKO (Punches)	2	2:43
Catchweight 60 kg	Aaron Aby	def.	Connor Hignett	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Gaz Corran	def.	Shaun Hampton	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Jenaid Ebanks	def.	Marcin Prostko	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	N/A
Catchweight 63.5 kg	Call Ellenor	def.	Declan Williams	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A

^[7]

ACB 55: Dushanbe

ACB 55: Dushanbe
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	March 24, 2017
Venue	Tax Committee Sports Center
City	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Event chronology
ACB 54 ACB 55: Dushanbe

Absolute Championship Berkut 55: Dushanbe was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 24, 2017 at the Tax Committee Sports Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Background

Gamzat Khiramagomedov was injured during the preparation for his fight and was forced to withdraw from his match against Will Noland. ^[8]

Evgeniy Lazukov was injured and couldn't participate in his Fight against Muin Gafurov, and was subsequently replaced by Georgian fighter Beno Adamia.

Donald Sanchez and Abdul-Rahman Temirov has to withdraw due to injury, Yusuf Raisov and valdines Silva will now face each other in the co-main event of the evening.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Shakhbulatov vs. Macek
• Submission of the Night: Igor Fernandes
• ACB League Founder Bonus : Mukhamed Berkhamov

Result

ACB 55
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Mukhamed Berkhamov	def.	Sharaf Davlatmurodov	Submission (Armbar)	2	2:44
Featherweight 66 kg	Yusuf Raisov	def.	Valdines Silva	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:28
Welterweight 77 kg	Denis Kanakov	def.	Faizy Tobatov	TKO (Doctor Stopage)	1	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Sergey Khandozhko	def.	Stanislav Vlasenko	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Muin Gafurov	def.	Beno Adamia	TKO (Punches)	1	2:46
Welterweight 77 kg	Imran Abaev	def.	Erkinbek Mansurov	Submission (Kimura)	2	2:18
Middleweight 84 kg	Grachik Bozinyan	def.	Shamil Abdulkhalikov	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:40
Lightweight 70 kg	Oleg Khachaturov	def.	Iftikhor Arbobov	TKO (Punches)	3	2:21
Welterweight 77 kg	Igor Fernandes	def.	Rustam Gadzhiev	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	1	4:47
Bantamweight 61 kg	Fatkhidin Sobirov	def.	Denis Mutsnek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Shamil Shakhbulatov	def.	Filip Macek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Taichi Nakajima	def.	Radzhabali Fayzidini	Submission (Kimura)	2	3:41
Welterweight 77 kg	Mubaraksho Mubarakshoev	def.	Denis Tiuliulin	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:23

ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris

ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	March 25, 2017
Venue	Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan
City	Paris, France
Event chronology
ACB 55 ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris

Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 9: Showdown in Paris was a kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 25, 2017 at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in Paris, France.

Result

ACB KB 9
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
KB Lightweight 70 kg	Chingiz Allazov	def.	Mohamed Hendouf	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Welterweight 77 kg	Cyril Benzaquen	def.	Alexander Stetsurenko	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Featherweight 65 kg	Eddy Nait Slimani	def.	David Mejia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Super Heavyweight	Dexter Suisse	def.	Abdarhmane Coulibaly	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Welterweight 77 kg	Yury Bessmertny	def.	Djibril Ehouo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Lightweight 70 kg	Song Shaoqiu	def.	Ștefan Irimia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Welterweight 77 kg	Gary Anad	def.	Mansur Vaduev	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
KB Featherweight 65 kg	Cédrick Peynaud	def.	Dino Kacar	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Featherweight 65 kg	Hamayak Avetisyan	def.	Zubaira Suleimanov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Featherweight 65 kg	Célestin Mendes	def.	Gordon Kalaykhan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Lightweight 70 kg	Fouad Jebbari	def.	Kichima Yattabare	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

ACB 56: Young Eagles 16

ACB 56: Young Eagles 16
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	April 1, 2017
Venue	Prime Hall
City	Minsk, Belarus
Attendance	~ 1,500
Event chronology
ACB 55 ACB 56: Young Eagles 16 ACB 57

Absolute Championship Berkut 56: Young Eagles 16 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 1, 2017 in Minsk, Belarus.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Odintsov vs. Elzhurkaev
• Submission of the Night: Andrey Krasnikov
• Knockout of the Nights: Nashkho Galaev

Result

ACB 56
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Maciej Różański	def.	Dmitry Voitov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	3:34
Flyweight 57 kg	Kurban Gadzhiev	def.	José Maria Tomé	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Igor Litoshik	vs.	Idris Gezalov	Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)	2	1:38
Welterweight 77 kg	Shamkhan Barakhanov	def.	Anatoly Safronov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Kharon Orzumiev	def.	Soso Nizharadze	TKO (Punches)	1	3:25
Lightweight 70 kg	Mikhail Odintsov	def.	Amir Elzhurkaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Andrey Krasnikov	def.	Saikhan Dzhabrailov	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	3:03
Featherweight 66 kg	Magomed Sulumov	def.	Sergei Semizhon	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Nashkho Galaev	def.	Mihail Sîrbu	KO (Knee)	1	4:07
Bantamweight 61 kg	Islam Yunusov	def.	Aleksandr Lunga	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Ľudovít Klein	def.	Khusein Maltsagov	KO (Knee)	2	3:28
Lightweight 70 kg	Alibek Akhazaev	def.	Vitaly Ulich	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Adam Aliev	def.	Vladislav Stepanov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Dzhabir Vazirkhanov	def.	Vladislav Novitskiy	KO (Slam)	1	2:45
Featherweight 66 kg	Igor Chemyakin	def.	Ramzan Dukaev	TKO (Punches)	3	4:48

ACB 57: Payback

ACB 57: Payback
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	April 15, 2017
Venue	Luzhniki Palace of Sports
City	Moscow, Russia
Attendance	~ 10,000
Event chronology
ACB 56 ACB 57: Payback ACB 58

Absolute Championship Berkut 57: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 15, 2017 at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia.

Background

This event featured the highly anticipated rematch for the ACB Bantamweight Championship between Magomed Magomedov and Petr Yan as headliner.

The title fight between Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and. Andrey Koshkin is off. The Bout will be Rescheduled to ACB 61 due to Abdulvakhabov knee injury.

Matheus Mattos will replace Tural Ragimov in fight against Magomed Ginazov.

Albert Duraev is out due to Illness, Ibragim Chuzhigaev will step in as a short notice replacement against Vyacheslav Vasilevsky.

Konstantin Erokhin is out due to injury, Georgy Sakaev will step in as a short notice replacement against Azamat Murzakanov.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Ginazov vs. Mattos
• Submission of the Night: Mukhamed Kokov

Result

ACB 57
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg	Petr Yan	def.	Magomed Magomedov (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the ACB Bantamweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Eduard Vartanyan	def.	Alexander Sarnavskiy	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	4:47
Middleweight 84 kg	Vyacheslav Vasilevsky	def.	Ibragim Chuzhigaev	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	3:20
Lightweight 70 kg	Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov	def.	Rasul Shovhalov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Rasul Albaskhanov	def.	Ruslan Abiltarov	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Azamat Murzakanov	def.	Georgy Sakaev	TKO (Punches)	1	1:36
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61 kg	Matheus Mattos	def.	Magomed Ginazov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Mukhamed Kokov	def.	Akop Stepanyan	Submission (Kimura)	3	0:51
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Maxim Futin	def.	Isa Umarov	KO (Punch to the Body)	2	3:46
Featherweight 66 kg	Alexander Peduson	def.	Rasul Ediev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:41
Featherweight 66 kg	Rustam Asuev	def.	David Cubas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 70 kg	Ramazan Kurmagomedov	def.	Yukinori Akazawa	KO (Kick to the Body)	1	2:09

ACB 58: Young Eagles 17

ACB 58: Young Eagles 17
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	April 22, 2017
Venue	Gamid Gamidov Palace of Sports
City	Khasavyurt, Russia
Attendance	~ 4,000
Event chronology
ACB 57 ACB 58: Young Eagles 17 ACB 60

Absolute Championship Berkut 58: Young Eagles 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 22, 2017 at the Gamid Gamidov Palace of Sports in Khasavyurt, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Magomadov vs Grozin
• Submission of the Night: Askar Askarov

Result

ACB 58
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight 57 kg	Askar Askarov (c)	def.	Anthony Leone	Submission (Twister)	3	2:49	For the ACB Flyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Felipe Cruz	def.	Alim Cherkesov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	3:17
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Igor Litoshik	def.	Murad Chunkaiev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:48
Middleweight 84 kg	Oleg Olenichev	def.	Azamat Amagov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	2:51
Bantamweight 61 kg	Azamat Kerefov	def.	Khamid Sultanbiev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kurban Ibragimov	def.	Konstantin Andreitsev	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Viskhan Magomadov	def.	Aleksandr Grozin	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Islam Meshev	def.	Akhmadkhan Bokov	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Khabib Isaev	def.	Evgeniy Belyaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Magomed-Emin Myatliev	vs.	Oleg Belozerov	TKO (Punches)	1	3:01
Preliminary Card
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdula Abdulaev	def.	Jonathan Svensson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Husein Shaihaev	def.	Ryskulbek Ibraimov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Gadzhimurad Aliev	def.	German Barsegyan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Murat Gugov	def.	Anzor Shakhmurzaev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	0:32
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Amirkhan Guliev	def.	Elmar Muradzade	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Akhmed Ibragimov	vs.	Kemran Mamedov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Saygid Abdulaev	def.	Firuz Abdulloev	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:21

ACB 59: Young Eagles 18

ACB 59: Young Eagles 18
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	April 29, 2017 (Cancelled)
Venue	Palace of sports "Manege"
City	Vladikavkaz, Russia

Absolute Championship Berkut 59: Young Eagles 18 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 29, 2017 at the Palace of sports "Manege" in Vladikavkaz, Russia.

Mairbek Khasiev canceled this event. The reason was racist problems between Chechens and Ossetians. Greater likelihood of conflict. ^[9]

Background

Result

ACB 58
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Ibrahim Tebilov	vs.	Jean Felipe Prestes
Welterweight 77 kg	Husein Kushagov	vs.	Roberto Neves
Middleweight 84 kg	Baisangur Vakhitov	vs.	Will Noland
Middleweight 84 kg	Rustam Chsiev	vs.	Timur Shidov
Lightweight 70 kg	Yusup Umarov	vs.	Alex Sandro
Lightweight 70 kg	Daud Shaikhaev	vs.	Michael Bobner
Lightweight 70 kg	Magomed Raisov	vs.	Sukhrob Davlatov
Featherweight 66 kg	Islam Meshev	vs.	Yuriy Chobuka

ACB 60: Aguev vs. Devent

ACB 60: Aguev vs. Devent
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	May 13, 2017
Venue	Hallmann dome
City	Vienna, Austria
Attendance	~ 3,000
Event chronology
ACB 58 ACB 60: Aguev vs. Devent ACB 61

Absolute Championship Berkut 60: Aguev vs. Devent was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 13, 2017 in Vienna, Austria.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Herdeson Batista vs Rasul Yakhyaev
• Knockout of the Night: Arbi Agujev
• Submission of the Night: Marko Burušić

Result

ACB 60
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Arbi Agujev	def.	Andy DeVent	KO (knee and punches)	1	0:21
Welterweight 77 kg	Ali Eskiev	def.	Igor Svirid	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Shamil Nikaev	def.	Aurel Pîrtea	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Ismail Naurdiev	def.	Benny Alloway	KO (body kick)	1	2:24
Flyweight 57 kg	Zach Makovsky	def.	Josiel Silva	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:08
Welterweight 77 kg	Rafal Lewon	def.	Tamerlan Dadaev	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Herdeson Batista	def.	Rasul Yakhyaev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Marko Burušić	def.	Burak Kizilirmak	Verbal Submission (armbar)	1	0:39
Middleweight 84 kg	Roland Cambal	def.	Markus Di Gallo	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	3:07
Featherweight 65 kg	Islam Isaev	def.	Andre Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Arbi Medzhidov	def.	Ioan Vrânceanu	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Ľudovít Klein	def.	Akhmed Abdulkarydov	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:40

ACB 61: Balaev vs. Bataev

ACB 61: Balaev vs. Bataev
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	May 20, 2017
Venue	Sibur Arena
City	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance	~ 6,000
Event chronology
ACB 60 ACB 61: Balaev vs. Bataev ACB 59

Absolute Championship Berkut 61: Balaev vs. Bataev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 20, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Background

The bout between Ilya Shcheglov (5-1) and Wallyson Carvalho (8-2) is canceled due to Shcheglov's injury.

The fight between Andrei Koshkin and Eduard Vartanyan was canceled due to Vartanyan's injury.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses: ^[10]

• Fight of the Night: Balaev vs Bataev
• Submission of the Night: Arman Ospanov

Result

ACB 61
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Marat Balaev (c)	def.	Adlan Bataev	Decision (split)	5	5:00	For the ACB Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg	Aleksei Butorin	def.	Nikola Dipchikov	TKO (punches)	1	4:07
Welterweight 77 kg	Beslan Isaev	def.	Elvis Mutapčić	KO (punches)	1	0:33
Welterweight 77 kg	Albert Tumenov	def.	Ismael de Jesus	KO (punch)	1	0:46
Heavyweight 120 kg	Denis Smoldarev	def.	Tanner Boser	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Oleg Borisov	def.	Dukvaha Ostamirov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Arman Ospanov	def.	Taichi Nakajima	KO (wheel kick)	2	1:35
Welterweight 77 kg	Aleksey Martynov	def.	Vasily Palok	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Rustam Kerimov	def.	Tural Ragimov	KO (punches)	1	0:22
Middleweight 84 kg	Mikhail Kolobegov	def.	Piotr Strus	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Luis Palomino	def.	Marcos Vinicius Schmitz	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB 59: Young Eagles 18

ACB 59
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	May 25, 2017
Venue	Sports Hall Coliseum
City	Grozny, Chechnya
Attendance	~ 3,500
Event chronology
ACB 61 ACB 59 ACB 62

Absolute Championship Berkut 59: Young Eagles 18 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 25, 2017 in Grozny, Russia.

Background

This event was moved from Vladikavkaz to Grozny.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Keldibekov vs. Dzhabrailov
• Knockout of the Night: Yusup Umarov
• Submission of the Night: Daud Shaikhaev
• Special bonus from Mairbek Khasiev: Baysangur Vakhitov
• $3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Gadjimurad Olohanov, Aslan Shogov, Ilyas Yakubov, Rustam Gadzhiev, Abdisalam Kubanych, Shamil Akhmaev, Sukhrob Davlatov

Result

ACB 59
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Husein Kushagov	def.	Roberto Neves	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Baysangur Vakhitov	def.	Igor Litoshik	KO (punch)	1	1:25
Lightweight 70 kg	Yusup Umarov	def.	Alessandro Alves	KO (punches)	1	1:30
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rasul Saytkhojayev	def.	Khanif Mirzamagomedov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Daud Shaikhaev	def.	Michael Bobner	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:38
Lightweight 70 kg	Sukhrob Davlatov	def.	Rakhman Makhazhiev	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:11
Featherweight 65 kg	Alihan Suleimanov	def.	Alikhon Khasanov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Saifullah Dzhabrailov	def.	Kanat Keldibekov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdisalam Kubanych	vs.	Usman Bisultanov	TKO (punches and elbows)	2	4:45
Welterweight 77 kg	Maxim Konovalov	def.	Viskhan Amirkhanov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Rustam Gadzhiev	def.	Timur Shidov	Submission (kneebar)	2	2:39
Bantamweight 61 kg	Aliskhan Chadaev	def.	Aidarbek Kabylov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 56 kg	Shamil Akhmaev	def.	Ruslan Mavludov	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:48
Featherweight 66 kg	Adam Gagiev	def.	Eldar Shopagov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Ilyas Yakubov	def.	Aleksander Kozubenko	Submission (keylock)	1	2:20
Bantamweight 61 kg	Aslan Shogov	def.	Bagvadin Saidov	Technical Submission (Ezekiel choke)	2	2:12
Lightweight 70 kg	Gadjimurad Olohanov	def.	Muhammad Pashayev	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:57

ACB 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz

ACB 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	June 17, 2017
Venue	Sport-Don Sports Palace
City	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Event chronology
ACB 59 ACB 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz ACB 63

Absolute Championship Berkut 62: Stepanyan vs. Cruz was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on June 17, 2017 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. ^[11]

Background

The fight between Igor Fernandes and Michail Tsarev was canceled due to Tsarev's injury.

Adam Townsend was slated to make his ACB debut in this event against Alexandr Shabily. Unfortunately, Townsend came in on the scales at 162 lbs. The bout against Shabily was canceled.

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Valeriy Khazhirokov vs Isaac Pimentel
• Knockout of the Night: Akop Stepanyan
• Submission of the Night: Jonas Billstein
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Alexander Peduson, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, Sergei Bilostenniy, Sergey Martynov, Narek Avagyan, Evgeny Belyaev

Result

ACB 62
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 65 kg	Akop Stepanyan	def.	Felipe Cruz	KO (Spinning Wheel Kick)	1	4:38
Middleweight 84 kg	Jonas Billstein	def.	Grachiya Bozinyan	Submission (smother choke)	2	4:11
Featherweight 65 kg	Alexander Peduson	def.	Artak Nazaryan	TKO (Punches)	1	3:29
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	def.	Jared Torgeson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	0:39
Bantamweight 61 kg	Valeriy Khazhirokov	vs.	Isaac Pimentel	TKO (punches)	3	2:56
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Sergei Bilostenniy	def.	Dmitry Zabolotny	TKO (punches)	2	2:51
Middleweight 84 kg	Sergey Martynov	def.	Daniyar Abdubaev	TKO (punches)	3	3:12
Bantamweight 61 kg	Narek Avagyan	def.	Anton Vasilyev	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:59
Middleweight 84 kg	Evgeny Belyaev	def.	Hayk Gasparyan	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:12

ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes

ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	July 1, 2017
Venue	Ergo Arena
City	Gdańsk, Poland
Event chronology
ACB 62 ACB 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes ACB KB 10

Absolute Championship Berkut 63: Celiński vs. Magalhaes was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 1, 2017 in Gdańsk, Poland. ^[12]

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Adrian Zieliński vs Piotr Hallmann
• Submission of the Night: Mindaugas Verzbickas
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Piotr Strus, Przemyslaw Mysiala, Patrik Kincl, Paweł Kiełek, Luke Barnatt

Result

ACB 63
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Karol Celinski	def.	Vinny Magalhães	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Piotr Strus	def.	Andy DeVent	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	2	3:53
Middleweight 84 kg	Luke Barnatt	def.	Max Nunes	KO (Punch)	1	4:08
Lightweight 70 kg	Piotr Hallmann	def.	Adrian Zielinski	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Nikola Dipchikov	def.	Maciej Rozanski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Ireneusz Szydlowski	def.	Pawel Kielek	TKO (Punches)	2	4:17
Welterweight 77 kg	Patrik Kincl	def.	Igor Fernandes	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	4:59
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Przemyslaw Mysiala	def.	Wallyson Carvalho	TKO (Punches)	1	2:03
Welterweight 77 kg	Mindaugas Verzbickas	def.	Kamil Gniadek	Submission (D'arce Choke)	2	0:59
Featherweight 66 kg	Kacper Formela	def.	Armen Stepanyan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Jakub Wikłacz	def.	Sebastian Przybysz	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB KB 10: Russia vs. China

ACB KB 10: Russia vs. China
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	July 15, 2017
Venue	Izmailovo Sports Palace
City	Moscow, Russia
Event chronology
ACB 63 ACB KB 10: Russia vs. China ACB 64

Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 10: Russia vs. China was a kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 15, 2017 at Izmailovo Sports Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Result

ACB KB 10
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Alexander Stetsurenko	def.	Zakaria Baitar	TKO (Leg Injury)	2	1:06
Middleweight 84 kg	Igor Bugaenko	def.	Hicham El Gaoui	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Vadim Davydov	def.	Zhang Ren	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Tsotne Rogava	def.	Vladimir Toktasynov	KO (Knee)	3	0:48
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Beybulat Isaev	def.	Hao Guanghua	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Tamerlan Bashirov	def.	Vitaliy Volosovski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Female Flyweight 56 kg	Dilshoda Umarova	def.	Li Mingrui	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Dennis Vosek	def.	Said Magomedov	KO (Body Kick)	3	1:19
Welterweight 77 kg	Islam Khozhdevdiev	def.	Alexander Yermoshin	TKO (Punches)	3	2:07
Lightweight 70 kg	Rashid Salikhov	def.	Li Yankun	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Nikita Surovezhkin	def.	Liu Qiliang	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Rodion Sheremet	def.	Wang Shanwei	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Chen Wende	def.	Marat Kichikhanov	KO (Head Kick)	2	0:40
Lightweight 70 kg	Murad Arzulaev	def.	Yong Ziquang	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Arslan Magomedov	def.	Yang Kunshan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Xui Shenghen	def.	Rolan Guliev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

ACB 64: Young Eagles 19

ACB 64: Young Eagles 19
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	July 19, 2017
Venue	Antalya Arena Spor Salonu
City	Antalya, Turkey
Attendance	~100
Event chronology
ACB KB 10 ACB 64: Young Eagles 19 ACB 65

Absolute Championship Berkut 64: Young Eagles 19 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 19, 2017 at the Antalya Arena Spor Salonu in Antalya, Turkey.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Magomed Khamzaev vs Maksim Maryanchuk
• Knockout of the Night: Nashkho Galaev
• Submission of the Night: Anzor Shakhmurzaev
• $3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Vazha Tsiptauri, Khusein Maltsagov, Furkan Ari, Khusein Sheikhaev, Kadir Dalkiran

Result

ACB 64
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Magomed Khamzaev	def.	Maksim Maryanchuk	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Nashkho Galaev	def.	Denis Mutsnek	KO (Knee)	1	2:08
Lightweight 70 kg	Kadir Dalkiran	def.	Kenan Jafarli	Submission (Armbar)	2	1:34
Bantamweight 61 kg	Khusein Sheikhaev	def.	Kirill Medvedovski	Submission (D'Arce Choke)	2	3:32
Featherweight 66 kg	Vugar Mamedzade	def.	Saikhan Dzhabrailov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Plamen Bachvarov	def.	Muslim Abdulaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Adlan Mamaev	def.	George Kechgias	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Furkan Ari	def.	Rustam Karaev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:50
Middleweight 84 kg	Hassan Amouei	def.	Emre Kuru	TKO (Punches)	3	3:47
Featherweight 66 kg	Khusein Maltsagov	def.	Pyarvin Mustafaev	Submission (North-South Choke)	2	1:32
Featherweight 66 kg	Mate Sanikidze	def.	Halil Dogan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Mohamadzhavad Kaviapev	def.	Ozgur Ichoz	TKO (Punches)	3	4:34
Heavyweight 120 kg	Anzor Shakhmurzaev	def.	Murat Kilimetov	Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)	1	2:56
Bantamweight 61 kg	Vazha Tsiptauri	def.	Murat Chepel	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	4:36
Lightweight 70 kg	Sargis Vardanyan	def.	Kerim Keleş	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev

ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	July 22, 2017
Venue	Sheffield Arena
City	Sheffield, England
Event chronology
ACB 64 ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev ACB 66

Absolute Championship Berkut 65: Silva vs. Agnaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 22, 2017 at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.

Background

The event will be the second that the promotion have host in California, U.S. and first since ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson in January 2017. ^[13]

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Joshua Aveles vs Leandro Sillva
• Knockout of the Night: Alexey Polpudnikov
• Submission of the Night: Aaron Robinson
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Simon Stadnicki, Likasz Pilch, Antonio Sheldon, Aaron Aby, Mike Grundy, Sam Boult, Vyacheslav Vasilevskiy, Batraz Agnaev

Result

ACB 65
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Batraz Agnaev	def.	Thiago Silva (c)	TKO (Punches)	2	3:34	For the ACB Light Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Pat Healy	def.	Brendan Loughnane	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Vyacheslav Vasilevsky	def.	Will Noland	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	4:56
Lightweight 70 kg	Joshua Aveles	def.	Leandro Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Alexey Polpudnikov	def.	Donald Sanchez	KO (Punches)	1	1:32
Featherweight 66 kg	Andrew Fisher	def.	Niklas Bäckström	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Sam Boult	def.	Adam Boussif	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:54
Featherweight 66 kg	Mike Grundy	def.	Michael Tobin	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	4:37
Bantamweight 66 kg	Aaron Aby	def.	Sam Halliday	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	3:06
Lightweight 70 kg	Antonio Sheldon	def.	Ricardo Franko	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	4:14
Lightweight 70 kg	Aaron Robinson	def.	Adam Caffrey	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:06
Welterweight 77 kg	Łukasz Pilch	def.	James Doyle	KO (Punches)	1	0:09
Lightweight 70 kg	Simon Stadnicki	def.	Ollie Coyne	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	0:58

ACB 66: Young Eagles 20

ACB 66: Young Eagles 20
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	August 5, 2017
Venue	Sports Hall Coliseum
City	Grozny, Russia
Event chronology
ACB 65 ACB 66: Young Eagles 20 ACB 67

Absolute Championship Berkut 66: Young Eagles 20 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 5, 2017 at the Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Walter Pereira jr. vs Islam Yunusov
• Knockout of the Night: Herdeson Batista
• Submission of the Night: Akhmed Kukaev
• $3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Abdulla Almurzaev, Aleksandr Antonenko, Inal Kerimov, Aslan Izmailov, Stanislav Zinchenko, Movsar Bokov, Mehdi Baidulaev, Vaha Shanhoev, Vadim Panevin, Rustam Taldiev, Amirkhan Guliev, Viskhan Magomadov, Baisangur Vakhitov

Fight card

ACB 66
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Herdeson Batista	def.	Daud Shaikhaev	KO (Knee)	1	3:09
Middleweight 84 kg	Baisangur Vakhitov	def.	Bruno Assis	TKO (Punches)	1	2:54
Featherweight 66 kg	Carlos Prada	def.	Akhmadkhan Bokov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Viskhan Magomadov	def.	Oleg Khachaturov	KO (Punches)	1	3:54
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Amirkhan Guliev	def.	Aleksandr Pysanko	TKO (Punches)	1	3:58
Lightweight 70 kg	Bai-Ali Shaipov	vs.	Anatoli Baar	No Contest	1	2:39	Referee Premature Stoppage
Lightweight 70 kg	Beckhan Aktaliev	def.	Claudio Vecani	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Walter Pereira Jr.	def.	Islam Yunusov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	1:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Rustam Taldiev	def.	Errand Elezaj	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	1:21
Lightweight 70 kg	Attila Korkmaz	def.	Alibek Akhazaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Vadim Panevin	def.	Adam Gagiev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:14
Lightweight 70 kg	Adam Aliev	def.	Josué Vieira	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Vaha Shanhoev	def.	Ivan Gulchin	TKO (Punches)	3	3:53
Bantamweight 61 kg	Mehdi Baidulaev	def.	Nikolay Kondratuk	KO (Punches)	2	1:33
Welterweight 77 kg	Movsar Bokov	def.	Farzad Ghaderi	TKO (Punches)	2	1:42
Welterweight 77 kg	Umar Gaisumov	def.	Anatoly Safronov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Stanislav Zinchenko	def.	Zurab Archakov	TKO (Elbows)	1	4:45
Middleweight 84 kg	Aslan Izmailov	def.	Nurbek Abdyjaparov	KO (Punches)	2	4:31
Bantamweight 61 kg	Akhmed Kukaev	def.	Marat Tagirov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	3:31
Middleweight 84 kg	Inal Kerimov	def.	Ilyas Tutaev	TKO (Punches)	3	2:45
Bantamweight 61 kg	Aleksandr Antonenko	def.	Abo Dzeytov	TKO (Punches)	2	1:27
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdulla Almurzaev	def.	Aleksey Sotnikov	TKO (Punches)	1	3:35
Bantamweight 61 kg	Amir Badiev	def.	Intezar Babaniyazov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov

ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	August 19, 2017
Venue	Sports Hall Coliseum
City	Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
Attendance	~ 4,500
Event chronology
ACB 66 ACB 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov ACB 68

Absolute Championship Berkut 67: Cooper vs. Berkhamov will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 19, 2017 in Grozny, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Yusuf Raisov vs. Luis Palomino
• Knockout of the Night: Alexandr Shabliy
• Submission of the Night: Rasul Albaskhanov
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Rasul Shovhalov, Amirkhan Adaev, Jose Daniel Toledo, Magomed Magomedov, Albert Duraev, Mukhomad Vakhaev, Mukhamed Berkhamov

Fight card

ACB 67
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Mukhamed Berkhamov	def.	Brett Cooper (c)	KO (Punches)	2	0:32	For the ACB Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mukhomad Vakhaev	def.	Denis Goltsov (c)	TKO (Submission to strikes)	4	1:57	For the ACB Heavyweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg	Albert Duraev	def.	Clifford Starks	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:34
Featherweight 66 kg	Yusuf Raisov	def.	Luis Palomino	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Magomed Magomedov	def.	Dean Garnett	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:16
Flyweight 57 kg	Rasul Albaskhanov	def.	Darren Mima	Submission (Guillotine Choke)		2:01
Heavyweight 120 kg	Salimgerey Rasulov	def.	Evgeny Erokhin	TKO (Injury)	1	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev	def.	Isac Almeida	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Alexandr Shabliy	def.	Gleristone Santos	KO (Knee)	1	1:44
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Jose Daniel Toledo	def.	Muslim Makhmudov	KO (Punch)	1	3:07
Lightweight 70 kg	Amirkhan Adaev	vs.	Otávio dos Santos	TKO (Punches)	2	1:17
Lightweight 70 kg	Rasul Shovhalov	def.	Tiago Trator	TKO (Punches)	1	2:15
Featherweight 66 kg	João Luis Nogueira	def.	Abdul-Rakhman Temirov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Shamil Shakhbulatov	def.	Evgeniy Lazukov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Gamzat Khiramagomedov	def.	Marcelo Barbosa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB 68: Young Eagles 21

ACB 68: Young Eagles 21
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	August 26, 2017
Venue	Tax Committee Sports Center
City	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Event chronology
ACB 67 ACB 68: Young Eagles 21 ACB 69

Absolute Championship Berkut 68: Young Eagles 21 will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 26, 2017 at the Tax Committee Sports Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Knockout of the Night: Magomed Raisov
• Submission of the Night: Firdavs Nazarov
• $3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Radzhabali Fayzidini, Mubaraksho Mubarakshoev, Denis Kanakov, Lambert Akhiadov, Kiamrian Abbasov, Fatkhidin Sobirov, Stanislav Vlasenko, Sharaf Davlatmurodov

Fight card

ACB 68
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Sharaf Davlatmurodov	def.	Mindaugas Veržbickas	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:38
Welterweight 77 kg	Stanislav Vlasenko	def.	Sergey Khandozhko	Submission (Triangle Choke)	3	3:34
Bantamweight 61 kg	Fatkhidin Sobirov	def.	Guseyn Khalikhov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	1:55
Welterweight 77 kg	Kiamrian Abbasov	def.	Aslambek Arsamikov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	1:01
Featherweight 66 kg	Lambert Akhiadov	def.	Nemat Abdrashitov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	4:57
Lightweight 70 kg	Magomed Raisov	def.	Sukhrob Davlatov	TKO (Punches)	1	0:45
Flyweight 57 kg	Azam Gaforov	def.	Ivan Andrushchenko	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Amir Elzhurkaev	def.	Evgeniy Ryazanov	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Denis Kanakov	def.	Ahmed Wali Hotak	TKO (Punches)	3	4:10
Featherweight 66 kg	Oberdan Vieira	def.	Magomed Sulumov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Mubaraksho Mubarakshoev	def.	Arif Koyuncu	TKO(Punches)	2	3:02
Welterweight 77 kg	Dzhokhar Duraev	def.	Nursulton Ruziboev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Fayzidini Radzhabali	def.	Yuri Semenov	TKO(Punches)	1	3:29
Featherweight 66 kg	Firdavs Nazarov	def.	Giorgos Tsilidis	Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke)	2	1:10

ACB 69: Young Eagles 22

ACB 69: Young Eagles 22
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	September 9, 2017
Venue	Almaty Arena
City	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Attendance	~ 7,500

Absolute Championship Berkut 69: Young Eagles 22 will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 9, 2017 at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Khamzat Aushev vs Mauricio Reis
• Knockout of the Night: Islam Isaev
• Submission of the Night: Rakhman Makhadzhiev
• $3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Bakhtiyar Nesipbek, Karshyga Dautbek, Almanbet Zhanybekov, Asu Almabaev, Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly, Saifulla Dzhabrailov, Alikhan Suleimanov, Cory Hendricks, Aurel Pirtea, Sergej Grecicho, Igor Svirid, Thiago Silva

Fight card

ACB 69
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 66 kg	Thiago Silva	def.	Arman Ospanov	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	2	1:54
Middleweight 84 kg	Igor Svirid	def.	Roland Čambal	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:12
Lightweight 70 kg	Sergej Grecicho	def.	Yusup Umarov	Submission (Kneebar)	2	1:34
Featherweight 66 kg	Islam Isaev	def.	Marcos Schmitz	KO (Punches)	2	1:39
Lightweight 70 kg	Khamzat Aushev	def.	Mauricio Reis	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Aurel Pirtea	def.	Rasul Yakhyaev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	3:56
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Cory Hendricks	def.	Evgeny Egemberdiev	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	1:43
Featherweight 66 kg	Alikhan Suleimanov	def.	Rafael Correa	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	0:44
Featherweight 66 kg	Saifulla Dzhabrailov	def.	Lerryan Douglas	KO (Spinning Back Kick to the Body)	1	1:01
Heavyweight 120 kg	Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly	def.	Jared Torgeson	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	2	1:32
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdul-Rakhman Makhazhiev	vs.	Alonzo Martinez	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	3:26
Flyweight 57 kg	Asu Almabaev	def.	Ibrahim Mamaev	Submission (Peruvian Necktie)	2	2:07
Lightweight 70 kg	Almanbet Zhanybekov	def.	Olzhas Eskaraev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	2:45
Bantamweight 61 kg	Karshyga Dautbek	def.	Emomali Kholboy	KO (Knee)	1	0:56
Flyweight 57 kg	Bakhtiyar Nesipbek	def.	Umed Akhmedov	KO (Knee to the Body)	1	0:35

ACB 70: The Battle of Britain

ACB 70: The Battle of Britain
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	September 23, 2017
Venue	Sheffield Arena
City	Sheffield, England

Absolute Championship Berkut 70: The Battle of Britain was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 23, 2017vat the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.

Background

Regis Sugden is forced out through injury, Richard Herbert steps in to face Jordan Barton.

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Askham vs. Barnatt
• Knockout of the Night: Ibragim Chuzhigaev
• Submission of the Night: Cheya Saleem
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Adam Townsend, Bubba Jenkins, Magomed Ginazov

Fight card

ACB 70
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Scott Askham	def.	Luke Barnatt	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Ibragim Chuzhigaev	def.	Will Noland	KO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	1:32
Welterweight 77 kg	Adam Townsend	def.	Husein Kushagov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	3:24
Featherweight 66 kg	Bubba Jenkins	def.	Diego Marlon	KO (Punches)	3	0:44
Welterweight 77 kg	Ismael De Jesus	def.	Ismail Naurdiev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Kane Mousah	def.	Alex Enlund	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Magomed Ginazov	def.	Ioan Vrânceanu	TKO (Punches)	2	3:12
Welterweight 77 kg	Ashley Reece	def.	Sam Boult	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Kharon Orzumiev	def.	Filip Macek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Jordan Vucenic	def.	Shoaib Yousaf	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Aaron Aby	def.	Daniel Missin	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Cheya Saleem	def.	Aaron Robinson	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:48
Bantamweight 61 kg	Danny Tombs	def.	Gavin Sterritt	TKO (Punches)	2	4:07
Bantamweight 61 kg	Luke Shanks	def.	Adam Bramhald	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:41
Lightweight 70 kg	Jordan Barton	def.	Richard Herbert	Decision (Split)	3	5:00

ACB 71: Yan vs. Mattos

ACB 71: Koshkin vs. Vartanyan
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	September 30, 2017
Venue	Dynamo Sports Palace
City	Moscow, Russia
Attendance	~4,000

Absolute Championship Berkut 71: Yan vs. Mattos will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 30, 2017 at the Dynamo Sports Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Mukhamed Kokov and Said-Khamzat Avkhadov didn't make weight. Alexnder Peduson and Akop Stepanyan refused to accept bouts, both fight were canceled.

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Eduard Vartanyan vs. Andrey Koshkin
• Knockout of the Night: Aslambek Saidov
• Submission of the Night: Ruslan Abiltarov
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Amirkhan Isagadjiev, Rustam Kerimov, Oleg Borisov, Jonas Billstein, Petr Yan

Result

ACB 71
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg	Petr Yan (c)	def.	Matheus Mattos	KO (Punches)	3	2:27	For the ACB Bantamweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Eduard Vartanyan	def.	Andrey Koshkin	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00	For the Interim ACB Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Aslambek Saidov	def.	Marcelo Alfaya	KO (Punches)	1	4:47
Middleweight 84 kg	Jonas Billstein	def.	Aleksei Butorin	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	2:31
Bantamweight 61 kg	Oleg Borisov	def.	Murad Kalamov	KO (Punch)	1	2:12
Lightweight 70 kg	Ali Bagov	def.	Herdeson Batista	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Shamil Nikaev	def.	Christos Giagos	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Rustam Kerimov	def.	Takeya Mizugaki	TKO (Punches)	1	3:19
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Karol Celiński	def.	Maxim Futin	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Dukvaha Astamirov	def.	Dileno Lopes	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Ruslan Abiltarov	def.	Valeriy Khazhirokov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:24
Featherweight 66 kg	Tural Ragimov	def.	Taichi Nakajima	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Amirkhan Isagadzhiev	def.	D.J. Linderman	KO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	1:26

ACB KB 11 / Wu Lin Feng

ACB KB 11 / Wu Lin Feng
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	October 7, 2017
Venue	Henan TV Studio 8
City	Zhengzhou, China

Absolute Championship Berkut KB 11 / Wu Lin Feng was a kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 7, 2017 at the Henan TV Studio 8 in Zhengzhou, China.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night:
• Knockout of the Night:
• Submission of the Night:

Results

ACB KB 11 / WLF
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Cruiserweight 90 kg	Igor Bugaenko	def.	Hao Guanghua	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Dzhabar Askerov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Wu Lin Feng - Yi Long challenge Tournament, Final
Catchweight 67 kg	Lofogo Sarour	def.	Ji Xiang	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Women Strawweight 52 kg	Gong Yanli	def.	Galina Popova	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Song Shaoqiu	def.	Vadim Davydov	Decision (Unanimous - Extra Round)	4	3:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Tamerlan Bashirov	def.	Lu Jun	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Catchweight 63 kg	Jin Ying	def.	Rodion Sheremet	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Timur Nadrov	def.	Chen Wende	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

ACB 72: Makovsky vs. Sherbatov

ACB 72: Makovsky vs. Sherbatov
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	October 14, 2017
Venue	Tohu
City	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance	~1000

Absolute Championship Berkut 72: Makovsky vs. Sherbatov will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 14, 2017 at the Tohu in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night:
• Knockout of the Night:
• Submission of the Night:

Results

ACB 72
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight 57 kg	Yoni Sherbatov	def.	Zach Makovsky	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Jesse Ronson	def.	Jeremie Capony	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:20
Bantamweight 61 kg	Edgars Skrīvers	def.	Xavier Alaoui	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Tanner Boser	def.	Dave Cryer	KO (Punches)	2	4:19
Welterweight 77 kg	Davis dos Santos	def.	Mark Glover	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Darren Smith	def.	Gleidson Cutis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Bakary Sakho	def.	Blake Nash	KO (Spinning Hook Kick)	1	1:32

ACB 73: Silva vs. Makoev

ACB 73: Silva vs. Makoev
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	October 21, 2017
Venue	Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex
City	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Absolute Championship Berkut 73: Silva vs. Makoev will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 21, 2017 at the Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Knockout of the Night: Adlan Bataev
• Submission of the Night: Ary Farias
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Jose Maria Tome

Results

ACB 73
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Leandro Silva	def.	Islam Makoev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Carlos Eduardo	def.	Fábio Silva	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Adlan Bataev	def.	Adilson Ramos	KO (Punches)	1	1:46
Welterweight 77 kg	Roberto Neves	def.	Adriano Capitulino	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Maike Linhares	def.	Rustam Asuev	TKO (Retirement)	1	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Wendell Oliveira	def.	João Carvalho	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Imran Abaev	def.	Luiz Dutra Jr.	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Josiel Silva	def.	Kurban Gadzhiev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Ary Farias	def.	Nilton Gavião	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:17
Flyweight 57 kg	José Maria Tomé	def.	Bruno Rodrigues	TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)	2	2:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Herbert Batista	def.	Viskhan Magomadov	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	André Ricardo	def.	Renato Valente	TKO (Punches)	3	3:26
Middleweight 84 kg	Gregory Rodrigues	def.	Umar Gaisumov	TKO (Punches)	1	2:42
Featherweight 66 kg	Taigro Costa	def.	Valdines Silva	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Alan Gomes	def.	Shamil Akhmaev	TKO (Punches)	3	3:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Antônio Carlos Ribeiro	def.	Fabiano Nogueira	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB KB 12: Warriors Of Light

ACB KB 12: Warriors Of Light
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	November 10, 2017
Venue	Marriott Congress Center
City	Los Angeles, California, USA

Absolute Championship Berkut KB 12: Warriors Of Light will be a kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on November 10, 2017 at the Marriott Congress Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night:
• Knockout of the Night:
• Submission of the Night:

Results

ACB KB 12
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Lofogo Sarour	def.	Josh Aragon	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Perviz Abdullayev	def.	Godwin Afriyie	TKO (Ref. Stopage)	3	1:31
Bantamweight 60 kg	Gordon Kalaykhan	def.	Jake Lawry	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Islam Baibatyrov	def.	Matthew Martinez	KO (Head Kick)	1	0:26
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Charles Bisset	def.	Moses Murrietta	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Jermaine Soto	def.	Nick Harding	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Joe LoCicero	def.	Ismael Hinojosa	KO (Head Kick)	2	2:56

ACB 74: Aguev vs. Townsend

ACB 74: Aguev vs. Townsend
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	November 18, 2017
Venue	Wiener Stadthalle
City	Vienna, Austria

Absolute Championship Berkut 74: Aguev vs. Townsend will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut at the Wiener Stadthalle on November 18, 2017 in Vienna, Austria.

Background

ACB 74 was supposed to hold event in Dubau, United Arab Emirates but for unknown reasons was moved to Vienna, Austria.

Bonus awards:

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

• Fight of the Night: Piotr Strus vs. Nikola Dipchikov
• Knockout of the Night: Ismail Naurdiev
• Submission of the Night: Darren Mima
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Stanislav Vlasenko, Lom-Ali Eskijew, Andrew Fisher, Thiago Silva, Mukhamed Aushev

Results

ACB 74
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Arbi Aguev	def.	Adam Townsend	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Featherweight 84 kg	Musa Khamanaev	def.	Efrain Escudero	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Piotr Strus	def.	Nikola Dipchikov	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	3	4:59
Middleweight 84 kg	Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev	def.	Clifford Starks	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Ismail Naurdiev	def.	Georgi Valentinov	KO (Head Kick And Punches)	1	3:10
Middleweight 84 kg	Mukhamed Aushev	def.	Roland Čambal	TKO (Elbows and Punches)	1	3:25
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Thiago Silva	vs.	Jose Daniel Toledo	TKO (Punches)	2	4:29
Featherweight 66 kg	Andrew Fisher	def.	Akop Stepanyan	TKO (Injury)	2	1:01
Flyweight 57 kg	Darren Mima	def.	Rany Saadeh	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:59
Featherweight 66 kg	Lom-Ali Eskijew	def.	Felipe Cruz	TKO (Punches)	1	1:34
Welterweight 77 kg	Stanislav Vlasenko	def.	Dominik Schober	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:28
Lightweight 70 kg	Otávio dos Santos	def.	Attila Korkmaz	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

ACB 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński

ACB 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	November 25, 2017
Venue	Carl Benz Arena
City	Stuttgart, Germany

Absolute Championship Berkut 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on November 25, 2017 at the Carl Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.

Background

Dennis Siver was set to make his ACB debut, but withdrew due to a shoulder injury. Beslan Isaev, Rasul Shovkhalov, and Shamil Shakbulatov were denied entry to Germany. So they were also removed from the card.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

• Knockout of the Night: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
• Submission of the Night: Aurel Pirtea
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ustarmagomed Gadjidaudov, Brendan Loughnane

Results

ACB 75
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov	def.	Adrian Zieliński	TKO (Knee and Punches)	1	1:17
Lightweight 70 kg	Aurel Pîrtea	def.	Daud Shaikhaev	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:29
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	def.	Joachim Christensen	KO (Punches)	1	1:14
Lightweight 70 kg	Brendan Loughnane	def.	Paata Tschapelia	KO (Head Kick)	3	3:40
Welterweight 77 kg	Ramazan Kuramagomedov	def.	Mindaugas Veržbickas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Rafael Xavier	def.	Umar Yankovski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Coner Hignett	def.	Frederico Gutzwiller	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:48
Lightweight 70 kg	Jonathan Svensson	def.	Shtegu Vrajolli	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:35
Bantamweight 61 kg	Luca Iovine	def.	Oemer Cankardesler	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:04
Bantamweight 61 kg	Jonas Magard	def.	Michail Chrisopoulus	Submission (Japanese Necktie)	1	2:35

ACB 76: Young Eagles 23

ACB 76: Young Eagles 23
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	December 9, 2017
Venue	Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
City	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Absolute Championship Berkut 76: Young Eagles 23 will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on December 9, 2017 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast, Australia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Anthony Leone vs. Dean Garnett
• Knockout of the Night: Mohammed Alavi
• Submission of the Night: Trent Girdham
• $3000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Brett Cooper, Azamat Amagov, Michael Tobin, Shannon McClellan, Saeed Fatahfir, Johnny Walker

Results

ACB 76
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Brett Cooper	def.	Sharaf Davlatmurodov	TKO (Punches)	2	3:29
Middleweight 84 kg	Azamat Amagov	def.	Dylan Andrews	TKO (Punches)	2	1:08
Bantamweight 61 kg	Anthony Leone	def.	Dean Garnett	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	4:40
Featherweight 66 kg	Michael Tobin	def.	Sam Chan	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Islam Yunusov	def.	Alan Philpott	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Rodolfo Marques	def.	Mehdi Baydulaev	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Bai-Ali Shaipov	def.	Kieran Joblin	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Trent Girdham	def.	Tim Moore	Submission (Armbar)	2	4:30
Flyweight 57 kg	Shannon McClellan	def.	Ste Neitingeil	TKO (Punches)	1	3:51
Welterweight 77 kg	Saeed Fatahfir	def.	Ty Duncan	KO (Punch to the Body)	1	2:35
Featherweight 66 kg	Johnny Walker	def.	Justin Van Heerden	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	4:20
Featherweight 66 kg	Diego Pereira	def.	Kairin Moses	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 66 kg	Daniel Hill	def.	Gavin Hain	TKO (Doctor Stopage)	2	5:00
Lightweight 66 kg	Mohammed Alavi	def.	Eben Cox	KO (Head Kick)	1	0:48

ACB 77: Abdulvakhabov vs. Vartanyan 2

ACB 77: Abdulvakhabov vs. Vartanyan
Information
Promotion	Absolute Championship Berkut
Date	December 23, 2017
Venue	Luzhniki Palace of Sports
City	Moscow, Russia
Attendance	7554
Total gate	$310,000

Absolute Championship Berkut 77: Abdulvakhabov vs. Vartanyan 2 will be a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on December 23, 2017 at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Alexey Polpudnikov vs. Arman Ospanov
• Knockout of the Night: Cory Hendricks
• Submission of the Night: Ali Eskiev
• $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Sergei Bilostenniy, Gamzat Khiramagomedov, Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly, Denis Goltsov, Yusuf Raisov and Albert Duraev

Results

ACB 77
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (c)	def.	Eduard Vartanyan (ic)	Decision (Split)	5	5:00	For the Unification of ACB Lightweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg	Albert Duraev	def.	Vyacheslav Vasilevsky	TKO (Punches)	1	3:47	For the Vacant ACB Middleweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg	Yusuf Raisov	def.	Alexander Peduson	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	4:23	For the Interim ACB Featherweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Denis Goltsov	def.	Chase Gormley	KO (Punch)	2	2:16
Welterweight 77 kg	Beslan Isaev	def.	Nah-Shon Burrell	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Alexey Polpudnikov	def.	Arman Ospanov	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Amirkhan Adaev	def.	Darren Smith	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly	def.	Muslim Makhmudov	TKO (Elbows)	2	3:37
Middleweight 84 kg	Gamzat Khiramagomedov	def.	Aleksei Butorin	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:59
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Cory Hendricks	def.	Konstantin Erokhin	KO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	0:30
Welterweight 77 kg	Ali Eskiev	def.	Rustam Gadzhiev	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	3:48
Heavyweight 120 kg	Sergei Bilostenniy	def.	Amirhan Isagadzhiev	TKO (Punches)	1	0:15
Flyweight 57 kg	Mansur Khatuev	def.	Maycon Silvan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

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