{"id":104120,"date":"2026-06-04T07:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/azamat-murzakanov\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:31:51","slug":"azamat-murzakanov","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/azamat-murzakanov\/","title":{"rendered":"Azamat Murzakanov"},"content":{"rendered":"

Azamat Murzakanov, \u00ab\u00a0The Professional\u00a0\u00bb : le poids lourd-l\u00e9ger qui a fini invaincu jusqu’\u00e0 ses 36 ans<\/h2>\n

Du combat corps-\u00e0-corps de l’arm\u00e9e russe \u00e0 l’UFC<\/h3>\n

Azamat Murzakanov n’a pas un parcours classique de MMA. N\u00e9 le 12 avril 1989 \u00e0 Kabardino-Balkarie, dans le Caucase russe, il s’est d’abord construit dans l’ARB (combat corps-\u00e0-corps de l’arm\u00e9e), discipline o\u00f9 il a d\u00e9croch\u00e9 un titre de Ma\u00eetre du sport et plusieurs m\u00e9dailles internationales. Avant de devenir pro de MMA en 2010, il a servi dans les troupes int\u00e9rieures et le SOBR, l’unit\u00e9 d’intervention du minist\u00e8re de l’Int\u00e9rieur. Le surnom \u00ab\u00a0The Professional\u00a0\u00bb colle parfaitement au personnage : calme, m\u00e9thodique, pas du genre \u00e0 faire le show.<\/p>\n

Une suspension, un tournoi gagn\u00e9, puis le Contender Series<\/h3>\n

Sa route vers l’UFC a fait un d\u00e9tour. Apr\u00e8s une suspension antidopage USADA entre 2017 et 2019, Murzakanov revient fort en remportant le tournoi poids ouvert du Brave CF en novembre 2019. Le 31 ao\u00fbt 2021, il s’invite au Dana White’s Contender Series et r\u00e8gle son compte \u00e0 Matheus Scheffel pour d\u00e9crocher son contrat UFC. Il pose ses valises au K-Dojo Warrior Tribe, dans le New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Un style de finisher gaucher<\/h3>\n

Gaucher (southpaw), Murzakanov est un puncheur avant tout : sur ses 16 victoires, 12 sont venues par KO\/TKO et dix par finition au premier round. Sa d\u00e9fense \u00e0 la lutte est de tr\u00e8s haut niveau (autour de 89 % de takedowns stopp\u00e9s selon l’UFC), ce qui lui permet de garder les combats debout, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 il fait mal. Patient, pr\u00e9cis, il attend l’ouverture plut\u00f4t que de foncer t\u00eate baiss\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Une s\u00e9rie invaincue qui a dur\u00e9 toute sa carri\u00e8re<\/h3>\n

\u00c0 l’UFC, il encha\u00eene : KO sur genou saut\u00e9 contre Tafon Nchukwi (12 mars 2022, Performance de la soir\u00e9e), TKO sur Devin Clark (ao\u00fbt 2022), d\u00e9cision unanime face \u00e0 Dustin Jacoby (avril 2023), puis un KO marquant sur Alonzo Menifield (3 ao\u00fbt 2024, deuxi\u00e8me Performance de la soir\u00e9e). En 2025, il continue sur sa lanc\u00e9e : TKO au premier round contre Brendson Ribeiro \u00e0 l’UFC 316 (juin), puis un gros TKO en moins d’un round sur Aleksandar Raki\u0107 \u00e0 l’UFC 321 (25 octobre 2025). Il grimpe alors dans le top de la cat\u00e9gorie 93 kg.<\/p>\n

Premi\u00e8re d\u00e9faite \u00e0 l’UFC 327<\/h3>\n

L’invincibilit\u00e9 a une fin. Le 11 avril 2026, \u00e0 l’UFC 327 de Miami, Murzakanov subit le premier revers de sa carri\u00e8re : TKO sur head kick au troisi\u00e8me round face \u00e0 Paulo Costa, \u00e0 1:23. Son palmar\u00e8s passe \u00e0 16 victoires pour 1 d\u00e9faite. Malgr\u00e9 ce coup d’arr\u00eat, il reste class\u00e9 #8 chez les light heavyweights et conserve toute sa dangerosit\u00e9 : \u00e0 37 ans, le bonhomme cogne encore tr\u00e8s fort, et personne dans la division n’a envie de tester sa main gauche.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a>, Sherdog<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Azamat \u00ab\u00a0The Professional\u00a0\u00bb Murzakanov : combattant russe UFC poids lourd-l\u00e9ger, 16-1, finisher gaucher invaincu jusqu’\u00e0 sa d\u00e9faite face \u00e0 Paulo Costa en 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102455,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69983],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104120","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-light-heavyweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAzamat Murzakanov - Biographie MMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Azamat Murzakanov\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/azamat-murzakanov\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Azamat Murzakanov - 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