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After Magomed
Ismailov defeated Aleksander
Emelianenko by third-round technical knockout at Absolute
Championship Akhmat 107, the promotion has found a new challenge
for the 34-year-old Russian known as “Bald Hawk.”
Ismailov (16-2-1) will face Ivan
Shtyrkov (17-1-1) in the ACA 115 main event on Dec. 12. A
location and venue for the event will be announced at a later
date.
The 34-year-old Ismailov will make his debut in the light
heavyweight division to participate in this bout. Prior to facing
Emelianenko in a heavyweight affair, Ismailov had previously only
competed at middleweight. But in order to meet “The Grim Reaper, he
gained nearly 29 pounds – and was still outweighed by approximately
44 pounds. Now, Ismailov seems to have found a middle ground in
terms of weight.
Ismailov is currently on an 11-fight unbeaten streak, with a draw
against Vladimir
Mineev the only blemish on his ledger during that time. During
that run, the Golden Team representative has won six bouts by
knockout, two by decision and two via submission. He owns notable
career wins over the likes of Vyacheslav
Vasilevsky, Artem
Frolov, Vladimir
Katykhin, Ildemar
Alcantara and others.
Shtyrkov was unbeaten in 16 career outings until he was submitted
by Yasubey
Enomoto via rear-naked choke in the second round at Russian
Cagefighting Championship 7 on Dec. 14. The “Ural Hulk” rebounded
from that defeat with a decision win over Michal
Pasternak, which earned him an ACA contract from promotion
president Alexey Yatsenko.
