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March 11, 2011
Almost one year after the region got its own MMA franchise, it got its first MMA champion.
Shamil ‘Rostov-on-Don’ Abdurahimov won the ADFC open weight Grand Prix to become the first ADFC champion and take home the AED 1,000,000 grand prize along with the title belt. Abdurahimov defeated his opponent Brazilian Marcos Oliveira at 1:56 of the first round with a technical knockout (TKO) due to strikes.
Shamil will defend his title in the next ADFC in 2012.
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