The year 2016 was the fourth year in the history of the Absolute Championship Berkut, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. 2016 started with Absolute Championship Berkut 29 . It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Match TV.
List of events
Mixed martial arts # Event Title Date Arena Location 1 ACB 29: Poland Hala Torwar Warsaw, Poland 2 ACB 30: Young Eagles 5 Arena Coliseum Grozny, Russia 3 ACB 31: Magomedsharipov vs. Arapkhanov Arena Coliseum Grozny, Russia 4 ACB 32: The Battle of Lions Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye Moscow, Russia 5 ACB 33: Young Eagles 6 Arena Coliseum Grozny, Russia 6 ACB 34: Young Eagles 7 Arena Coliseum Grozny, Russia 7 ACB 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili Tbilisi Sports Palace Tbilisi, Georgia 8 ACB 36: Young Eagles 8 Sports Hall Coliseum Grozny, Russia 9 ACB 37: Young Eagles 9 Sports Hall Coliseum Grozny, Russia 10 ACB 38: Breakthrough KSK "Ekspress" Rostov-on-Don, Russia 11 ACB 39: Young Eagles 10 Kristall Ice Sports Palace Saratov, Russia 12 ACB 40: Battleground Sports Palace Olymp Krasnodar, Russia 13 ACB 41: The Path to Triumph Adler Arena Sochi, Russia 14 ACB 42: Young Eagles 11 Sports Palace "Manezh" Vladikavkaz, Russia 15 ACB 43: Battle of the Sura Dizel Arena Penza, Russia 16 ACB 44: Young Eagles 12 SC Arena Volgograd, Russia 17 ACB 45: Siberia vs. Caucasus Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, Russia 18 ACB 46: Olsztyński Legion - Young Eagles 13 Hala Urania Olsztyn, Poland 19 ACB 47: Braveheart - Young Eagles 14 The SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland 20 ACB 48: Revenge Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye Moscow, Russia 21 ACB 49: Rostov Onslaught Sport-Don Sports Palace Rostov-on-Don, Russia 22 ACB 50: Stormbringer Sibur Arena Saint Petersburg, Russia
Kickboxing # Event Title Date Arena Location 1 ACB KB 5: Let's Knock The Winter Out Grinn Center Oryol, Russia 2 ACB KB 6: Battle in Brussels Sporthal Merchtem Brussels, Belgium 3 ACB KB 7: Bloody Night Horia Demian Sports Hall Cluj-Napoca, Romania 4 ACB KB 8: Only The Braves Sportcomplex Koning Willem-Alexander Hoofddorp, Netherlands
ACB 29: Poland
Absolute Championship Berkut 29: Poland was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 6, 2016, at the Hala Torwar in Warsaw, Poland.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Salimgerey Rasulovdef. Zelimkhan Umiev Decision (Unanimous)55:00For the ACB Heavyweight Championship.Lightweight 70 kg Musa Khamanaevdef. Leandro Rodrigues TKO (Submission to punches)30:51Heavyweight 120 kg Michał Andryszakdef. Björn Schmiedeberg TKO (Punches)11:38Featherweight 66 kg Yusup Raisovdef. Sebastian Romanowski Decision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Adrian Zielińskidef. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Middleweight 84 kg Adam Zającdef. Shamkhan Barakhanov TKO (Punches)14:12 Catchweight 68 kg Magomed Khamzaevdef. Tomáš Sušina KO (Head Kick and Punches)10:45Flyweight 57 kg Askar Askarov def. Marcin Lasota TKO (Punches)23:35Bantamweight 61 kg Damian Szmigielski def. Alexander Pletenko Submission (Triangle Choke)14:12Heavyweight 120 kg Zaurbek Bashaevdef. Alexandre Zaneti TKO (Punches) 14:43Catchweight 89 kg Wojciech Orłowskidef. Krzysztof Pietraszek Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 12:59Featherweight 66 kg Armen Stepanyandef. Marcin JaskotSubmission (North-South Choke) 14:30
ACB 30: Young Eagles 5
Absolute Championship Berkut 30: Young Eagles 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 20, 2016, at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Yusup Umarovdef. Azizbek Sharipov TKO (Punches)10:59 Lightweight 70 kg Magomed Raisovdef. Adiletbek Muktarov Submission (Kimura)23:52 Lightweight 70 kg Lambert Akhiadovdef. Rim Khaziakhmetov Submission (Kimura)23:52 Featherweight 66 kg Saifulla Dzhabrailovdef. Sergey Prokopyuk Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Featherweight 66 kg Alikhan Suleimanovdef. Alexey Oleinik Submission (Rear Naked Choke)11:04 Lightweight 70 kg Stanislav Vlasenkodef. Aslambek ArsamikovDecision (Unanimous)35:00Middleweight 83 kg Ali Eskievdef. Sergey YaskovetsSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)12:38Bantamweight 61 kg Shamil Shakhbulatovdef. Mateus KazanovicDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Xavier Alaouidef. Firuz AbdulloevSubmission (Heel Hook)11:51Bantamweight 61 kg Rustam Asuevdef. Edik RazahanovSubmission (Guillotine Choke)11:38Lightweight 70 kg Khamzat Dalgievdef. Valery GritsutinDecision (Unanimous)35:00Light heavyweight 93 kg Baysangur Vakhitovdef. Elmar Muradzade Decision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Magomed-Emin Myatlievdef. Said-Khamzat Khanukaev Decision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Azamat Gazzaevdef. Akhmed Ibragimov Decision (Split)35:00Heavyweight 120 kg Anzor Shakhmurzaevdef. Abdulbasir Vagabov Decision (Majority)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Rashid Kushudef. Alexey Oleinik TKO (Punches)13:18
ACB KB 5: Let's Knock The Winter Out
Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 5: Let's Knock The Winter Out was a Kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 27, 2016, at the Grinn Center in Orel, Russia.
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ACB 31: Magomedsharipov vs. Arapkhanov
Absolute Championship Berkut 31: Magomedsharipov vs. Arapkhanov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 9, 2016, at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 66 kg Zabit Magomedsharipovdef. Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov KO (Punch)14:19For the ACB Featherweight Championship. Lightweight 70 kg Ali Bagovdef. Artur Lemos Submission (Rear Naked Choke)13:49 Middleweight 70 kg Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaevdef. Aires Benrois Decision (Unanimous)23:52 Featherweight 66 kg Abdul-Rakhman Temirovdef. Jaroslav Pokorný Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 21:31 Lightweight 70 kg Rasul Shovhalovdef. Zdravko Dukić Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Featherweight 65 kg Adlan Bataevdef. Marcos ViniciusTKO (Punches)24:25Welterweight 77 kg Shamil Abdulkhalikovdef. Julio Cesar dos SantosDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Murad Kalamovdef. Ryskulbek IbraimovDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Magomed Ginazov def. Kirill MedvedovskyDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Rasul Yakhyaevdef. Alexander PanasyukDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 65 kg Marat Balayevdef. Mukhamed Kokov Decision (Unanimous)35:00
ACB 32: The Battle of Lions
Absolute Championship Berkut 32: The Battle of Lions was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 26, 2016, at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabovdef. Eduard VartanyanTKO (Punches)11:37For the ACB Lightweight Championship. Featherweight 66 kg Magomed Magomedovdef. Petr YanDecision (Split)55:00For the ACB Bantamweight Championship. Heavyweight 120 kg Denis Goltsovdef. Mike Kyle Submission (Triangle Choke) 12:18 Welterweight 77 kg Patrik Kincldef. Sergey Khandozhko Decision (Unanimous) 35:00Light Heavyweight 93 kg Ilya Sheglovvs. Zaurbek Bashaev No Contest35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Andrei Koshkindef. Julio Cesar de AlmeidaDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Tural Ragimovdef. Sergey RazinSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)22:32Lightweight 70 kg Shamil Nikaevdef. Jamil Silveira da ConceicaoDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Ramazan Esenbaevdef. Evgeny LakhinDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Evgeniy Lazukodef. Khamid SultanbievDecision (Unanimous)35:00Welterweight 77 kg Sharaf Davlatmurodovvs. Imran AbaevDraw (Majority)35:00Heavyweight 120 kg Sergei Bilostenniydef. Khanif MirzamagomedovDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Zaira Dyshekovadef. Yana Kunitskaya Submission (Armbar)13:38
ACB 33: Young Eagles 6
Absolute Championship Berkut 33: Young Eagles 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 16, 2016, at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Rakhman Makhazhievdef. Maxim Pashkov KO (Punch)10:21 Lightweight 70 kg Islam Isaevdef. Vladislav Genov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Middleweight 84 kg Sylwester Borysdef. Batyrkhan Gosenov Submission (Anaconda Choke) 33:45 Bantamweight 61 kg Nashkho Galaevdef. Vyacheslav Irtamaev KO (Kick to the Body) 32:50Welterweight 77 kg Karim Magomedovdef. Oleg Olenichev Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Magomed Sulumovdef. Grigory MaltsevDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 65 kg Ramzan Dukaevdef. Ramazan IsmailovSubmission (Guillotine Choke)11:10Featherweight 65 kg Abdusamad Sangovdef. Maksim SchekinTKO (Punches)32:07Lightweight 70 kg Jokhar Duraevdef. Azamat GazzaevDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 65 kg Bashir Gagievdef. Tamerlan KabulovDecision (Unanimous)35:00Lightweight 70 kg Belek Sharipdef. Jabir VazirkhanovSubmission (Heel Hook)12:07Featherweight 65 kg Mehdi Baydulaevdef. Renat OndarDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 65 kg Ibragim Navruzovdef. Nikolai BredikhinDecision (Unanimous)35:00Heavyweight 120 kg Yuriy Protsenkodef. Selim MutalimovTKO (Punches)23:18Flyweight 56 kg Shamil Akhmaevdef. Vladislav Bokov Submission (Kimura)14:19Welterweight 77 kg Umar Gaisumovdef. Talgat Shatmatov Submission (Rear Naked Choke)21:07
ACB 34: Young Eagles 7
Absolute Championship Berkut 34: Young Eagles 7 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 29, 2016, at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 84 kg Ibragim Chuzhigaevdef. Vadim Orischak Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)12:33 Lightweight 70 kg Khamzat Aushevdef. Magomed Dzhabarov Submission (Triangle Choke)13:18 Welterweight 77 kg Daud Shaikhaevdef. Ivan Volodichev Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 24:22 Lightweight 70 kg Adam Alievdef. Magomed Suleymanov Submission (Triangle Choke) 12:07Heavyweight 120 kg Anzor Shakhmurzaevdef. Oleg Kubanov TKO (Doctor Stoppage)13:31 Middleweight 84 kg Payzulla Magomedovdef. Ivan KashcheevSubmission (Guillotine Choke)11:38Bantamweight 61 kg Islam Yunusovdef. Anton VasilievSubmission (Armbar)14:43Lightweight 70 kg Amir Elzhurkaevdef. Dmitry TamaevKO (Kick to the Body)23:58Lightweight 70 kg Muslim Abdulaevdef. Viktor AzatyanDecision (Unanimous)35:00Middleweight 84 kg Dzhabrail Yasaevdef. Vladimir PikeroDecision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 65 kg Saikhan Dzhabrailovdef. Edvin ArustamyanDecision (Unanimous)35:00Light Heavyweight 93 kg Ivan Lukindef. Dzhabrail DuzaevSubmission (Armbar)31:16Middleweight 84 kg Sadrudin Vakhidovdef. Maxim KonovalovDecision (Majority)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Khusein Sheikhaevdef. Artem SimonyanSubmission (Triangle Choke)13:35Middleweight 84 kg Alexandr Sayandef. Islom AlizodaTKO (Knees and Punches)31:30Featherweight 65 kg Dukvaha Astamirovdef. Farukh KhabibulloevDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bantamweight 61 kg Khusein Maltsagovdef. Kylychbek SadirdinovSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)14:55Featherweight 65 kg Mansur Arsakhanovdef. Yuri Morozov Submission (Rear Naked Choke)13:41Lightweight 70 kg Adlan Mamaevdef. Gennadiy Zhuk Decision (Unanimous)35:00
ACB 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili
Absolute Championship Berkut 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 6, 2016, at the Tbilisi Sports Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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