The master of hard and brutal knockouts Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu is now well known among fans of mixed martial arts in the post-Soviet space. The popularity of the fighter from Kyrgyzstan was brought by his hurricane attacking style and ability to conduct spectacular fights in a standing position. He was the top contender for the M-1 Challenge belt just before 2020 came around and the tournaments came to a halt. Today he is a recognized star and top-level fighter. But his story in our organization began very unexpectedly and dramatically.
The M-1 Challenge 83 tournament was held in 2017 in Kazan and five days before it, Alexei Nevzorov received a knee injury, who was supposed to fight with the powerful Brazilian drummer Diego Davella. He had a lot of titles in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and loot livre, and in the mixed martial arts arena he won 18 victories in 24 matches, and in the first fight in the M-1 Challenge raid he defeated Zalimbek Omarov.
On a short notice, only the young Kyrgyz fighter Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu agreed to face such a formidable opponent, who in his professional career won 8 early victories and suffered only three defeats by the decision of the judges.
At the weigh-in, the guys exchanged meaningful menacing looks and harsh remarks to each other, so the fight was expected to be very hot.