Asian and world champion in mixed martial arts Shavkat Rakhmonov made his professional debut in the M-1 Challenge 52 Battle of the Narts tournament. Before you is the very first battle of a phenomenon from Kazakhstan, at that time one of the most promising fighters in the entire post-Soviet space. Ahead of him was a career without defeat, the M-1 Challenge title and a contract with the UFC.
But on October 17, 2014, Shavkat was only 19 years old and he had his first official professional fight. The tournament was held in the Republic of Ingushetia, and the local avenue Adam Tsurov, who had not known defeats, came out against him.