Alan Karaev

Alan Karajew (Russian Алан Таймуразович Караев, English transcription Alan Karaev; born May 19, 1977 in Digora, North Ossetia ) is a Ossetian sumo wrestler, Armdrücker and mixed martial arts fighter.

Life

Karajew studied at the chemical engineering faculty of the North Ossetian State University named Kosta Lewanowitsch Chetagurow ( Северо - Осетинский государственный университет имени Коста Левановича Хетагурова ) with specialization in Silo and expertise in Vladikavkaz. Karajew is married and has a son and a daughter. Karajew occurred at the beginning of his career in Armwrestling and amateur sumo. Since 2005, he also denies the MMA fights. He fights for the team Rings Russia.

Successes in Armwrestling and Sumō

Karajew is nine-time world champion Armwrestling. He is also a seven-time Russian champion. In addition Karajew was in individual and in team five -time world champion in amateur sumo in the heavyweight and super heavyweight. He is a four-time European champion and four-time Russian amateur sumo.

Mixed Martial Arts

Karajew earned his first MMA fight at K- 1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite in Saitama against the experienced kickboxer Gary Goodridge. Karajew lost the fight after 2:58 minutes through a submission hold (Guillotine Choke ). Even his second fight in June he lost to the likewise 2 -meter and 150 -pound American Bob Sapp by KO in the first round. There was a victory against the Japanese Tomohiko Hashimoto after only 27 seconds Technical Knockout in September of the same year. In December 2005 Karajew occurred in Osaka against the well-known French kickboxer Jerome Le Banner and lost the fight in the second round by KO. His last fight in MMA so far he played in February 2006 against the Japanese Koji Kanechika, he forced her into the first round by an armbar ( Keylock ) to the task.