Muslim Origin of Sharaputdin Magomedov: Story Behind Dagestani Superstar’s Career, Background, and Controversies

Despite having his vision in one eye compromised, this UFC contender has gone on a 14-fight win streak with no losses in his entire professional career. The fighter we’re talking about is, of course, Sharaputdin Magomedov. Needless to say, he has seldom failed to impress the fighting community with his performance inside the MMA cage.

‘Shara Bullet’ has a couple of similarities with the noted UFC icon, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Firstly, he hails from Dagestan, which is ‘The Eagle’s’ native place as well. Other than that, both haven’t tasted defeat in MMA yet. Apart from these similarities, there are stark differences as well. Sharaputdin Magomedov doesn’t trust the grappling side of the fight game like Nurmagomedov did. So let’s take a deeper look at him, who’s had just 3 UFC fights so far and won all of them, to know a bit more about him.

What is Sharaputdin Magomedov’s ethnicity and nationality?

Born in the Dagestani city of Makhachkala, Sharaputdin Magomedov is a Russian citizen. But when it comes to his Muslim heritage, he is quite infamous for standing up for his religion. Meanwhile, several Dagestani fighters in the UFC showcase a fighting style similar to ‘The Eagle’. But for ‘Shara Bullet’, things are different. He deals with his fights pretty differently. The fans who have watched his fights may know that the 30-year-old is a furious striker. The way he has finished his pro-MMA fights to date also bears good testimony to his superb in-cage striking skills.

A look at his record will reveal that ‘Shara Bullet’ has fought across multiple MMA promotions. He also holds an undefeated 13-0 record in them. However, even more impressive is the fact that he hasn’t depended on the judge’s cards for any except twice. 10 finishes in 12 fights is in itself a superb record. But fans of ‘striking’ in MMA may even be a bit more impressed. ‘Shara Bullet’s’ ‘83.3% wins by KO/TKO’ record will have them awaiting an enthralling show from Magomedov on 22 June.

In his last fight against Antonio Troccoli, ‘Shara Bullet’ displayed great finesse as he defeated the Brazilian mixed martial artist with a TKO via knee and punches in the third round of their bout. Without a doubt, the crowd erupted in cheers as soon as Marc Goddard called it quits and raised Magomedov’s hand in victory.

Being a phenomenal fighter in the MMA realm, the fighting community expects a lot from the middleweight. However, ‘Shara Bullet’ also has a few things that are unruly and unusual.

Sharaputdin Magomedov’s controversies and other unknown facts

Well, we’ll start with the unusual part of Magomedov. Despite his superb striking skills, Magomedov can’t see through his right eye. The Dagestani has talked about this himself in one of his interviews. He revealed that it was an accident at a Thailand-based training camp that caused an injury to his right eye. But he couldn’t save his eyesight despite multiple attempts. It started getting gradually depleted after that injury until he was completely blinded by the right eye.

Magomedov is also a controversial figure who has been involved in several incidents outside the cage. In January 2022, he allegedly assaulted a man who kissed his partner at a restaurant in Moscow. In May 2023, he kicked his opponent, Jakub Bilko, after losing a grappling match by heel hook at the ADCC Bangkok event. He was reportedly disqualified from the tournament for his unsportsmanlike conduct.

Getting ready to fight Armen Petrosyan, at UFC 308, the Dagestani fighter will try to get another win under his belt and maintain his undefeated record. But will he accomplish the mission? That’s something that only time can tell.