Musa Khamanaev - Russian mixed martial arts fighter , champion of the Russian Federation in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is an honored master of sports of international class of the Russian Federation in freestyle wrestling. By nationality, Musa Hamanaev is a Chechen. The growth of a fighter is 170 centimeters, weight - 65 kilograms. He performs in the following styles: MMA, combat sambo and freestyle wrestling. Until August 20, 2016, Khamanaev held 21 matches, in 17 of them he won (7 knockouts) and in 4 defeats (1 knockout). He also became the champion of a series of MMA tournaments called the M1-Challenge.
Biography and acquaintance with martial arts
Born on October 14, 1987 in the city of Grozny (Chechen-Ingush Republic, USSR). He grew up an active and mobile guy. At the age of six, he enrolled in the boxing section, but after a while he changed this sports discipline to freestyle wrestling. Musa Khamanaev demonstrated a good strike and defense technique. At the age of 15, he already sparred against 25-year-old professionals. In 2006, Musa entered the local Polytechnic University, where he began to engage in depth combat sambo training and met many coaches and professionals in this sport. A few years later he won the championship of the Russian Federation in combat sambo, and after another year he achieved triumph at the world championship. Here Musa Khamanaev managed to win the confrontation with the current world and Eurasian champion Rustam Khabilov.
Champion title
In November 2012, having won the match with the German Daniel Weichel, Hamanaev was declared the champion of the M-1 Challenge tournament. In this confrontation, he successfully transferred the opponent to the ground, and after a few seconds he carried out a painful technique called heel hook, which translates as twisting the heel. Later, he had to defend his league title. This time, Musa Hamanaev fought against Finn Niko Pukhakka, winning on points.