Poland’s Khalidov loses world MMA title after brutal knockout

Polish mixed martial arts champion Mamed Khalidov has lost his world middleweight title after being knocked out by Croatia’s Roberto Soldić in the southern Polish city of Gliwice at the weekend.

Mamed Khaldov (pictured), the Chechen-born Polish mixed martial arts champion, has lost his world middleweight title after being knocked out by Croatia’s Roberto Soldić in the southern Polish city of Gliwice on Saturday.

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The much-anticipated title fight, held under the auspices of the Polish MMA promotion KSW, was the main event of the Gliwice gala on Saturday, and turned out to be worthy of its billing, news outlets reported.

In the second round of the bout, during a ferocious exchange, Soldić unleashed a stunning left-hander that sent the 41-year-old Khalidov sprawling on the canvas, according to the mmafighting.com website.

Medics had to be called in as a knockout was declared, with Soldić adding the middleweight crown to his welterweight title.

The scariest fighter on the planet!!!

🇭🇷 @Soldic_MMA 👑👑 KO's the legendary Mamed Khalidov to become KSW Double Champ!! #KSW65 pic.twitter.com/HL5o9yjbz1

— KSW (@KSW_MMA) December 19, 2021

It was the 26-year-old Croat’s seventh successive victory, while Khalidov, a pioneer of the Polish MMA scene, was left nursing a broken nose and a suspected broken jaw.

Soldić did not celebrate after the fight, as a mark of respect for his Chechen-born rival.

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Source: mmafighting.com