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Revision as of 10:34, 18 April 2011
| Blagoy Ivanov | |
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| Born | Blagoy Aleksandrov Ivanov October 6, 1986 Sandanski, Bulgaria |
| Other names | "Bagata" |
| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality |  Bulgarian |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 18.0 st) |
| Division | 265 |
| Style | Sambo, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Team | Combat Sambo - Bulgaria |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: March 27, 2011 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Combat Sambo | ||
| Representing Bulgaria
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| World Sambo Championships | ||
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2006 World Sambo Championships | 100 kg |
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2008 World Sambo Championships | +100 kg |
Blagoy Ivanov (born October 6, 1986) is a Bulgarian Sambo practitioner who won the 2008 Combat Sambo World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Blagoy has also competed in Judo as a heavyweight national representative for Bulgaria. He competed in the 2003 Balkan Junior Championships and placed first. Then continued in competition up to the European Championships level but only placed 7th in the 2007 U23 Tournament, and did not make an attempt to represent Bulgaria in the 2008 Olympic games. Subsequently it seems that Ivanov has chosen to enter a career in Mixed Martial Arts as opposed to representing Bulgaria in the 2012 Olympic Games.[1]
Sambo career
He notably defeated four-time World Combat Sambo Champion and the world's previous consensus top heavyweight mixed-martial arts fighter Fedor Emelianenko in the semi-finals of the 2008 World Sambo Championships on November 16, 2008. (He went on to win the finals over Germany's Janosch Stefan the following day.)[2] Ivanov previously faced Emelianenko in February 2008 at Russia’s Presidents Cup Sambo competition, losing the match to Emelianenko.[2]
MMA career
Ivanov started a career in mixed martial arts in his home country (1 victory & 1 NC) before going to World Victory Road, where he signed a three fight deal. His first fight took place at Sengoku 9 where he defeated Pride FC veteran, Kazuyuki Fujita[3] by split decision, breaking both hands in the process.
Ivanov was set next to face Fedor's brother, Aleksander Emelianenko, but that fight and eventually the entire event on which the fight should have occurred was canceled because Blagoy had broken both his hands in the fight against Fujita and was not able to heal and prepare properly for his fight with Aleksander.
Recently, in the capital city of Bulgaria - Sofia, Bagata defeated other well known Bulgarian MMA fighter Svetoslav Zahariev who was European champion in grappling, heavyweight division. In the interview given after the fight, Bagata said that he was ready for rematch with Svetoslav, but also with his brother, who is a fighter too. He added that he needs more easy matches like the last one in order to get in shape for the real challenges. According to Blagoi, in December 2010 he would go to fight and train in Las Vegas, USA.
On March 15, 2011, Ivanov announced that he had signed a deal to fight for Bellator. [4]He debuted on March 26, 2011, at Bellator 38 against William Penn and won via first round TKO.
Mixed martial arts record
| 11 matches | 10 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes | |
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| Win | 10-0 (1) |  William Penn
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TKO (punches) | Bellator 38 | March 26, 2011 | 1 | 2:58 | Tunica, United States
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| Win | 9-0 (1) | Svetoslav Zahariev
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | Real Pain Challenge 9 | October 9, 2010 | 1 | 3:33 | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 8-0 (1) |  Kazuyuki Fujita
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Decision (split) | Sengoku 9 | August 2, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan
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Broke both hands in the bout | |
| NC | 7-0 (1) |  Ilir Latifi
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NC (Ring Broke) | Real Pain Challenge 2 | May 17, 2008 | 1 | 0:55 | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 7-0 | Yancho Dimitrov
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TKO (Strikes) | Real Pain Challenge 1 | March 9, 2008 | 1 | 2:31 | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 6-0 | Kamen Georgiev
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Decision (injury) | MMA-Pazardzik | November 3, 2007 | 1 | 5:00 | Pazardzik, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 5-0 | Kamen Georgiev
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Decision | Bulgarian MMA and First Grappling Challenge 2005 | December 18, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 4-0 | Yavor Marinchev
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Submission | MMA -"Nai club", Hr.Botev hall - Bulgaria | October 15, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 3-0 | Petar Petrov from Varna
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Submission | MMA -Varna, Bulgaria | August 15, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Varna, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 2-0 | Panaiot Staikov
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KO | MMA -"Nai club" - Bulgaria | August 1, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event | |
| Win | 1-0 | Emil Zahariev Zahariev
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Submission | MMA -"Nai club" - Bulgaria | July 14, 2005 | 5 | 4:00 | Sofia, Bulgaria
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MMA main event |
References
- ^ http://www.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile/view/33836/blagoy_ivanov/
- ^ a b http://mmamania.com/2008/11/16/fedor-emelianenko-loses-at-2008-world-combat-sambo-championships/
- ^ http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/ivanov-in-sengoku-three-fight-deal/
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-Signs-Unbeaten-Heavyweight-Sambo-Champion-Ivanov-30861