Another famous wrestler is heading to Bellator. Olympic silver medalist Kadi Magomedov has signed a contract with the promotion for multiple fights. He will compete in the featherweight division and is expected to debut later this year.
“Bellator MMA is thrilled to announce the signing of a new free agent, Olympic silver medalist Kadi Magomedov, to an exclusive, multi-fight, multi-year contract,” the promotion tweeted.
Hailing from Dagestan but representing Belarus, Magomed picked up a big road victory over four-time NCAA champion Kyle Dyke in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics in freestyle skiing, which was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. of COVID-19. Magomedov lost to Zaurbek Sidakov 7-0 in the gold medal match.
Magomedov, 28, who is going down the MMA path, isn’t giving up on fighting and plans to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Although Magomedov has yet to compete, he is no stranger to MMA having trained with UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov and reigning UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
Magomedov joined former NCAA champion Jordan Oliver and two-time NCAA finalist Bryce Meredith among the latest high-profile wrestlers to sign with Bellator.
See also: Usman Nurmagomedov has entered Bellator’s top 5 after defending his league title.
