MAKHACHKALA, June 11 – RIA Dagestan. Dagestan team claimed first place in the overall team standings at the World Cup for Oriental MMA and Uchqur "World Cup Star Fighter" mixed martial arts, held from June 7 to 11 in the settlement of Lermontovo, Tuapse district, Krasnodar Territory.
Around 350 athletes from 15 regions of Russia took part in the competition. Dagestan representatives posted the tournament's best result, collecting 76 gold, 18 silver and 23 bronze medals.
In the RF-MMA Oriental discipline, the Dagestani squad led by Badavi Gasanov topped the team standings, followed by athletes from the Chelyabinsk region in second and the Rostov region in third. Dagestan also won the team event in the Uchqur discipline, with Rostov region placing second and Astrakhan region third.
The athletes were trained by coaches Badavi Gasanov, Arslan Almaskhanov, Magomed Kurbanov, Ibragim Mitishiev, Rustam Medzhidov, Imanali Pashaev, Khamza Kurbanov, Bagautdin Dzhanayev and Musa Aliev.