Askar Askarov
October 9, 1992 (32 years old) in Akhvakhsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia
Askar Saypulaevich Askarov is a Russian mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Askarov previously competed in Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), where he was won the ACB Flyweight Championship and 2017 Summer Deaflympics 61 kg freestyle wrestling gold medalist. As of July 31, 2020, he is #3 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
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- 2022 · UFC on ESPN 33: Blaydes vs. Daukaus as Self
- 2021 · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya as Self
- 2020 · UFC Fight Night 172: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 as Self
- 2020 · UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy as Self
- 2019 · UFC Fight Night 159: Rodriguez vs. Stephens as Self
- Future · ACA 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov as Self