Sherdog Prospect Watch: Artem Belakh
Flying knee KO. Artem Belakh KO1 Gor Khalatyan - RCC Intro 4. Good morning from Russia. pic.twitter.com/y0g20r3bxT
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While most of his victories have come on the canvas, Belakh is also dangerous with his striking. In fact, the Russian often allows himself to be put on his back, since he is very confident in his submission skills. Additionally, he can be very versatile, pulling out guillotine and triangle chokes effortlessly. He also possesses a killer instinct on the feet, as demonstrated when he scored a highlight-reel knockout victory with an unorthodox flying knee at the expense of Gor Halatyan at RCC Intro 4 in May 2019. Belakh is polishing his striking skills at Tiger Muay Thai, where he has been seen training with former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Petr Yan.
Mata leon de ArtemBelakh #OFC6 pic.twitter.com/Um7NRpwvwp
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Belakh made his professional debut at the National Championship 23 event of Rostov Region Pankration Federation, where he forced Alexey Golubyatnikov to tap to a guillotine choke. Belakh spent most of his career in the Russian Cagefighting Championship, where he amassed a 3-1 promotional record. Before suffering the submission loss to Babkin, Belakh was on a six-fight winning streak. In his latest appearances, he overcame Elvis Batista da Silva thanks to his first rear-naked choke finish before choking Nikita Baltabaev. Now, he’s ready to showcase his impressive grappling skills inside One’s Circle.
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