SC Gabala”s Bakhtiyar Abbasov is striking MMA deal, Steel Fights, in Kiev of, Ukraine Thursday, 5 March. His opponent Pavel Kusch, fighting for Combat-DOBRO club, is having possession that includes 16 victories from his 20 professional appearances, as well as with 4 defeats. The 27-year-old Ukrainian is 182 cm at height came on the canvas with motto of “Winning is not steel, but a master”.

Kush is having a sambo cup winner title of both international and Ukrainian, as well as domestic M-1 champion of 2009.

During his 5 years for MMA fights, Abbasov, 29, appeared in 16 fights with 12 wins and 4 defeats with 177 cm height. He is going to come on the challenge with motto of “Fight against bests to be the best of them”

With most of his 16 matches, he finished right in the first round, including the 2011 fight where he gained ProFC title beating Laszlo Soltesz.

Then in December 2011, Bakhtiyar took victory over French Youness Mikiss at ECSF - MMA Grand Prix of Eastern Europe 2 before defeating Brazilian Charles Andrade in Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 58 in 2013.

The Azerbaijani feels proud with his more titles: PROFC-GPG champion, pankration world cup, sambo world cup, combat sambo”s world cup and European cup, ciu-citsu world cup, üzrə dünya çempionu, man-to-man fighting world cup, Azerbaijan champion, Azerbaijan judo champion, international mater degree.