Shazada Ataev, who recently signed a contract with Gala Sports, will fight in Ulyanovsk, Russia.

The Turkmen fighter will perform at the tournament under the auspices of Fight Nights and Volga MAMA. His opponent will be the most experienced fighter from the Russian city of Elektrostal, Andrey Baranovsky.

The fight will take place on June 14 at the Volga-Sport Arena Sports Palace.

Shazada Atayev is the champion of Turkmenistan in K 1 (a variant of kickboxing, very similar to Thai boxing, with slightly modified rules. The main difference lies in the scoring method and the ban on some punches).

Most recently, Ataev began performing in MMA.