On March 29, Kyiv hosted the international mixed martial arts tournament World Warriors Fighting Championship 24 (WWFC 24) as part of the new season of the WWFC League. MMA fighters from Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova met in the octagon, the press service of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Kyiv reported.

A native of Turkmenistan, Babageldi Halymov, who competed in the weight category of 83,9 kg, won a duel with the Ukrainian athlete Yakov Anufriev. Babageldi defeated his opponent ahead of schedule in the first round by painful knockout.

According to the embassy, Halymov is a native of the Galkynysh gengeshlik of the Hojambaz etrap of the Lebap velayat, and is also a graduate of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”.

On March 1, Halymov also won an early victory over Evgeniy Drobot in a fight at the international professional mixed martial arts tournament “FCFC Fight Night 7”, which took place in Kyiv.