2016 in Absolute Championship Berkut
The year 2016 was the 4th year in the history of the Absolute Championship Berkut, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. 2016 started with Absolute Championship Berkut 29. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Match TV.
List of events
Mixed martial arts
Kickboxing
ACB 29: Poland
Absolute Championship Berkut 29: Poland was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 6, 2016 at the Hala Torwar in Warsaw, Poland.Results
ACB 30: Young Eagles 5
Absolute Championship Berkut 30: Young Eagles 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 20, 2016 at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.Results
ACB KB 5: Let's Knock The Winter Out
Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 5: Let's Knock The Winter Out was a Kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on February 27, 2016 at the Grinn Center in Orel, Russia.Results
ACB 31: Magomedsharipov vs. Arapkhanov
Absolute Championship Berkut 31: Magomedsharipov vs. Arapkhanov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 9, 2016 at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.Results
ACB 32: The Battle of Lions
Absolute Championship Berkut 32: The Battle of Lions was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on March 26, 2016 at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.Results
ACB 33: Young Eagles 6
Absolute Championship Berkut 33: Young Eagles 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 16, 2016 at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.Results
ACB 34: Young Eagles 7
Absolute Championship Berkut 34: Young Eagles 7 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on April 29, 2016 at the Arena Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.Results
ACB 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili
Absolute Championship Berkut 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 6, 2016 at the Tbilisi Sports Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia.Results
ACB 36: Young Eagles 8
Absolute Championship Berkut 36: Young Eagles 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 10, 2016 at the Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.Results
ACB 37: Young Eagles 9
Absolute Championship Berkut 37: Young Eagles 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 11, 2016 at the Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.Results
ACB 38: Breakthrough
Absolute Championship Berkut 38: Breakthrough was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 20, 2016 at the KSK "Ekspress" in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.Results
ACB 39: Young Eagles 10
Absolute Championship Berkut 39: Young Eagles 10 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on May 28, 2016 at the Kristall Ice Sports Palace in Saratov, Russia.Results
ACB 40: Battleground
Absolute Championship Berkut 40: Battleground was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on June 3, 2016 at the Sports Palace Olymp in Krasnodar, Russia.Results
ACB KB 6: Battle in Brussels
Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 6: Battle in Brussels was a Kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on June 5, 2016 at the Sporthal Merchtem in Brussels, Belgium.Results
ACB 41: The Path to Triumph
Absolute Championship Berkut 41: The Path to Triumph was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on July 15, 2016 at the Adler Arena in Sochi, Russia.Results
ACB 42: Young Eagles 11
Absolute Championship Berkut 42: Young Eagles 11 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 10, 2016 at the Sports Palace "Manezh" in Vladikavkaz, Russia.Results
ACB 43: Battle of the Sura
Absolute Championship Berkut 43: Battle of the Sura was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on August 20, 2016 at the Dizel Arena in Penza, Russia.Results
ACB 44: Young Eagles 12
Absolute Championship Berkut 44: Young Eagles 12 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 3, 2016 at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia.Results
ACB 45: Magomedsharipov vs. Silva
Absolute Championship Berkut 45: Magomedsharipov vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 17, 2016 at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Background
Khamzaev actually won the fight via unanimous decision, but after the statement of Mairbek Khasiev about the simulation by Khamzaev - the result of the fight was changed.Results
ACB KB 7: Bloody Night
Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 7: Bloody Night was a Kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 18, 2016 at the Horia Demian Sports Hall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Results
ACB 46: Olsztyński Legion - Young Eagles 13
Absolute Championship Berkut 46: Olsztyński Legion - Young Eagles 13 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on September 24, 2016 at the Hala Urania in Olsztyn, Poland.Results
ACB 47: Braveheart - Young Eagles 14
Absolute Championship Berkut 47: Braveheart - Young Eagles 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 1, 2016 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.Results
ACB KB 8: Only The Braves
Absolute Championship Berkut Kickboxing 8: Only The Braves was a Kickboxing event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 16, 2016 at the Sportcomplex Koning Willem-Alexander in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.Results
ACB 48: Revenge
Absolute Championship Berkut 48: Revenge was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on October 22, 2016 at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.Results
ACB 49: Rostov Onslaught
Absolute Championship Berkut 49: Rostov Onslaught was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on November 26, 2016 at the Sport-Don Sports Palace in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.Background
Bonus awards:The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Eduard Vartanyan vs Alexandr Shabliy
- Knockout of the Night: Alexander Peduson
- Submission of the Night: Anthony Leone
Results
ACB 50: Stormbringer
Absolute Championship Berkut 50: Stormbringer was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on December 18, 2016 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Background
A Lightweight bout between Musa Khamanaev and Saul Rogers was scheduled for this card. However, the fight was cancelled in early December due to an injury sustained by Rogers, the bout will be Rescheduled.Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Not Medically Cleared to fight, his bout with Albert Duraev was canceled.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Marcelo Alfaya vs Beslan Isaev
- Knockout of the Night: Aleksei Butorin
- Submission of the Night: Magomed Magomedov'''
Results