A large-scale All-Ukrainian MMA and Pankration competition dedicated to the memory of the fallen fighter Mahomed Haniev was held in the town of Dolynske.
The competition brought together the strongest athletes, among whom six cadets of the Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs demonstrated high skill and indomitable character.
According to the results of the matches, the DonSUIA representatives won a number of significant awards. Gold medals and champion titles were won by Ernest Saribekian and Maksym Tsuprenko. Silver medalists of the competition were Oleksandr Mosin, Artur Veikai and Nazar Bohdan.
The event was given special significance by the solemn ceremony of honoring the DonSUIA cadet Sultan Haniev, the younger brother of the fallen defender Mahomed Haniev, in whose memory the competition was held. Head of the department of special physical training of the University, Ihor Shostak, together with head of the youth and sports department of the Kirovohrad regional military administration, Andrii Shchetyna, officially presented the athlete with the certificate of Master of Sports of Ukraine in MMA.
The athletes are trained by experienced teachers of the DonSUIA – Oleksandr Korenkov, Dmytro Lungu, Stanislav Merdov and Yevhen Kharytonenko.








