Fight Path: Adlan Amagov goes from war-torn Chechnya to Strikeforce co-headliner

For his first eight years or so, Adlan Amagov liked to play outside, particularly soccer. He has four brothers and one sister, and the large family was close, living in the village of Sernovodsk in the Republic of Chechnya.

Then, when he was 8 years …

For his first eight years or so, Adlan Amagov liked to play outside, particularly soccer. He has four brothers and one sister, and the large family was close, living in the village of Sernovodsk in the Republic of Chechnya.

Then, when he was 8 years old, Amagov’s school was bombed in the opening stages of the First Chechen War. Life changed.

“In 1994, it all stopped,” Amagov told MMAjunke.com through interpreter and manager Sam Kardan.