All results from the ACA 198 tournament in Grozny (UPDATED)

Today, January 9, the first ACA league tournament of 2026 — ACA 198 — will take place in Grozny. In the main event of the evening, Islam Omarov will defend his featherweight championship belt for the third time against Alikhan Suleymanov.

In the co-main event, Daud Shaikhaev and Herdeson Batista will fight for the interim lightweight title.

The tournament starts at 5:35 PM Moscow time, with the main card beginning at 9:00 PM.

The live broadcast can be watched for free on ppv.aca-mma.com and on VK Video.

ACA 198 Fight Results

Results will be updated as the fights conclude.

Featherweight, Championship Bout
Islam Omarov (16-0) — Alikhan Suleymanov (17-4)
Result: Islam Omarov won via first-round choke to retain his ACA featherweight title for the third time.

Lightweight, Interim Championship Bout
Daud Shaikhaev (17-5-1) — Herdeson Batista (22-7)
Result: Daud Shaikhaev won by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) and became the interim lightweight champion.

Light Heavyweight
Sulim Batalov (9-1) — Asylzhan Bakytzhanuly (17-5-1)
Result: Sulim Batalov won by direct knockout in the middle of the 1st round.

Bantamweight
Mansur Khatuev (16-5) — Kairat Akhmetov (30-2)
Result: Kairat Akhmetov won by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Bantamweight
Rasul Albaskhanov (16-7) — Tomas Deak (23-14-1)
Result: Tomas Deak won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight
Khalid Satuev (13-1) — Nikolay Aleksakhin (29-10)
Result: Khalid Satuev won by majority decision (29-29, 30-27, 29-27)

Featherweight
Yusup-Khadzhi Zubariev (14-5) — Carlos Spartas (22-8)
Result: Yusup-Khadzhi Zubariev won by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

Light Heavyweight
Arbi Aguev (39-13) — Manas Imarov (13-6)
Result: Arbi Aguev won TKO in 1 round.

Lightweight
Imam Vitakhanov (11-4) — Furkat Komilov (6-2-1)
Result: Furkat Komilov won by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantamweight
Murad Kalamov (19-8) — Chermen Gobaev (8-0)
Result: Chermen Gobaev won via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight
Shamil Boraev (5-1) — Kamal Mamedov (4-2)
Result: Shamil Boryaev won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight
Akhmed Magomedov (10-3) — Valeriy Dashkevich (11-5)
Result: Valery Dashkevich won by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Flyweight
Kholmurod Nurmatov (15-9-1) — Ramzan Suleymanov (8-1)
Result: Ramzan Suleymanov won by choke in the 2nd round.

The bouts “Nalgiev vs Mashrapov”, “Yunusov vs Magomedov”, and “Batukaev vs Tabarov” were canceled due to Nalgiev, Mashrapov, Yunusov, and Batukaev exceeding their weight limits.
The bout “Dadalov vs Musukaev” was canceled due to health issues on the part of Musukaev.

We remind you that at the next ACA 199 tournament in Krasnodar, Armenian MMA fighters Jora Ayvazyan and Gegam Manavazyan will perform.