POP-MMA fighter Magomed Zainalov was admitted to intensive care after trying to save his cat. The athlete fell from the 10th floor and received serious injuries, but managed to survive.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 23, in Rostov-on-Don; Zainalov’s colleague Eduard Kuzminov, with whom he was supposed to fight in early February, was the first to tell about it. According to him, Magomed fell from the balcony of the apartment he was renting on Krepostny Lane.
As the Mash Telegram channel later reported with reference to Zainalov’s wife, the couple recently got a cat. On Tuesday evening, the pet got scared of something and ran out onto the balcony, jumping onto the drain. The fighter reached for the animal to prevent it from falling, but in the end he himself fell into the street.
Emergency services were called to the scene and took the man to the hospital, and his relatives also went there. Doctors placed Zainalov in intensive care — at that time he was conscious, but he was diagnosed with numerous fractures, including the pelvis, as well as ruptures of internal organs. Now they continue to fight to save Magomed’s legs.
The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Rostov Region reported that the police began an investigation into the incident. The Hardcore League, in which the athlete performs under the nickname Venom, promised to cover the costs of the fighter’s treatment. According to the fighter’s representative Vitaly Tarasov, the necessary operations have already been completed, his client’s life is not in danger, and recovery awaits Magomed. “Now we are waiting for news from the doctors and from Magomed himself, I think he will get in touch soon”he added.
Eduard Kuzmin, who reported the tragedy, admitted: “I prayed that I would win this fight. Now… I want to pray for Venom (Zaynalov’s nickname), so that everything is fine with him and that he recovers”.
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According to the SHOT Telegram channel, Zainalov managed to survive because his fall was softened by the Nissan X‑Trail car on which he landed. The owner of a car that was seriously damaged plans to sue the fighter, since the incident is not an insured event.
24-year-old Zainalov has been performing in Hardcore since 2021. During this time, he fought 15 fights, winning four of them and finishing one fight in a draw.