by Karim Zidan@ZidanSports Oct 18, 2017
Chechen MMA fighter assassinated in a case of mistaken identity
On October 16, a body with several fatal gunshot wounds was discovered beside a blue Infiniti vehicle inside a parking lot in central Moscow. Due to the car’s license plate, initial reports claimed the victim was Armenian businessman Gregory Agapjanov. However, it was later revealed that the assassinated man was actually the entrepreneur’s driver, a Chechen man who also dabbled in mixed martial arts competitions.
The murder was captured on security cameras inside the parking lot. The footage showed a hooded man walk up to the unsuspecting victim and fire several point blank shots into the Chechen man’s face. The attacker fled immediately, while the former fighter died from his wounds at the scene of the crime.
According to reports, the victim was identified as Lechi Serbiev, a 33-year-old MMA fighter who fought in the heavyweight division. He holds a 2-2 record and most recently fought for Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) in 2014, where he was knocked out by Alexander Stolyarov.
Chechen MMA fighter assassinated in a case of mistaken identity
On October 16, a body with several fatal gunshot wounds was discovered beside a blue Infiniti vehicle inside a parking lot in central Moscow. Due to the car’s license plate, initial reports claimed the victim was Armenian businessman Gregory Agapjanov. However, it was later revealed that the assassinated man was actually the entrepreneur’s driver, a Chechen man who also dabbled in mixed martial arts competitions.
The murder was captured on security cameras inside the parking lot. The footage showed a hooded man walk up to the unsuspecting victim and fire several point blank shots into the Chechen man’s face. The attacker fled immediately, while the former fighter died from his wounds at the scene of the crime.
According to reports, the victim was identified as Lechi Serbiev, a 33-year-old MMA fighter who fought in the heavyweight division. He holds a 2-2 record and most recently fought for Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) in 2014, where he was knocked out by Alexander Stolyarov.