Former MMA fighter dead after saving four girls from strong current at one of world’s deepest lakes: report

A erstwhile mixed martial creator died aft playing hero, redeeming 4 girls from a beardown current, according to reports.

Medet Zheenaliev, 30, spotted 4 girls swimming successful Lake Issyk-Kul successful his location state of Kyrgyzstan connected Tuesday, and 1 of them was reportedly pulled nether the current.

Zheenaliev and a person went into the h2o to prevention the girls, but the combatant ne'er resurfaced, according to The Sun.

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The Octagon cage is seen during the UFC Fight Night lawsuit astatine Boardwalk Hall Arena successful Atlantic City, New Jersey, connected March 30, 2024. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Divers recovered his assemblage the adjacent day.

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The water is the ninth-deepest successful the world, reaching a extent of 2,192 feet.

Zheenaliev had 4 nonrecreational fights, splitting them adjacent with 2 wins and 2 losses. His debut was a triumph implicit Vladimir Kravchuk connected Sept. 23, 2017, successful Fightpro's Battle for the Belt successful Moscow. Zheenaliev earned the triumph with an armbar submission 2:08 into the fight.

A wide presumption of the Octagon during UFC 242 astatine The Arena successful Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, connected Sept. 7, 2019. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)

At the Battle connected Volga 3 six months later, helium defeated Shamil Temirkhanov successful a first-round knockout.

He did not person the aforesaid occurrence successful his last 2 fights, tapping retired to a rear-naked choke successful the 2nd circular against Akhmadkhan Bokov astatine the Road to M-1 connected April 7, 2018.

A wide presumption of the UFC Octagon wrong Prudential Center successful Newark, New Jersey, anterior to the UFC 328 lawsuit connected May 9, 2026. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

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He past took a astir 17-month hiatus and fought Makkasharip Zaynukov astatine GFC 16, but doctors stopped the combat aft circular 1 and gave Zaynukov the victory.

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