Draft:Myktybek Orolbai

Myktybek Orolbai  (Мыктыбек Оролбай, born 10 February 1998 in Osh) is a Kyrgyz professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the UFC and competes in the Lightweight division, he is ranked 32nd in the division.

Biography
Hailing all the way from Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Orolbai would be the first ever male Kyrgyz mixed martial artist to ever compete in the UFC and the first Kyrgyz mixed martial artist to enter the said promotion without any dual citizenship (both Valentina Shevchenko and Antonina Shevchenko have dual citizenship), aside from that, he is known to finish his opponents early having seven fights out of fourteen end in the first round and three fights ending in the second round.

Amateur career
As an amateur, Orolbai competed in the WMMAA junior world cup 2018 of the welterweight division and defeated Ma Meng Hao of China via unanimous decision before defeating Belarus' Ilya Kygach in the finals of the tournament, he showed his diligence, might and resilience in the matches that would make him a subsequent threat.

World Ertaymash Federation
Orolbai enters Kyrgyzstan's World Ertaymash Federation (WEF) promotion to mark the start of his professional career, his debut match is against a fellow professional debutant, Eldiyar Toobaev whom he would defeat via rear naked choke submission in the first round, he fought against Shakhzod Kholmatov whom he also defeated the same way in the first round.

Moving on, Orolbai would later fight in the Professional Fighters League Kyrgyzstan (PFL KG) against Saidal Khazmuradov and he once again defeated his foe via 1st round submission.

Transitioning from 2018 to 2019, Orolbai would have his first non-win match as his match against Fakhreddin Myrzadavlatov for the Kara-Suu Lightweight Championship on January 20, 2019, ends in a stalemate on the events of the WEF Selection 20, on WEF Selection 22, Orolbai would finally be able to be selected on a more major promotions as he defeated Faruh Kadirov via rear naked choke submission in the first round and did so within 1 minute and showed his worthiness to be selected by a major promotion.

Road Fighting Championship Russia
After winning the WEF Selection match, Orolbai was immediately drafted to Road Fighting Championship Russia and competed against undefeated undefeated Russian Shamil Mutalimov. The fight ended in a 1st-round TKO victory.

Three months after the victory against Mutalimov, Orolbai was supposedly matched against Anton Shemyakin on the events of United Donbass 2, however, the match was cancelled.

Absolute Championship Championship Akhmat Young Eagles
When the COVID-19 pandemic started to cool down, Orolbai returned, being signed to the Absolute Championship Akhmat Young Eagles (ACA YE) Orolbai was to battle with Khalid Satuev, Orolbai started off aggressive but later on, Satuev would get in control and does so for the rest of the fight and gave Orolbai his first ever career loss via unanimous decision.

Open Fighting Championship
Orolbai would recover from the loss and would get a match on August 14, 2022, he would have a showdown with Peyman Haciev and Orolbai would show his power as he prompted the referee to halt the contest after Orolbai would not stop smothering Haciev's face with punches on the ground which would grant Orolbai a first round referee stoppage.

Sulukta Fight Night Grand Prix
On November 26, 2021, Orolbai would appear in two matches following the Sulukta Fight Night (SFC) Grand Prix, this matches are when he would also debut in the Welterweight division, however there are confusions who he fought first, according to Tapology, he fought Bolup Kaldyadis Talabek uulu first, on the other hand, according to Sherdog, he fought Mashrabzhon Sobirov first. Nevertheless, he won both matches and Tapology also states that he won the Sulukta FC Welterweight Championship.

Legacy Fighting Alliance
After back to back cancelled matches, (1 from Titan FC and 2 from LFA) he finally debuts in Legacy Fight Alliance (LFA) against tough Jalin Fuller in LFA 131, he would experience his third match that ended in a decision and first win via decision (unanimous decision).

He would initially return to Titans Fight Championship (Titans FC) to make his Middleweight debut in the events of the Titans FC 82 against Stefan Zvijer, however, the fight ended up being cancelled.

He again fought in LFA and won against Brazilian, Gláucio Eliziário via 2nd round right cross to ground strike technical knockout victory. He then face against veteran Hayward Charles who was out to sleep due to a neck-snapping right uppercut.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
His talent and triumphs in LFA, he would finally be signed at the famous and best MMA promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 15, 2023, and he would make history for Kyrgyzstan as he is the first Kyrgyz without dual-citizenship to enter the octagon.

Myktybek Orolbai vs. Uroš Medić
He would be a late replacement(4-days notice) for Jonny Parsons who was initially the opponent of Uroš Medić, however Parons pulled out. On November 18, 2023, Orolbai and Medíc meets at the ring and Orolbai marks his debut on UFC, Orolbai showed dominance and overwhelming performance against Uroš Medić en route to a neck crank submission in the second round.