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Marat Gafurov (Russian: Мара́т Тайсумов; born November 21, 1984) is a Russian-born Ukrainian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the Featherweight division of ONE Championship. He is also a former M-1 Global featherweight champion.

Mixed martial arts career
Gafurov made his professional mixed martial arts debut on 4 June 2010, defeating Shamil Gadzhiev by submission in the first round.

M-1 Global
On 21 June 2012, at M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo, Gafurov won a split decision over future UFC fighter Mairbek Taisumov.

On 15 November 2013 Gafurov faced Azerbaijani fighter Vugar Bakhshiev in the undercard of M-1 Challenge 35 - Emelianenko vs. Monson. He won the fight by submission late in the first round, winning the M-1 featherweight title in the process.

Gafurov successfully defended the championship in his next fight against Yuri Ivlev on 21 August 2013, stopping his opponent via second-round TKO.

In his second defense of the title, Gafurov defeated Lee Morrison by unanimous decision on April 4, 2014 at M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 47.

ONE Championship
In January 2014, it was announced that Gafurov had signed with Singapore-based promotion ONE FC.

Gafurov made his ONE FC debut on 17 October 2014, facing Australian featherweight contender Rob Lisita in the main event of ONE FC 21: Roar of Tigers. After dropping his opponent with a head kick in the opening seconds of the fight, Gafurov was able to secure a rear-naked choke, winning the fight by submission.