where he won on points and became champion of the −88 kg division. In 2000, Barkalaev moved up in weight class to compete in the −99 kg division of the 2000 ADCC World Championship. He defeated Nino Schembri and faced Ricardo Arona in the semi-finals. The match between the two eventually became a brawl and Arona won due to points. At the time, Barkalaev was an instructor in Abu Dhabi and a representative of the local Sheikh. His action offended the Sheikh who asked for Barkalaev's arrest. After the match, Barkalaev was escorted off the mat and spent a week in prison. He was eventually released by the Sheikh and has stated he wanted to have a rematch with Arona under MMA rules. Barkalaev has not participated in any ADCC World Championships since. Personal life Barkalaev currently works as a director for Dagpotrebsoyuz which is the Consumers' Union of Dagestan. He currently teaches his skills to young people and can be found at the Ali Aliyev Sport Complex which he was previously in charge of for five years. Barkalaev graduated from business school in 2003. He was nominated by the Russian All-People's Union to stand in for the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan although he dropped out after registration. Mixed martial arts record |- | Loss | align=center| 11–1 | Dave Menne | Decision (unanimous) | rowspan=3|Shidokan Jitsu: Warrior's War | rowspan=3| | align=center| 1 | align=center| 10:00 | rowspan=3|Kuwait City, Kuwait |- | Win | align=center| 11–0 | Jose Landi-Jons | TKO (punches) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:59 | |- | Win | align=center| 10–0 | Dersu Lerma | Decision (unanimous) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 10:00 | |- | Win | align=center| 9–0 | Martin Malkhasyan | TKO (strikes) | rowspan=3|IAFC: Brilliant Cup 1999 | rowspan=3| | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | rowspan=3|Kyiv, Ukraine | |- | Win | align=center| 8–0 | Roman Savochka | KO | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | |- | Win | align=center| 7–0 | Oleg Chemodurov | TKO (strikes) | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | |- | Win | align=center| 6–0 | Sergei Akinin | TKO (submission to Punches) | IAFC: Russian Championship 1999 (Day 2) | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:04 | Moscow, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 5–0 | Gilbert Yvel | DQ (biting) | IAFC: European Championship 1998 | | align=center|