Georgy Gagloev[1] (Russian: Георгий Гаглоев; 1997/1998 – 14 January 2023) was a Russian mixed martial artist. Participant of international and all-Russian sports competitions. Master of sports of international class in MMA. He left professional sports in the MMA pop industry.[2]
Biography
Georgy Gagloev was born in the Russian Republic of North Ossetia, the city of Beslan.[3]
Gagloev fought in the promotions "Наше Дело", "Hype Fighting" and "Arena".[4]
Death
On 14 January 2023, Gagloev was found dead on the upper couchette shelf of a train. The body was removed from the train and was sent to the morgue to study the cause of death.[5][6] He was 25.[7]
There are many versions in the media about the sudden death of Gagloev. According to the original version, he was strangled with a pillow. According to the preliminary version, the cause of death was pulmonary embolism, accompanying natural death. The exact cause of death is currently being determined.[8]
The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin demanded to report on the investigation into the death of Gagloev and took what was happening under his personal control.[9][10][11]
^"Соревнования по самбо: подводим итоги". Санкт-Петербургский государственный архитектурно-строительный университет (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.