Bagdat Dyusembaev, a fighter in MMA, was reportedly shot during an altercation at Moscow's fitness center.
Russian news outlet Tass reports that the Kazakh middleweight was in a conflict' with a security guard at a gym.
The incident is reported to have left Dyusembaev SHOT in his chest.
Tass received a police statement that stated: "The day prior, Bagdat Dyusembaev, MMA fighter, was shot in the chest while he was fighting with a security guard at a gym.
"The victim was admitted to the N. I. Pirogov City Clinical Hospital."
The current condition of Dyusembaev is unknown.
Just hours before Dyusembaev was scheduled to return to the cage, the alleged shooting of Dyusembaev took place.
Dyusembaev was scheduled to fight Russian Mikhail Avakyan at the Hardcore Fighting Championships 22 Moscow.
The promotion has yet to comment on Dyusembaev’s reported hospitalization via social media.
However, Avakyan's Instagram post shows that he still fought for the card.
Hardcore FC, whose prefight press conferences have been viral for many brawls, has yet to release footage from their latest event.
According to Dyusembaev's Tapology page, he has not yet tasted victory in his professional mixed-martial arts career.
Officially, the Kazakh has lost a TKO to Yaroslav Kuk (and Danila Volkov) on his 0-2 record.
However, multiple reports state that he has actually participated in seven mixed martial art bouts.
He is reported to have a 2-4-1 record, although those stats have not been verified by an internationally-recognised stat collector.
