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A former mixed martial artist<\/a> died after playing hero, saving four girls from a strong current, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Medet Zheenaliev, 30, spotted four girls swimming in Lake Issyk-Kul in his home country of Kyrgyzstan<\/a> on Tuesday, and one of them was reportedly pulled under the current.<\/p>\n

Zheenaliev and a friend went into the water to save the girls, but the fighter never resurfaced, according to The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Divers found his body the next day.<\/p>\n

FATHER DIES TRYING TO SAVE 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AFTER GIANT WAVE SWEEPS HER OUT TO SEA AT CALIFORNIA BEACH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The lake is the ninth-deepest in the world<\/a>, reaching a depth of 2,192 feet.<\/p>\n

Zheenaliev had four professional fights, splitting them even with two wins and two losses. His debut was a victory over Vladimir Kravchuk on Sept. 23, 2017, in Fightpro’s Battle for the Belt in Moscow. Zheenaliev earned the victory with an armbar submission 2:08 into the fight.<\/p>\n

At the Battle on Volga 3 six months later, he defeated Shamil Temirkhanov in a first-round knockout.<\/p>\n

He did not have the same success in his final two fights, tapping out to a rear-naked choke in the second round against Akhmadkhan Bokov at the Road to M-1 on April 7, 2018.<\/p>\n

He then took a nearly 17-month hiatus and fought Makkasharip Zaynukov at GFC 16, but doctors stopped the fight after round one and gave Zaynukov the victory.<\/p>\n

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