Ali Isaevich Isaev (Russian: Али Исаевич Исаев; born 18 December 1983) is a Russian-Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler who competed in the Heavyweight division.

He has also formerly competed for Bellator MMA, Fight Nights Global[3][4] and Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he was the 2019 Heavyweight Tournament Champion.

In the summer of 2019, Isaev began competing in the Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

In his second fight for the promotion, Isayev defeated Carl Seumanutafa also by unanimous decision at PFL 6 on August 8, 2019.

[7] He defeated Kelvin Tiller by decision and Denis Goltsov by TKO in the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts, respectively.

[8] However, during the week of the event, it was announced that the bout was pulled due to unknown reasons and would be rescheduled for June.