MMA fighter Koray Cengiz (Atsugba) is a 35-year-old mixed martial arts athlete, Abkhaz by origin. Since 2014 he has been engaged in wrestling and kickboxing, since 2017 he has been participating in MMA competitions, won six of 11 fights. Takes part in the German MMA Championship and the Hard Fighting Championship (a French organization for mixed martial arts, organized in 2010).

 In the final of the GMC German MMA Championship, an athlete nicknamed "Machine" (translated from English "machine" - ed.) Met with a German wrestler of Greek origin Mark Dusess. Koray brought the Abkhaz flag to the ring.

 "I am an Abkhaz and I am proud of it. The Abkhaz flag is with me at all matches, and everyone respects it. In everyday life I wear T-shirts with the Abkhaz flag. This attracts the attention of many, and I get the opportunity to tell about my homeland. there are many representatives of the Abkhaz diaspora. I love my country and I am proud to be a part of it. It is a great honor for me to speak under the symbols of Abkhazia. I love my historical homeland and people very much and I want them to be proud and happy about my victories. Unfortunately, I don’t know my native language, but I really want and am going to learn it, ”said the athlete. The athlete's family is from Abkhazia.

His father Ozkhan Cengiz (Atsugba) worked as a mixed martial arts coach in the republic for a long time. Koray himself has not yet been to his historical homeland.