On 11 August 2013, Kenzhisariyev was assaulted in the Kazakh city of Almaty and was hospitalized in a coma.[1] Reports from Kazakh media stated that he had been operated on for head injuries, and that he remained in a coma but that his condition was improving.[2] He was eventually discharged in late September and is currently undergoing rehab training, expected to make a full recovery.[3]