Movlid Khaybulaev started with freestyle wrestling, but later the attention of the teenager switched to combat sambo.
12 Facts About Movlid Khaybulaev
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At the age of 16, Movlid Khaybulaev became the champion of the Southern Federal District in wrestling, and a year later, he secured the same result at the Russian Championship.
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Movlid Khaybulaev's first fight took place under the banners of ProFC, and in the fight, which took place in the format of 2 rounds of 5 minutes, the newcomer defeated Rustam Akhmarov.
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The next three bouts took place there, with Movlid Khaybulaev picking up wins against Ruslan Yamanbaev, Alexander Panasyuk, and Vugar Bakhshiev.
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Movlid Khaybulaev continued his streak of wins until his second fight with PFL at PFL 5, which ended in a majority draw against Andre Harrison.
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On June 25,2021 at PFL 6, Movlid Khaybulaev beat 2019 featherweight champion Lance Palmer to secure three more points, bringing his season point total to six, thus securing him as the fourth seed in the featherweight bracket.
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On October 27,2021 at PFL 10, Movlid Khaybulaev faced off against Chris Wade for the 2021 PFL featherweight world title.
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Movlid Khaybulaev outperformed Wade for 5 rounds and won via unanimous decision to win the PFL Featherweight title and earned a $1 million collective prize.
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In March 2022, PFL announced on Twitter that Movlid Khaybulaev was injured and would not be defending his crown in the 2022 season.
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Movlid Khaybulaev started off the 2023 season against Ryoji Kudo on April 1,2023 at PFL 1.
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Movlid Khaybulaev was scheduled to face Daniel Torres on June 8,2023 at PFL 4.
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Movlid Khaybulaev won the fight via an arm-triangle submission in the second round.