1. Rustam Mikailovich Khabilov was born on 4 November 1986 and is a Russian mixed martial artist, who last competed in the Welterweight division.
33 Facts About Rustam Khabilov
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Rustam Khabilov is a Combat Sambo World Champion and a former member of the Legion Sport Club fight team in Rostov-on-Don.
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Rustam Khabilov was born in Goksu-otar village in Dagestan, in a Kumyk family.
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Rustam Khabilov studied at the Makhachkala Automobile College, where his sports career began.
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Rustam Khabilov started his training under Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, soon becoming world and Russia champion in fight sambo discipline.
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In January 2012 it was announced that Rustam Khabilov had signed with ONE Fighting Championship.
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Rustam Khabilov made his debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes at The BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia on 11 February 2012 against BJJ World Champion Rodrigo Ribeiro.
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Rustam Khabilov signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in July 2012.
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Rustam Khabilov won the fight in the first round by hurting Pincel with a suplex and finishing him off with punches on the ground.
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Rustam Khabilov was expected to face Rafael dos Anjos on 22 February 2014 at UFC 170.
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Rustam Khabilov faced Benson Henderson on 7 June 2014 in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov.
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Rustam Khabilov lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round.
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Rustam Khabilov was expected to face Danny Castillo on 3 January 2015 at UFC 182.
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However, Rustam Khabilov pulled out of the bout due to alleged visa issues.
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Rustam Khabilov faced Adriano Martins on 22 February 2015 at UFC Fight Night 61.
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However, for a second time, Rustam Khabilov was removed from the pairing due to alleged visa issues.
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Rustam Khabilov faced Norman Parke on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.
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Rustam Khabilov was tabbed as an injury replacement for Rashid Magomedov to face Chris Wade on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87.
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Rustam Khabilov was expected to face Reza Madadi on 3 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 93.
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Rustam Khabilov next faced Jason Saggo on 10 December 2016 at UFC 206.
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Rustam Khabilov faced Desmond Green on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 115.
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Rustam Khabilov was supposed to face Kajan Johnson on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.
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However, Rustam Khabilov pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Stevie Ray.
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Rustam Khabilov faced Carlos Diego Ferreira on 23 February 2019 at UFC Fight Night 145.
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Rustam Khabilov faced Sergey Khandozhko in a welterweight bout on 9 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night 163.
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Rustam Khabilov won the fight via unanimous decision and became a free agent after the fight.
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On 2 October 2020, it was reported that Rustam Khabilov had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA.
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Rustam Khabilov was expected to make his Bellator debut against Andrey Koreshkov on 23 October 2021 at Bellator 269.
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However the bout was scrapped after Rustam Khabilov came down with a sickness.
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Rustam Khabilov was scheduled make his Bellator debut against Lewis Long on September 23,2022, at Bellator 285.
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Rustam Khabilov was scheduled to face Jaleel Willis on March 31,2023 at Bellator 293.
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However on the day of weigh-ins, Rustam Khabilov pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons.
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Rustam Khabilov trained under Khabib Nurmagomedov's father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, Anvar Magomedgadzhiev, Abdusalam Gadisov and Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov, Mike Winkeljohn, Greg Jackson.