User:FeldBum/sandbox/Movlid Khaybulaev

Movlid Khaybulaev (born October 16, 1990) is an undefeated Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting for the Professional Fighters League where he competes competing in the Featherweight division.

Personal life
Khaybulaev trains with former UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khaybulaev credits Nurmagomedov, as well as Nurmagomedov's father, Dagestan legend Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who passed away due to COVID-19 complications in 2020, with inspiring him to compete in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career
Khaybulaev made his professional debut on October 22, 2011 against Rustam Akhmarov in ProFC 36 and won by unanimous decision. He signed with the Professional Fighters League in 2019 after fighting in several different Russian promotions, including AMC Fight Nights and Final Fight Championship, during the first eight years of his career. During his May 2019 PFL debut against Damon Jackson, he landed a flying knee strike, which ended the fight in 10 seconds. He continued to remain undefeated (13-0-1) until his second fight with PFL, a majority draw against Ande Harrison.

While Khaybulaev has an undefeated record as of June 2022, it did not come without controversy. During the 2019 Playoffs, Khaybulaev was knocked out by Daniel Pineda in 29 seconds of the first round. The result was later overturned to no contest after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Pineda and fined him $12,500 after finding elevated testosterone levels from his bout with Movlid on October 17, 2019.

In 2021, Movlid competed in his second PFL season. At PFL 1 (2021), he beat Lazar Stojadinovic to secure three points in the regular season. In June, 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.

On August 13, 2021 Movlid fought number one seed Brendan Loughnane in the 2021 PFL Playoffs. He edged out Loughnane with a split decision victory to clinch a spot in the 2021 PFL World Championships.

On October 27 2021, Movlid faced off against Chris Wade for the 2021 PFL featherweight world title. Khaybulaev outperformed Wade for 5 rounds and won via unanimous decision to win the PFL Featherweight title and earned a $1 million prize.

Championships and accomplishments

 * 2021 PFL Featherweight World Champion