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Movlid Khaybulaev (born October 16, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional competitor since 2011, he has also competed in Fight Nights Global and ONE Championship.
Khaybulaev was born in the Republic of Dagestan, a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus region, along the Caspian Sea. Khaybulaev trains with former UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khaybulaev credits Nurmagomedov, as well as Nurmagomedov's father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who passed away due to COVID-19 complications in 2020, with inspiring him to compete in mixed martial arts.
Khaybulaev started with freestyle wrestling, but later the attention of the teenager switched to combat sambo. At the age of 16, Khaybulaev became the champion of the Southern Federal District in wrestling, and a year later, he secured the same result at the Russian Championship.
After, Khaybulaev entered the branch of the Law Academy under the Ministry of Justice of Russia, located in Makhachkala, in parallel with his studies. In 2009, again in the Southern Federal District, he took first place in the combat sambo championship, and after that he transitioned into mixed martial arts.
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