Bilyal Makhov At 6-5, 285 pounds and with an Olympic wrestling gold medal (or two) currently his top priority, Bilyal Makhov believes he could be a future UFC heavyweight champion. His trainer all but guarantees it. “To those who have never heard of me, I want to assure you: You will hear about me,” Makhov told MMAjunkie through an interpreter. The 27-year-old “Bill” Makhov is a three-time freestyle wrestling world champion who has spent a lifetime perfecting his craft. “There are two coaches who can be greatly credited with getting me into wrestling: Magomed Guseinov, who is now the coach of the Russian National Team in freestyle wrestling, as well as Khankala Gadzhimagomedov,” Makhov told MMAjunkie
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Bilyal Makhov, UFC heavyweight champ? Trainer says in six months, he beats Velasquez – MMA Junkie