Shahbulat Shamhalaev has withdrawn from Bellator’s Season 9 Featherweight Tournament. The Russian native has returned to Dagestan to attend to his ailing father. Bellator newcomer Justin Wilcox will replace Shamhalaev and will face Akop Stepanyan in the Bellator Featherweight Tournament Opening Round at Friday’s Bellator 99 live on Spike TV. The first fight of the night will begin at 4:30 p.m
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Shahbulat Shamhalaev Withdraws from Bellator Tournament to Care for Ailing Father – MMA Weekly