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Bellator tourney winner ‘Frodo’ Khasbulaev signs with WSOF, promotion seeking opponent

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:52:15 +0000

Magomedrasul “Frodo” Khasbulaev Bellator MMA Season 8 featherweight tournament winner Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (21-5) has signed a multi-fight deal with WSOF, and the promotion is now seeking an opponent to face him at June’s WSOF 21 event. WSOF officials initially announced Khasbulaev would face Rick Glenn at WSOF 21, but Sefo said an injury forced the former WSOF featherweight champ to withdraw from the bout almost immediately after it was announced. WSOF President Ray Sefo recently confirmed the signing of the 28-year-old Dagestani and said matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz is currently in the process of rebooking ‘Frodo’ for WSOF 21, which takes place June 5 at Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As with all WSOF events, the night’s main card airs live on NBCSN. A former combat sambo world champion who has contested the majority of his professional MMA bouts in Russia and Ukraine, Khasbulaev first gained recognition in the U.S. in 2012 when he picked up a pair of first-round stoppage victories under the Bellator MMA banner

Unable to secure visa, Magomedrasul ‘Frodo’ Khasbulaev asking for Bellator release

BAD MMA News — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:29:25 +0000

Former Bellator MMA tournament winner Magomedrasul ‘Frodo’ Khasbulaev has come to terms with the fact that he’ll likely never get to compete for a Bellator title. Now he’s just hoping the promotion will let him fight rather than keep him on the shelf. Khasbulaev manager, Rizvan Magomedov of Dominance MMA Management, said his client is hoping the promotion will terminate his contract so he can continue his professional career. “They won’t release him,” Magomedov told MMAjunkie. “I don’t know why want to keep him

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Where’s ‘Frodo,’ anyway? Here’s the latest on Bellator standout Magomedrasul Khasbulaev

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 May 2014 17:42:54 +0000

He ran his winning streak to nine fights, breezed through the Bellator 8 featherweight tournament, and was all queued up for a title shot. So what happened to “Frodo,” anyway? We asked Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney about Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (21-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), the 27-year-old Dagestani fighter and national samba champion who had a quick rise before an untimely trip to the sidelines. Khasbulaev has been MIA since his tournament-final win over Mike Richman more than 13 months ago. Visa issues have been at the root of the layoff and kept the fighter stuck in Russia

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Where’s ‘Frodo,’ anyway? Here’s the latest on Bellator standout Magomedrasul Khasbulaev – MMA Junkie