Alexandr Shabliy

Alexandr Shabliy
Born	Alexandr Shabliy (1993-04-18) April 18, 1993 (age 31) Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Native name	Александр Шаблий
Other names	Peresvet
Nationality	Russian
Height	5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division	Lightweight
Reach	70.5 in (179 cm)
Fighting out of	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Team	Peresvet FT
Years active	2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	28
Wins	24
By knockout	12
By submission	7
By decision	5
Losses	4
By submission	1
By decision	3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alexandr Shabliy (born April 18, 1993) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA.

Background

Alexander was born in the city of Rostov-on-Don to a Russian father and Dargin mother, ^[1] Shabliy practices Eastern Orthodoxy. With his grandfather being a Cossack, he incorporates into his post-fight speeches by the way of his headgear. In parallel with going to first grade, his parents enrolled him in the Shotokan karate section, where the guy went three times a week. He achieved good results in sports, and graduated from school with good marks. ^{[2] [3]}

A key role in the development of Sasha as a fighter was played by his coach, Belousov Nikolai Pavlovich, who directed his student in the right direction and introduced him to mixed martial arts, which was encouraged by his father. Despite the fact that the house of the Shabliyev family burned down and they were forced to move to a hostel, Vasily found an opportunity to reward his son for the victory with a small amount of money. ^{[4] [5]}

Over time, along with his friend, Alexander switched to boxing, then to Thai boxing, and after that - combat sambo and hand-to-hand combat. ^[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

But, by the time he came of age, he was first invited to the ProFC event, where he made his lightweight debut as a professional MMA fighter. But, in parallel with this career, he managed to take care of his personal life, education and a good position. ^[4]

The first 4 fights under the auspices of the domestic promotion, which Shabliy completed quite quickly, finishing his opponents with three submissions and one technical knockout. But in October 2011, he suffered his first loss to Mamour Fall, although the fight was very close and he lost by split decision. After, the athlete tried himself in the Oplot Challenge, but eventually returned to ProFC, starting to smash both foreign and Russian fighters there. ^[5]

Arsen Ubaidulaev became the second opponent to defeat him, submitting Shabliy with a rear-naked choke. However, Alexander rematched Arsen and knocked him out with a flying knee in the first round. Then, the prospect racked up victories after victories, and entered such leagues as ACB and Fight Nights Global. There he had a chance to meet with more serious opposition, but only Eduard Vartanyan managed to stop the representative of the Peresvet team, beating him by the way of split decision.

Having scored a solid record in Russia, Shabliy decided to temporarily move to the United States in order to gain experience from Western colleagues, and to try to sign with a Western promotion. When the arrival to the States took place, the athlete was accepted into the American Top Team, where he trained for 4 months, but he did not succeed in becoming part of a major promotion. As the pandemic hit, Alexander had to return to his homeland. ^[4]

However, after a short period of time, his manager went to Bellator, and after fruitful negotiations, the parties managed to come to a common denominator. ^[5]

Bellator MMA

In February 2021, it was announced that Shabliy had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. ^[6]

He made his promotional debut on May 21, 2021, at Bellator 259, defeating Alfie Davis, a Briton with 4 win streak, via unanimous decision. ^[7]

In his sophomore performance, Shabliy faced Bobby King on December 3, 2021, at Bellator 279, defeating his opponent via unanimous decision. ^[8]

Shabliy faced former Lightweight champion Brent Primus at Bellator 282 on June 24, 2022. ^[9] He picked up his first stoppage in the promotion, winning the bout via TKO in the second round. ^{[10] [11]}

Lightweight Grand Prix

On January 11, 2023, Shabliy was announced as one of the 8 participants in the $1 million Lightweight Grand Prix, with his quarterfinal bout against Tofiq Musayev taking place on March 10, 2023, at Bellator 292. ^[12] Shabliy won the bout in the third round, finishing Musayev with a body kick that rendered him unable to continue. ^[13]

In the semifinals, Shabliy faced former Lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull on November 17, 2023, at Bellator 301. ^[14] In dominant fashion, Shabliy beat Patricky via unanimous decision, gathering all 50-45 scorecards from the judges. ^[15]

Shabliy was scheduled to face Usman Nurmagomedov for the Bellator Lightweight Championship on May 17, 2024, at Bellator Champions Series 2. ^[16] However, Nurmagomedov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped. ^[17] The bout was rescheduled and eventually took place on September 7, 2024 at Bellator Champions Series 4. ^[18] Shabliy lost the fight by unanimous decision. ^[19]

Personal life

The athlete is married to a girl named Maria, whom they married when he was 20 years old, and the couple has two sons - Timur and Dima. In addition, along with the career of a deputy, Shabliy became the director of the very ProFC league in which he began his fighting path. Shabliy studied at the Russian State University of Justice, where he study a degree of law, which he uses as a deputy of the Rostov City Duma. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

28 matches	24 wins	4 losses
By knockout	12	0
By submission	7	1
By decision	5	3

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	24–4	Usman Nurmagomedov	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator Champions Series 4	September 7, 2024	5	5:00	San Diego, California, United States	For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.
Win	24–3	Patricky Pitbull	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 301	November 17, 2023	5	5:00	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win	23–3	Tofiq Musayev	TKO (body kick)	Bellator 292	March 10, 2023	3	0:29	San Jose, California, United States	Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	22–3	Brent Primus	TKO (punches)	Bellator 282	June 24, 2022	2	1:22	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	21–3	Bobby King	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 272	December 3, 2021	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	20–3	Alfie Davis	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 259	May 21, 2021	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	19–3	Alexandre Cidade	Decision (unanimous)	ProFC 66	December 22, 2019	3	5:00	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	18–3	Adriano Martins	Decision (unanimous)	Fight Nights Global 87	May 19, 2018	3	5:00	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	17–3	Miroslav Štrbák	KO (punch)	Fight Nights Global 82	December 16, 2017	2	3:02	Moscow, Russia
Win	16–3	Gleristone Santos	KO (knee and punches)	ACB 67	August 19, 2017	1	2:41	Grozny, Russia	Knockout of the Night.
Loss	15–3	Eduard Vartanyan	Decision (split)	ACB 49	November 26, 2016	3	5:00	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Fight of the Night.
Win	15–2	Michael Brightmon	TKO (punches)	ACB 41	July 15, 2016	1	1:07	Sochi, Russia
Win	14–2	Ryan Quinn	KO (head kick)	WFCA 16	March 12, 2016	3	0:13	Grozny, Russia
Win	13–2	Haotian Wu	TKO (punches)	Kunlun Fight 29	August 15, 2015	1	3:05	Sochi, Russia
Win	12–2	Gusein Esenbaev	TKO (flying knee & punches)	ProFC 57	March 29, 2015	1	4:07	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	11–2	Haitham ElSayed	Submission (heel hook)	ProFC 56	November 22, 2014	1	1:29	Kursk, Russia
Win	10–2	Luca Puggioni	Submission (heel hook)	ProFC 55	October 19, 2014	1	1:09	Krasnodar, Russia
Win	9–2	Arsen Ubaidulaev	KO (flying knee)	ProFC 53	April 6, 2014	1	1:48	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Loss	8–2	Arsen Ubaidulaev	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ProFC 49	July 4, 2013	2	2:18	Khimki, Russia
Win	8–1	Michael Doyle	TKO (punches)	ProFC 47	April 14, 2013	1	0:34	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	7–1	Tarkan Ali Erokcu	TKO (punches)	ProFC 45	December 15, 2012	1	0:17	Grozny, Russia
Win	6–1	Arvydas Zilius	Submission (armbar)	ProFC 41	August 24, 2012	1	1:53	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	5–1	Abudokar Dukarey	Submission (triangle choke)	Oplot Challenge 1	March 25, 2012	1	1:05	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Loss	4–1	Mamour Fall	Decision (split)	ProFC 36	October 22, 2011	3	5:00	Khasavyurt, Russia
Win	4–0	Łukasz Bugara	Submission (guillotine choke)	ProFC 30	August 5, 2011	1	0:49	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	3–0	Denis Aleksandrov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ProFC 29	July 2, 2011	2	3:57	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	2–0	Semen Selyukov	TKO (punches)	ProFC 26	April 8, 2011	2	0:36	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win	1–0	Vahe Zakaryan	Submission (guillotine choke)	ProFC 18	October 21, 2010	1	1:23	Nalchik, Russia

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See also

• List of current Bellator fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Alexandr Shabliy from Sherdog
• Alexandr Shabliy at Bellator