As a child, little Aziz was fond of football - like the rest of the rural boys, he played the ball with pleasure.
At that time, hostilities were taking place in Chechnya, therefore, despite the desire of Abdul-Aziz to engage in wrestling, he did not have the opportunity for this.
A month later, the coach put the young athlete to the championship of the Moscow region, where the Chechen won.
[3] A year and a half after the start of training with a new coach, Abdul-Aziz began his journey in mixed martial arts with a one-day tournament from the ProFC organization, where he beat Salim Kaslukov, but in the second fight he was defeated by unanimous decision from Magomed Alkhasov, who was more experienced at that time.
Upon his return to canvas, he began to actively close this defeat and, under the sign of various promotions, winning 3 victories in 2 months, after which he took a break for a year and a half.
But Abdulvakhabov was still destined to get there: a fighter dropped out of the second round of the tournament, and Aziz had recovered his health by that time and came on as a substitute.
The fight was difficult for both athletes, but the judges unanimously gave the victory to Aziz, who advanced to the semifinals.
In the third round, Aziz knocked out Bagov with a spinning back kick and received the ACB Lightweight Championship.
In the title fight, the champion lost to his opponent in a close bout via majority decision, and the belt went to Bagov.
[12] In 2020, Abdulvakhabov got a chance to reclaim the title against Alexander Sarnavsky at the ACA 111, which the Chechen won via unanimous decision to win the bout and regain the belt.