Alexandr Shabliy (born April 18, 1993) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA.
Alexander was born in the city of Rostov-on-Don to a Russian father and Dargin mother,[1] Shabliy practices Eastern Orthodoxy.
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.
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.
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.
[7] In his sophomore performance, Shabliy faced Bobby King on December 3, 2021, at Bellator 279, defeating his opponent via unanimous decision.
[10][11] 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.