Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate suspended for doping violation, PFL strips title

PFL featherweight champ Khaybulaev suspended

Movlid Khaybulaev, the 2025 PFL featherweight champion, tested positive for a banned substance and will be suspended for one year, the PFL announced.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate suspended for doping violation, PFL strips title

Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate and multiple-time PFL champion, Movlid Khaybulaev, has been suspended for one year by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after failing a drug test earlier this

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Teammate Movlid Khaybulaev Stripped of PFL Featherweight Title Following Doping Violation

Movlid Khaybulaev, a prominent fighter from Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team, has been stripped of his 2025 PFL Featherweight title after failing a doping test. Anti-doping authorities continue their crackdown on performance-enhancing drug use across all levels of MMA, from regional competitors to world-class athletes. Khaybulaev, who had remained undefeated with a 26-fight professional record, became the ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate stripped of PFL title after doping violation

Anti-doping agencies are working hard to crack down on drug cheats trying to gain an advantage over their opponents. Anybody from the pinnacle of the sport to the regional scene can be found guilty of consuming performance-enhancing drugs, and that was the case for Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate, Movlid Khaybulaev, earlier this week.Russians, especially those hailing from Dagestan and Chechnya, have begun taking over the sport of mixed martial a…

Movlid Khaybulaev stripped of 2025 PFL title win after USADA suspension announced

2025 PFL featherweight titlewinner Movlid Khaybulaev's championship belt has been forfeited after he was served a one-year USADA suspension.

Movlid Khaybulaev Hit With One Year Suspension, Loses PFL World Tournament Championship

PFL featherweight World Tournament champ Movlid Khaybulaev has been hit with a one-year suspension by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. USADA, which handled drug testing and enforcement for the PFL until earlier this year, announced on Wednesday that Khaybulaev (24-0-1, 1NC) had tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) in a drug test collected at the PFL World Tournament Finals on August 1, 2025. The substance, which is generally injecte…