Bilyal Valerievich Makhov is a Circassian-Kabardian born in Russia mixed martial artist, freestyle and greco-roman wrestler.
Career
He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, currently competing in the Heavyweight division. Ultimate Fighting Championship On April 25, 2015, it was announced that Makhov had signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in the heavyweight division. Makhov will continue to wrestle and hopes to medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
International Titles National Titles.
Achievements
Freestyle:
2007 World Champion – 120 kg (Baku, Azerbaijan)
2008 Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin 3rd – 120 kg (Krasnoyarsk, Russia)
2009 World Champion – 120 kg (Herning, Denmark)
2010 Eropean Champion – 120 kg (Baku, Azerbaijan)
2010 World Champion – 120 kg (Moscow, Russia)
2011 World Championships runner-up – 120 kg (Istanbul, Turkey)
2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist – 120 kg (London, England)
2015 Ali Aliyev Memorial winner – 125 kg (Kaspiysk, Dagestan)
2015 World Championships Bronze Medalist – 125 kg (Las Vegas, United States)
Greco-Roman:
2014 World Championships Bronze Medalist – 130 kg (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
2015 World Championships Bronze Medalist – 130 kg (Las Vegas, United States)
Freestyle:
2006 Russian National Runner-up – 120 kg (Nizhnevartovsk, Yugra)
2007 Russian National Champion – 120 kg (Moscow)
2008 Russian National Bronze Medalist – 120 kg (Saint St. Petersburg, Leningrad)
2009 Russian National Champion – 120 kg (Kazan, Tatarstan)
2010 Russian National Champion – 120 kg (Volgograd)
2012 Russian National Champion – 120 kg (Saint St. Petersburg, Leningrad)
Greco-Roman:
2015 Russian National Champion – 130 kg (Saint St. Petersburg, Leningrad).