Shahbulat Shamhalaev plans to return to MMA once he has recovered from his gunshot wounds.
Despite enduring six gunshot wounds, including a bullet that grazed his head, Shahbulat Shamhalaev remains fixated on a return to mixed martial arts.
According to government-owned Russian new agency, Tass.ru, Shamhalaev expressed an interest in fighting again just a few months removed from the near-fatal shooting in Makhachkala, Dagestan.
While the Bellator veteran is determined to return to the professional competition, his brother, Shahmurad, revealed that Shahbulat has not fully recovered from his wounds and may even require more surgery if he is at risk for brain damage.