Bellator vet's bizarre shooting highlights troubled Dagestan

Former Bellator featherweight tournament winner Shahbulat Shamhulaev was shot six times last week and still attempted to escape from a hospital in Dagestan where he was receiving treatment. Karim Zidan delves into why the recent events highlights a troubled Dagestan for athletes.

Shahbulat Shamhalaev made it as far as the hospital courtyard before he was tracked down by bewildered doctors. They surrounded the fighter and attempted to calm him down as he frantically attempted to escape the hospital he had been kept in for the past week.

For a fighter who had six bullets removed from him less than a week prior, his ability to run through the hospital stupefied surgeons. While his physical…