On resume alone, fans have good reason to be excited about featherweight Boris Novachkov making his professional debut for Bellator MMA on April 27th. The Bulgarian-born wrestler was a two-time California state champion, going on to wrestle folkstyle at the Division 1 level for Cal Poly. He placed 7th, 2nd, and 3rd at the NCAA championships in his outstanding career.
Representing his home nation in freestyle, Novachkov has medaled at the prestigious European Championships twice (2014 and 2017). His crowning achievement is placing high in and winning talent-rich qualifying tournaments to be an Olympian for Bulgaria in 2016.