Shamil Gaziev has done everything right thus far. Yet doubts still linger.
The undefeated KHK MMA Team export will get his chance to break into the Top 15 rankings in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division when he headlines UFC Fight Night 238 opposite Jairzinho Rozenstruik this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A quintessential late bloomer, the 34-year-old Gaziev has drawn attention with a 12-0 record that features 11 finishes. He last fought at UFC 296, where he put away Martin Buday with punches in the second round of their Dec.