Oftentimes, we’re left wondering why more people don’t practice obvious, yet effective techniques inside the Octagon. Following Rashad Evans’ knee-to-solar-plexus victory over Tito Ortiz, other fighters have followed his lead, but it took a bold, adventurous leap of faith from the Ultimate Fighter winner to inspire others to finish their fights with that exact technique. Similarly, the suplex is one of them most devastating combat staples in various disciplines, but it took Rustam Khabilov to introduce the move to the UFC audience. Sure, Kevin Randleman did it to Fedor in Pride, but Fedor came back and won that fight anyway. The way Rustam did it to Vinc Pichel at the TUF finale last weekend = no can defend.

Today’s ‘Blast to the Past’ takes us back to August 16, 2009 where Rustam Khabilov defeated Akin Duran by belly-to-belly suplex, years before his UFC debut. Check out this video of Rustam and all his Sambo swag.

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+8 # ChunLeeroy 2012-12-19 23:04

I'm just rubbing my neck and developing a splitting headache in sympathy. Jeeziz.

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+6 # TDM 2012-12-19 23:13

As much as I hate Goldie constantly referring to the Anderson/Machid a front kick, I really want to see more suplexes in the UFC and I'd even bear Goldie referring to it as the Khabilov move.

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+9 # ihaveamicropenis 2012-12-20 04:30

Pretty sure you shouldnt stand someone up who took that sort of fall on the neck, shit medics could have fucked that guys already fucked spine

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+6 # Lefthea D. Kick 2012-12-20 10:03

I couldn't stop laughing at his twitter handle, It just proves that all Russians are given fake names and actually have numbers.

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+5 # niggafromparis 2012-12-20 10:36

i see a spinal injury in the ufc's future

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+9 # Sambro 2012-12-20 12:29

Please tell he fights in the same weight class as Colton.

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+5 # @GetYa_IssueN337337 2012-12-20 19:37

"It is my job to throw him,how he lands is his business" -- Khabilov...

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+4 # DonMatus 2012-12-21 01:24

Love a good suplex, but if ever a person will parish from inside the cage. Odds are that will be how it happens.

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0 # tetsuhana 2012-12-21 10:45

I remember that ko, had no idea that was Khabilov. I just assumed it was one of the many nameless, suplexing cyborgs Russia produces.

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-1 # Soccer Kicks 2012-12-21 16:16

What an exciting and effective technique.... that should be banned from the sport.

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