Shahbulat Shamhalaev has two brothers.
One, the younger, was a competitive boxer, but he wasn’t as competitive as Shamhalaev’s older brother, who found more success in the sport. That is, until one day when he got into an argument in a cafe in their hometown and ended up shot and stabbed.
He’s fine now, but that’s a quick anecdote to aid the understanding of where the Bellator 76 fighter comes from.