Babaev moves to MMA! 09:00 06/03/2014 Is the world-class armwrestler ever going back to armwrestling? Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. - I’m considering a career in amateur MMA – informed Rustam Babaev, one of the world’s best armwrestlers. Before he went on to armwrestling, Babaev trained judo. That’s where he was spotted by his firnd, Dmitri Nikonov, an armwrestler. He told Babaev he has armwrestling potential – and he wasn’t wrong. Rustam Babaev is a world-class armwrestling star. Unfortunately he’s been suspended for 2 years during the WC in Lithuania, for using drugs. - After I was disqualified, I’ve lost my passion for armwrestling, though I still work out, and am a personal fitness trainer – says Rustam. – I remember doing judo, and even when I was armwrestling champion of the world – I still went to the mat quite often. I’ve decided I’ll try my luck in MMA. I feel good on the mat, and armwrestling’s strengthened my arms, which gives me an advantage. Babaev