▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁fre est yle ▁ 9 6   kg ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁he ▁beat ▁future ▁U FC ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁and ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁Daniel ▁C orm ier ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁He ▁won ▁five ▁world ▁med als ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 6   kg ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁FI LA ▁Wrestling ▁World ▁Championships . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 0   kg ▁class ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁FI LA ▁Wrestling ▁World ▁Championships . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁senior ▁level ▁compet itive ▁career ▁at ▁ 8 4   kg ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁before ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 6   kg ▁and ▁ 1 2 0   kg . ▁Kh ad zh im ur at ▁is ▁a ▁dev out ▁Sun ni ▁Muslim ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁G ats al ov ▁became ▁C orm ier ' s ▁training ▁partner ▁ahead ▁of ▁C orm ier ' s ▁fight ▁against ▁Jon ▁Jones ▁in ▁U FC ▁ 1 8 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Twitter ▁Account ▁Biography ▁on ▁fil a - w rest ling . com ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Russ ian ▁male ▁sport ▁wrest lers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁wrest lers ▁of ▁Russia ▁Category : W rest lers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics