After layoff, Rustam Khabilov happy to be back on track

For a while, it looked like nothing would stop Rustam Khabilov on the way to the top of the lightweight division. Stoppages of Vinc Pichel and Yancy Medeiros were followed by a Fight of the Night win over Jorge Masvidal, and the “Tiger” was seemingly one main event victory over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson away from title contention.Khabilov would lose that June 2014 bout to Henderson, then another to Adriano Martins, before injuries and visa issues kept him out of th