notice beslan's ear. that's what happens in this sport. you get hit a lot. the fighters wear it like a badge. >> translator: here we are like the world of animals, the strongest survive. >> oh. >> reporter: three years ago rasul was a rising fighter with a 5-0 record when he pumplged a 19-year-old outside a club in moscow. the man died from his injuries. he spent 15 months in prison for manslaughter. >> translator: i thought it was a dream. sometimes i still wake up and look at the ceiling and wonder if i'm still asleep. ♪ >> reporter: he recently went with him's visited his grammar school in dagastan. he is still seen as a hero here. he used wrestling and fighting to find a way out of a place now