The 27-year-old player was among six players with whom Belogorie terminated the contract at the end of the 2015/16 season. Ural Ufa have embraced him and sealed the deal for the next season.
Khanipov is former Russia Junior National Team member who was under contract with Belogorie for seven seasons (2009-2016) of which he spent one on loan in Gazprom-Yugra Surgut.
Last season, he played 11 matches in which he scored 41 points (16 blocks) and showed attack effectiveness of 42%.
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