Disaster adverted. Shara Magomedov is staying on UFC on ABC 6.
The fan-favorite fighter misplaced his bout towards Joilton Lutterbach at Saturday’s UFC debut occasion in Saudi Arabia, however has shortly discovered a substitute in Antonio Trocoli on simply three days’ discover.
UFC CEO Dana White introduced the information on his Instagram on Wednesday night. Lutterbach later shared he was pulled from the combat by the anti-doping fee due to a substance present in his urine.
Magomedov (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is unbeaten in his skilled MMA profession and is trying to comply with up on a profitable UFC debut. “Bullet” debuted for the promotion in October, defeating veteran Bruno Silva in a unanimous determination. The Dagestan fighter has gone by three completely different matchups for UFC on ABC 6.
His opponent, Trocoli (12-3, 0-0 UFC), will lastly make his UFC debut after a tumultuous historical past with the corporate. He earned a UFC contract by Contender Sequence in 2019, however was lower after a failed anti-doping take a look at.
Trocoli then returned to the regional circuit, the place he received a combat and was re-signed to the promotion in 2022. Since, he’s had three canceled bouts and has but to set foot within the octagon. He was presupposed to combat Ikram Aliskerov final Saturday, however Aliskerov was pulled to combat Robert Whittaker in the primary occasion of UFC on ABC 6.
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