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15 hours agoZabit Magomedsharipov believes UFC didn't want him to be champion
Multiple canceled fights and broken title-shot assurances contributed to Zabit Magomedsharipov’s premature retirement.
During Saturday's UFC 326 broadcast, promotion officials revealed that the card, now entitled Freedom 250, would be headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje, for Topuria's lightweight title. The co-main event sees Alex Pereira, recently announced as vacating his light heavyweight title, take on former UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane.
UFC Perth, 2025 edition, was never a great card on paper, but it has been besieged by injury and fight cancellations on top of that. Both Tafa brothers, Justin and Junior, have withdrawn from the card, with Justin Tafa making his exit on weigh-in day. During Fight Week, Oban Elliott was forced to withdraw as well. Earlier on, Doo-Ho Choi was forced out of the event.