Zabit Magomedsharipov had all of the makings of an elite Featherweight contender.
Sadly for combat followers, the flashy Dagestani striker didn’t have it in him anymore to compete. Three years after his remaining win, a unanimous determination towards Calvin Kattar, Magomedsharipov hung up the gloves and hasn’t appeared again.
Regardless of Magomedsharipov’s absence from combined martial arts (MMA) as a fighter, it hasn’t stopped his previous promotion, Final Combating Championship (UFC), from making an attempt to tempt him again into the Octagon.
“Sure, they do every now and then since I left the game,” Magomedsharipov informed Sport 24 (h/t Pink Nook MMA) when requested if UFC has requested to have him combat once more. “Three of 4 instances they wished to have a gathering with me, invited me to america, however I couldn’t go. I do know that I can’t promise them something, so why ought to I am going and meet with them?
“Typically I do [think about coming back], however I don’t have the will but,” he continued. “I’ve the will to coach, and assist my brothers, that’s it. They promised me a variety of issues, however that’s not the purpose. I merely made up my thoughts, I don’t wish to show something to anyone. Come again, undergo coaching camps, I’ve no need to return, and it’s not about cash. I don’t assume I’ll ever come again.”
Magomedsharipov, 33, went 6-0 in UFC earlier than retiring with an almost good total file of 18-1. At UFC 228, Magomedsharipov famously confirmed off his distinctive well-roundedness when he submitted Brandon Davis with a second spherical Suloev stretch in September 2018.
