Businessman reveals reason why UFC star retired at the height of his career

Zabit Magomedsharipov has been out of the UFC since 2019. (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC)

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Member of the top 6 in the UFC featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg) in 2019, Zabit Magomedsharipov He was considered a strong contender to reign supreme in the division, while riding a six-fight winning streak in the organization. The Russian, however, ended up surprising the MMA community by suddenly announcing his retirement and never stepping foot in the Octagon again.

The athlete's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, made a rare statement about the case and ended up revealing a possible reason that led the fighter to hang up his gloves. In the veteran's view, Zabit was frustrated by the failure to schedule a fight against Yair Rodriguez in the UFC.

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"He's not coming back (to fight), he's not. Honestly, he's been scheduled three, four times to face Yair Rodriguez, but Yair kept canceling the fights. And he (Zabit) was like, "He just lost his passion, and when you lose your passion... I'm not going to blame the UFC. I could, but I won't. But I think the UFC was a little to blame, and maybe I was too. I shouldn't have made them reschedule the Yair fight. He canceled three or four times," Ali said during an interview with Pound4Pound.

Yair Rodriguez is a former interim UFC featherweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/UFC

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Finally, Abdelaziz concluded by highlighting the priorities that the old promise currently has.

"Zabit got tired. He has a lot of business, a marriage, children, and he said he didn't need it anymore," he concluded.

Zabit Magomedsharipov in victory over Calvin kattar. (Photo: Twitter UFC News)

In his last appearance in the octagon, Zabit starred in an event in Russia, where he ended up stopping his growing Calvin kattar in the featherweight division. The athletes earned 'Fight of the Night' bonuses after battling for 25 minutes. Magomedsharipov is currently 34 years old.