Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov (; born March 1, 1991) is a

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former professional

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. He competed in the

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division of the

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(UFC) and

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(ACB), where he was the ACB Featherweight Champion.

Background

Magomedsharipov was born in

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Dagestan ASSR The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991), abbreviated as Dagestan ASSR or DASSR and also unofficially known as Soviet Dagestan or just simply Dagestan, was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union ...

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, on March 1, 1991, of Akhvakh ethnicity. Zabit has a younger brother,

Khasan Magomedsharipov Khasan Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov (; born 6 October 2000) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division in Bellator MMA Khasan is the younger brother of former mixed martial artist fighter Zabit Magomedsharipov A ...

, who is also a professional mixed martial artist. He started to train in

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at 11 years and then sanda. In 2003, he joined the Five Directions of the World wushu boarding school, where he lived for 10 to 12 years for education and trained martial arts three times per day, under Gusein Magomaev, the school's co-founder. In 2012, he made his professional MMA debut. In December 2019, his brother followed in his footsteps by making his professional MMA debut. Magomedsharipov became well known during a period where fighters from Dagestan earned a reputation as formidable opponents in the UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Magomedsharipov fought in a handful of different promotions early in his career, amassing a professional record of 6-1 before signing with ACB.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Magomedsharipov went 6–0 in the ACB and was featherweight champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC Fight Night 136

Magomedsharipov signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in May 2017. Magomedsharipov was expected to face

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on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. However, Hein pulled out of the fight on August 21 and was replaced by Mike Santiago. Magomedsharipov won the fight via submission with a rear-naked choke in the second round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Magomedsharipov faced promotional newcomer

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on November 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum. He won the fight via submission in the third round. The win also earned Magomedsharipov his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Magomedsharipov faced

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on April 7, 2018, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. This win again earned him a '' Fight of the Night'' bonus. Shortly after the bout, Magomedsharipov signed a new multi-fight contract with UFC. Magomedsharipov was expected to fight

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on September 8, 2018, at

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. However, Rodríguez pulled out of the fight on August 23 and was replaced by

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. Magomedsharipov won the fight via submission in the second round with a modified kneebar. Magomedsharipov faced

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on March 2, 2019, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Magomedsharipov was expected to face

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on October 18, 2019, at

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. However, Magomedsharipov was removed from the card due to injury on September 13 and the pairing was rescheduled for the following month at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Magomedsharipov was scheduled to face

on August 29, 2020, at

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. However, Rodríguez pulled out with an ankle injury. On April 26, 2021, Magomedsharipov was removed from the UFC official rankings due to inactivity. At the time of removal he was ranked #3. In early June 2021, it was reported that Magomedsharipov was suffering from health issues related to his immune system, which ultimately required career-threatening surgery. In September 2021, Mark Henry announced that Magomedsharipov would be returning to the UFC soon. In June 2022, Magomedsharipov notified the UFC that he was retiring from active competition. He is currently coaching his younger brother,

. According to his younger brother Khasan, Zabit is interested in competing in wrestling and grappling competitions in the future.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (Two times) ** Fight of the Night (Two times) **UFC.com Awards ***2017: Ranked #5 Newcomer of the Year & Ranked #10 Submission of the Year ***2018: Ranked #10 Fight of the Year & Ranked #3 Submission of the Year *

** ACB Featherweight Championship (One time) *** One successful title defense **

Grand-Prix winner *MMADNA.nl **2017 European Newcomer of the Year. **2018 Submission of the Year. * Ariel Helwani's show **Submission of the Year 2018 *

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**2018 Submission of the Year vs.

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*Russian champion (4x) *European champion *World cup winner

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts amateur record

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References

External links

Official UFC Profile
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