UFC featherweight Zabit Momedsharipov appears to have given up on his fight for the title of DOCTOR.
Due to health problems and the pandemic, the Russian phenom, 31 years old, has not been inside the octagon for nearly THREE YEARS.
UFC featherweight ZabitMagomedovsharipov hasn’t been inside the Octagon in almost three years
It appears that he may have been a bit too ambitious in his quest to get into medicine.
Magomedsharipov uploaded a photo of himself with a laptop in a Doctors of the World office late last month to his Instagram account.
The caption that accompanied his photo read: "The Makhachkala medical world will soon get a new name."
Magomedsharipov's announcement shocked MMA fans who pleaded with him to get back in the cage.
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One man said, "Please return to [the UFC]."
Another one said, "Need you come back. What's [the] matter?"
Another said, "Waiting for a comeback."
One commented: "Get well soon Zabit. We missed you in the Octagon."
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit RequiredAnother participant said: "ZABIT, at most give us information whether or not you are coming back."
Since his November 2019 victory over Calvin Kattar, Magomedsharipov isn't been in the cage.
Manager of the slick striker revealed that his client had immune system issues and would need surgery.
Ali Abdelaziz recently doubled the efforts to get Dagestani's destroyer back in the cage.
He said to MMA Junkie that Zabit was training. He is currently in the USADA program but has had some health issues.
"He's back training and I think this conversation me and UFC will probably have next week about Zabit. We'll see what the future holds, and we're going see what happens.
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"But I think he's one the worst men in this division. He can become the champion tomorrow, I believe.
"Alexander [Volkanovski] is a great champion but I think Zabit's on a different level."
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