{"id":40904,"date":"2026-10-06T03:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T03:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Report-Zabit-Magomedsharipov-signs-multifight-deal-for-combat-sports-return-203085"},"modified":"2026-10-06T03:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T03:24:53","slug":"report-zabit-magomedsharipov-signs-multi-fight-deal-for-combat-sports-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/report-zabit-magomedsharipov-signs-multi-fight-deal-for-combat-sports-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Zabit Magomedsharipov signs multi-fight deal for combat sports return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Zabit
\nMagomedsharipov<\/a> is reportedly returning to active
\ncompetition.<\/p>\n

Magomedsharipov has signed a multi-fight deal with Real American
\nFreestyle, according to his manager, Ali Abdelaziz. The former
\n
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> featherweight is expected to
\nmake his RAF debut Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Zabit Magomedsharipov will make his RAF debut Nov. 14 in Abu
\nDhabi<\/h2>\n

ESPN\u2019s Brett Okamoto<\/a> first reported the
\nnews.<\/p>\n

\u201cZabit Magomedsharipov has signed a multi-fight deal with [RAF],
\nand will make his debut on the 11\/14 card in Abu Dhabi, per [Ali
\nAbdelaziz],\u201d Okamoto posted on X.<\/p>\n

Abdelaziz teased the signing shortly before the announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201c[RAF] Just signed one of the most infamous fighters in UFC
\nhistory, stay tuned,\u201d Abdelaziz wrote on X. \u201cBig news coming
\nsoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Magomedsharipov was at the height of his career when he last fought
\nin the UFC in 2019. He officially retired from mixed martial arts
\nin 2022 after citing canceled fights and health issues. He later
\npursued a career in medicine. Magomedsharipov remains widely
\nregarded as one of the most gifted fighters of his generation and
\none of MMA\u2019s biggest what-ifs.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old was set to return to competition in a grappling
\nmatch against Raul Rosas
\nJr.<\/a> at ACBJJ 21 this past July. However, Magomedsharipov was
\nforced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. He finally
\nreturned to competition after nearly seven years in August and
\ndefeated Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision in a grappling match
\nat ACBJJ 22.<\/p>\n

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\n

Zabit
\nMagomedsharipov<\/a> has signed a multi-fight deal with
\n@RAFWrestlingUSA, and will make his debut on the 11\/14 card in Abu
\nDhabi, per @AliAbdelaziz00.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN)
\nOctober 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n

@RAFWrestlingUSA Just signed one of the most
\ninfamous fighters in UFC History, stay tuned. Big news coming soon
\n@ChadBronstein @LancePalmer<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00)
\nOctober 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Zabit Magomedsharipov is reportedly returning to active competition. Magomedsharipov has signed a multi-fight deal with Real American Freestyle, according to his manager, Ali Abdelaziz. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight is expected to make his RAF debut Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Zabit Magomedsharipov will make his RAF debut Nov. 14 in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}