Zabit: UFC didn't want me as champ due to Russian dominance in promotion

Zabit Magomedsharipov claims the UFC repeatedly postponed his fights and made excuses to avoid giving him a title shot. He says he had an agreement that if Yair Rodriguez pulled out a third time, he would automatically get a title fight, but the UFC found new excuses instead. Zabit was offered alternative opponents like Korean Zombie, but he maintains that at the time, only he and Yair were the real title contenders. He believes the UFC avoided making him champion because too many Russian fighters were already dominating the promotion.