Abubakar Vagaev to face Magomedrasul Gasanov in UFC debut

Abubakar Vagaev and Magomedrasul Gasanov, both former ACA champions, will face each other in their UFC debuts. Vagaev was signed through Khamzat Chimaev's connections, while Gasanov came through Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. The matchup represents a significant fight between two accomplished grapplers from the region, though it will be a three-round prelim bout rather than a five-round main event.