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Hamzat Chimaev and Khabib Nurmagomedov are said to have personally arranged UFC signings for Umar Vagaev and Shamil Gasanov respectively, bypassing matchmakers and presenting them with a fait accompli. In apparent retaliation, matchmakers first booked the two Russians against each other, then removed Gasanov from the card citing a failed drug-testing deadline — a claim disputed by the fighter's camp. Vagaev was subsequently told his only available fight was a catchweight bout at 77 kg against Saygid Izagakhmaev, a matchup that would present a stiff challenge regardless of outcome.
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