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UFC matchmakers reportedly clashed with Khamzat and Khabib over fighter signings

June 22, 2026
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Khamzat Chimaev and Khabib Nurmagomedov allegedly signed Adam Vagaev and Gadzhimurad Gasanov to the UFC by going directly to the organization's bosses, bypassing matchmakers who were presented with a fait accompli. In apparent retaliation, matchmakers initially booked Vagaev and Gasanov against each other, then removed Gasanov from the bout citing a failed drug-testing timeline, before informing Vagaev his only available slot was a welterweight fight against Saygid Izagakhmaev.

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Khamzat Chimaev

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

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