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Khamzat Chimaev signed Vagaev to the UFC and Khabib Nurmagomedov signed Gasanov, with both deals reportedly pushed through organization leadership and presented to matchmakers as a fait accompli. In what is described as retaliation, matchmakers initially scheduled Gasanov and Vagaev to fight each other, then removed Gasanov from the bout citing a failed drug-testing timeline. Vagaev was subsequently told no opponent existed for him at his weight class and was offered a fight against Saygid Izagakhmaev at 170 pounds — a bout he accepted.
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