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Magomedrasul Gasanov was removed from his scheduled fight against Abubakar Vagaev after UFC flagged a substance found in his system that the promotion found unacceptable. According to Gasanov's sparring partner Ikram Aliskerov, Gasanov's tests came back clean but the substance in question — described as one that lingers in the body for an extended period — prompted the UFC to order retesting and ultimately cancel the bout. Aliskerov compared the situation to the meldonium cases that affected several Russian athletes, suggesting the substance may have been a common supplement rather than a performance-enhancing drug.
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