Quick read
Shara Magomedov has revealed he contracted dengue fever during a training camp in Thailand ahead of his July 2025 fight with Marc-Andre Barriault, spending roughly two weeks bedridden with a 104°F fever, skin sores, and hair loss. He flew to Abu Dhabi still weakened, unable to train, and won the fight despite being severely ill. Immediately after the bout he underwent surgery and went nearly two days without sleep, with his body unable to switch out of fight mode, followed by two weeks of breathing difficulties.
AgentMMA.com
