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Shara Magomedov has revealed he contracted dengue fever during a training camp in Thailand ahead of his July 2025 bout with Marc-Andre Barriault, spending nearly two weeks bedridden with a 40°C fever, skin sores, and hair loss. He traveled to Abu Dhabi still weakened and managed to win the fight despite being far from full health. Immediately after the bout he underwent surgery and then spent two days unable to sleep, followed by two weeks of breathing difficulties.
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