Gasanov pulled from Wagaev bout over UFC-flagged substance in testing

Magomedrasul Gasanov was removed from his scheduled fight against Abubakar Wagaev after a substance in his system raised concerns with the UFC. According to his training partner Ikram Aliskerov, Gasanov tested clean but had previously used a substance that the UFC flagged as prohibited due to its long detection window in the bloodstream — a situation Aliskerov compared to the meldonium cases that affected other fighters.