Gasanov pulled from UFC fight over banned substance found in testing

Fighter Ikram Aliskerov, a sparring partner of Magomedrasul Gasanov, revealed that Gasanov was removed from his scheduled UFC bout against Abubakar Vagaev after a substance flagged by the UFC was detected in his system. Aliskerov said Gasanov had submitted records of all compounds taken over the past six months and that a subsequent test came back clean, but the UFC required further re-testing. Aliskerov compared the situation to the meldonite controversy that previously affected other fighters, noting the substance can remain in the body for an extended period.