Gasanov pulled from UFC bout over prohibited substance that lingers in system

Magomedrasu Gasanov was removed from his scheduled fight against Abubakar Vagaev after UFC took issue with a substance found during his medical review. According to Gasanov's sparring partner Ikram Aliskerov, Gasanov tested clean but the UFC flagged a compound that remains detectable in the body for an extended period, a situation Aliskerov compared to the meldonium cases that affected several fighters in the past. Aliskerov maintained that Gasanov's physical condition is unchanged from his time competing in ACB, where the substance rules differ.