Shara Bullet reveals he fought Barrio through dengue fever, post-fight surgery

Shara Magomedov has detailed an ordeal in which he contracted dengue fever during a training camp in Thailand ahead of his fight with Barrio, spending two weeks bedridden with a 40-degree fever, skin sores, and hair loss. He traveled to Abu Dhabi in a weakened state and still won the bout. Immediately after the fight he underwent surgery and spent two sleepless days in recovery, also suffering breathing difficulties for two weeks afterward.