Gasanov pulled from UFC fight over banned substance found in system

Magomedrasul Gasanov was removed from his scheduled bout against Abubakar Vagaev after UFC flagged a substance found in his system that the promotion deemed unacceptable. According to Gasanov's sparring partner and UFC fighter Ikram Aliskerov, Gasanov provided documentation of all supplements taken over the past six months and tested clean, but the UFC required additional testing due to a substance that lingers in the body long after use. Aliskerov compared the situation to past cases involving meldonium, suggesting the substance may have been a common supplement taken well before the fight.