Featherweight contender Zabit Magomedsharipov will not be fighting on Aug. 29 after his original opponent Yair Rodriguez dropped out of their scheduled matchup due to injury.
The Russian fighter made the announcement on Instagram with additional sources confirming the news to MMA Fighting on Monday.
Based on his post, Magomedsharipov said a viable option was not available to keep him interested in the upcoming August date for his return to action. He added that he “asked for either a fight for the belt or a fight with some interesting opponent with a name” but nothing came together in time.