It appears that Sharabutdin Magomedov has his next fight date set already.
Magomedov is one of the fastest-rising stars in the UFC thanks to both his persona and his entertaining style. With a thick head of curly hair and vision in only one eye, “Shara Bullet” cuts pirate-like figure, an image which the Dagestani has come to embrace.
Magomedov most recently took on Armen Petrosyan in the main card opener at UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi. Prior to the fight, Magomedov’s coach, Gor Azizyan, declared that his fighter’s style was more entertaining than light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira’s. Magomedov did his best to back up the coach’s statement with the first-ever double spinning backfist knockout in the first round, earning himself a “Performance of the Night” bonus in the process.
“Shara Bullet” went on to call out former champ Israel Adesanya in his post-fight Octagon interview. Azizyan recently revealed that Magomedov’s next fight date is already fixed, although the opponent has yet to be confirmed. According to Azizyan, Magomedov will fight again on Feb. 1 in Saudi Arabia, and his opponent could potentially be “The Last Stylebender.”
“Now everybody is happy, everybody is satisfied,” Azizyan told UDAR TV (translated via Instagram). “We are already preparing for Feb. 1. The opponent is unknown yet, but we have already been given a fight: Feb.1 in Saudi Arabia. It may be Israel Adesanya. There isn’t much more of a “wow” out there.”
Magomedov has finished two of his four UFC wins so far and walked home with an extra $50,000 three times. The undefeated middleweight has competed only in the Middle East, because so far getting sanctioned to fight in the U.S. is still a problem due to his eye issue.
