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Zabit Magomedsharipov Confirms Aug. 29 Headliner Against Yair Rodriguez

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will officially treat fans to a long-awaited battle at the end of August.

The promotion had targeted the UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 29 as the host for Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Yair Rodriguez, with Magomedsharipov’s manager Rizvan Magomedov claiming in June it was in the works. On Wednesday, Magomedsharipov’s other manager Ali Abdelaziz posted on Twitter that four of the five UFC main events in August would include a Dominance MMA fighter.