Zahabi Is Ready To Be Back In The Octagon

After An 18-Month Layoff Between Fights, Aiemann Zahabi Is Excited To Finally Be Fighting Again

Aiemann Zahabi has spent the last year preparing for this weekend.

Out of action since suffering the first loss of his professional career against Ricardo Ramos at UFC 217 in November 2017, the Montreal-based bantamweight ends an 18-month stretch without an appearance on Saturday night in Ottawa when he squares off with Vince Morales in a preliminary card pairing at Canadian Tire Centre.

Taking an extended hiatus wasn’t planned. In fact, each time a Canadian card came up, Zahabi reached out to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby about competing, but there was never room for him right out of the gate.…