Sharabutdin
Magomedov recently offered further details on the aliments that
hindered him against Michael
Page at UFC
Saudi Arabia last weekend.
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“Shara Bullet” dropped a unanimous verdict to Page in the card’s
middleweight co-main event this past Saturday at ANB Arena in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Shortly thereafter, the Dagestani released a
statement via social media revealing that he was dealing with a
„nightmarish health condition” in the bout.
While Magomedov still hasn’t specified exactly what was wrong, he
did provide more insight into those health issues during a recent
interview with Red Corner MMA.
“I’ve never felt this sick in the cage,” Magomedov said. “My legs
were gone, my arms felt weak, and I’ve got a lot of health issues I
don’t want to reveal. It was a whole bunch of problems that
affected my performance. My mind was there, but my body was off.
I’ve got dysbacteriosis and parasitosis in my intestine, and I’ve
got problems with my bile flow. I hoped to fix this issue, at least
before the fight, but it’s still there.
“That’s why I could not keep the proper pace. I was feeling sick
after throwing just a few punches, so I needed a break. After every
couple of punches, just moving on my feet for a minute, I was even
afraid that I could throw up in the fight. When I was going back to
my corner after the first round, I felt like I was about to throw
up. All of that bile stuck up here didn’t let me work. It’s still
there even now. My legs were gone.”
Magomedov has won 15 of his 16 professional bouts. His
UFC tenure includes triumphs over Bruno Silva,
Antonio
Trocoli, Michal
Oleksiejczuk and Armen
Petrosyan.