Mashrabjon Ruziboev has been launched by the UFC.
Likelihood is, you haven’t any thought who that’s, and for good cause. Because it seems, Ruziboev by no means truly made his promotional debut.
Ruziboev was signed and scheduled to step into the Octagon on February 15 on simply 4 days’ discover for a scrap with Jared Gordon in Las Vegas. Nonetheless, the combat by no means got here to fruition after Ruziboev turned in poor health and pulled out of the 155-pound bout two days later.
In consequence, Ruziboev was launched from his contract after by no means having competed as a UFC fighter.
Ruziboev is at present sitting on a seven-fight win streak, although it ought to be famous that he has not competed since October 2023 and all of his victories have come in opposition to sub-part expertise on the regional MMA scene. That probably performed a task within the promotion to take a go on the Uzbekistani knockout artist.
Jared Gordon was initially scheduled to face Kaue Fernandes on the occasion, however the combat was scrapped as a consequence of visa points on Fernandes’ half.
Mashrabjon Ruziboev’s older brother earns a giant win at UFC Seattle
Ruziboev is the youthful brother of present UFC welterweight Nursultan Ruziboev. The elder Ruziboev brother is 3-1 contained in the Octagon along with his most up-to-date victory coming through a second-round knockout of Eric McConico at UFC Seattle.
