“I don't know what's going on with Zabit. I don't have an answer to this question. I didn't talk to him. Matchmakers should know, but I have no idea,” White said at a press conference after the UFC 273 tournament.
Magomedsharipov, 31, has not appeared in the octagon since November 2019, when he defeated Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision. Earlier it was reported that the Russian is experiencing problems with the immune system.