Former M-1 champion Alexander Doskalchuk of Ukraine will not be able to make his UFC debut anytime soon. According to Sherdog, Alexander failed doping test. In his sample, which he passed back on June 6, metabolites of meterolone were found.
Ukrainian mixed martial artist Alexander Daskalchuk spoke on his next rival Tagir Ulanbekov. He stated that it was an honor for him to fight with a ward of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
Alexander Doskalchuk of Ukraine will debut in the UFC on July 15. The Ukrainian will face the Russian fighter Tagir Ulanbekov, who represents the team of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This information was confirmed by the manager of Ulanbekov Rizvan Magomedov.
Alexander Doskalchuk of Ukraine, who is M-1 champion, has signed a contract with UFC. It was reported by several sources, including TASS and "Bulletin of the MMA." The terms of the deal remain unknown. The fighter himself did not comment on this information so far.
At the M-1 Challenge 99 tournament on November 17 in Nazran, Russia, Vadim Shabadash (7-3) of Ukraine will fight against Musa Pliev (2-0) of Russia. Shabadash, 21, had three fights at M-1 Global. Last September Shabadash defeated Kirill Kuzmin, and in early 2018, he defeated Petar Petrov. In June Vadim suffered a KO defeat by Mark Khulma.