After seven years away, Zabit Magomedsharipov made a successful return to combat sports at ACBJJ 22, where he defeated UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal.<\/p>\n
Zabit Magomedsharipov has reignited his competitive fire, as he traveled to the Ora Arena in Istanbul, Turkey for a submission grappling at ACBJJ 22. He took on top 10 UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal and emerged victorious in his first competitive bout since 2019.<\/p>\n
Zabit Magomedsharipov capped off a weekend full of returns<\/p>\n
Several former UFC fighters made their returns to active competition this past weekend. Ex-UFC light heavyweight power-puncher Jimi Manuwa faced Chase Sherman in his first fight since 2019, TKO’ing him<\/a> in round two of an 8-round boxing match at Duel Arena 1. Another fighter who returned for the first time since 2019 was former UFC lightweight action fighter Joe Lauzon, who demolished Stash Kuykendall<\/a> with a second-round TKO at BKFC 92. Not to be forgotten, Zabit Magomedsharipov finally made his long-awaited return to combat sports, which was originally set to be a submission grappling match against Raul Rosas Jr. at ACBJJ 21.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, an injury had forced him to withdraw from the match, so he returned at ACBJJ 22, defeating Youssef Zalal via unanimous decision after seven minutes. Despite being content<\/a> with his retirement from MMA without ever finding UFC championship success, Magomedsharipov will now look to build upon his submission grappling triumph and become an ACBJJ champion.<\/p>\n