Does Sharabutdin Magomedov suffer from an eye condition? When new UFC signee explained gruesome surgery

Sharabutdin Magomedov has been making waves in the MMA world and signed with the UFC earlier this year. While he is set to fight in the biggest MMA promotion in the world, his journey could've been cut short because of an eye injury he suffered early in his career.

Magomedov ultimately had to get his right eye removed completely after losing vision. During an interview with ATHLETISTIC, the 11-0 MMA fighter spoke about his eye surgery and said:

"Before the operation, I was mainly afraid of an injection in the eye. I watched this video. Very unpleasant. I thought that was the most boring thing ever. And there were such operations when an injection in the eye had to be made, where it was removed, one might say. At this time, local anesthesia is administered, but you feel everything."

Furthermore, Sharabutdin Magomedov explained how the surgery of taking an eye out is done and said:

“They pierce it from two or three sides. It seems that a puncture is a camera, and the other two are something to pump, upload something there. I had many different stages, my eyes were tortured specifically."

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When is Sharabutdin Magomedov making his UFC debut?

Ever since the UFC signed Sharabutdin Magomedov, the MMA world has been eagerly waiting for his promotional debut. But the wait is finally over as the 11-0 fighter will to make his first walk into the octagon on the early prelims of UFC 294 PPV event set to take place on October 21, 2023 in Abu Dhabi.

Magomedov will take on veteran fighter Bruno Silva in the opening bout of the entire event as per the bout line-up available on the UFC's official website. Silva is coming off a submission loss to Brendan Allen in his most recent outing.

The event will be headlined by a much-anticipated lightweight title fight rematch between champion Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. In the co-main event, Khamazat Chimaev will put his undefeated record on the line against former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.

The star-studded fight card will attract a lot of eyeballs and present a great opportunity for rising contenders like Sharabutdin Magomedov to reach a wider audience.

Unlike most fighters coming out of Dagestan, 'Shara Bullet' is primarily a striker with a kick-heavy fighting style. 10 out of his 11 professional wins have come by the way of a knockout. It will be interesting to see how the Dagestani fighter performs on the grandest stage of mixed martial arts this weekend.