It’s been seven long months since we’ve seen Shara “Bullet” Magomedov fight, and the one-eyed Russian still doesn’t have another fight booked. But if he has his way, he’ll return to action in May when the UFC heads back to Macao.
“Yes, I miss [fighting] a lot,” Magomedov told Red Corner MMA about the delay. “I had a phone call with [my manager] not long ago. There are interesting options in terms of locations as I would like to discover some new shores and conquer them. There’s an interesting location: Macao, May 30th. I’ve been dreaming of coming back to China where I spent a lot of time back in the day. So there’s some nostalgia.”
“I want to come back for a big UFC event in Macao,” he said. “I think it’s a great date for me as I have time to prepare and regain my best shape to conquer one of the biggest shores out there. There are a lot of MMA fans over there. There are 1.5 billion Chinese people and I need to conquer their hearts. The fighting season is about to start and I am going to travel to other lands and extend my fan base.”
Magomedov also wants to be the man to get UFC back in Russia. The promotion held three events in the country in 2018 and 2019 but never returned. “Bullet” is hoping he can convince them to hold a Red Square event similar to the White House card.
“One of my big dreams is to get the UFC back to Russia,” he said. “There will be all the good Russian men in attendance, the entire Caucasus, along with all my fans from all over the world who support me. It would be a great international fighting event.”
“Everyone is talking about the White House event, but we will do our best to make people talk about Red Square. Moscow, Russia, power!”
