Hasbulla Shuts Down Abdu Rozik Fight Talk

Hasbulla Magomedov has distanced himself from talk of a fight against Abdu Rozik.

Hasbulla and Rozik became global stars off the back of a mock press conference that was posted to YouTube touting a fight between the Russian duo who suffer from the same rare form of dwarfism.

Since then, Hasbulla has publically clashed with his rival frequently, most recently the two teenagers were both in attendance at UFC 267 and came to blows following the conclusion of the light-heavyweight title main event at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. According to reports Dana White is interested in staging a fight between Hasbulla and Rozik but the man himself doesn’t think it will happen.

Hasbulla Pours Cold Water On A Potential Fight With Abdu Rozik

“Yes some people want to organise it but they won’t be able to,” Hasbulla said during his first media scrum. “Because it is too expensive and not too many people will be able to pay for it.

“And I don’t want the fight at the moment, no we haven’t discussed it and Dana White didn’t discuss it,” Hasbulla added. “Abdu Rozik he is a bum and he is a singer. This fight doesn’t make sense.” (Transcribed by Mirror Fighting)

These comments will be music to the ears of many including The Russian Athletic Association For Dwarfs who have expressed their disdain for what they call an “unethical” match-up.

“It’s not even like a show fight — they (Magomedov and Rozik) get paid a lot of money and it’s a show to make people laugh,” Uliana Podpalnaya said. “There’s nothing serious about this, this isn’t sport. This is unethical, wrong, from my point of view. It seems to be that only on the one hand it can be correct and beautiful — if martial arts among small people are made a Paralympic sport.“

“It could be Judo, Karate, and people will understand that this is a serious sport, serious performances, and not some kind of laughing show,” Podpalyana explained. “Events like this don’t draw attention to the sport of little people. If interest in this appears, it’s only business a lot of money is being invested in it. And from the point of view of the sports career growth of these guys, there are no prospects.“ 

Do you think we’ll ever see Hasbulla vs. Abdu Rozik?