Zabit Magomedsharipov has another grappling match lined up – this time against top-ranked UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal in the main event of ACBJJ 22 in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 30.
ACBJJ also officially announced Monday that former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will compete on the card, taking on former Oktagon titleholder Kerim Engizek.
Magomedsharipov vs. Zalal will be contested at 154 pounds, while Muhammad grapples Engizek in a 198-pound match.
Magomedsharipov was expected to face
Raul Rosas Jr. in a grappling contest this past July, his first appearance since retiring from the UFC in 2020, but withdrew from the card with an undisclosed injury,
Zalal re-enters competition after losing to Aljamain Sterling in a UFC main event this past April, snapping a nine-fight unbeaten streak inside the octagon with five of those wins coming by way of submission.
Muhammad also lost his most recent UFC bout, dropping a decision to Gabriel Bonfim to find himself on a three-fight skid, but was victorious in a wrestling match opposite Ben Askren in RAF.
Engizek was rising a 17-fight winning streak in MMA, stopping three opponents with submissions, before back-to-back title losses to Krzysztof Jotko in 2026.
