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Dana White Shuts Down Ali Abdelaziz’s Islam Makhachev July Fight Claim

Earlier, Abdelaziz told TMZ Sports Makhachev’s summer welterweight No. 1 contender bout was ‘a done deal’ and would be announced soon. White publicly corrected him, commenting on Instagram: ‘Not true. It’s August.’ The update rules Makhachev out of International Fight Week and pushes the pound-for-pound king’s return to nine months after his last appearance as UFC welterweight champ.