Makhachev convicted of fraud? His manager tried to defend him, then realized his mistake and deleted the post from the Internet

The UFC is dealing with a potential scandal. Or rather, it’s being addressed by journalists and fighters, while the organization remains silent for now. Islam Makhachev was accused of doping after his win over Alexander Volkanovski. He and his manager denied the accusations, but it was his manager who may well have convicted him.

The UFC is coming off one of the biggest fights in history. In a battle of two champions, Islam Makhachev defended his belt and defeated Alexander Volkanovskiy, who did not become the king of two weight classes.

However, Volkanovski showed an excellent performance and there was a lot of talk about whether he should have won by chance. There was talk of a rematch, but also talk that Makhachev quite possibly cheated. Dan Hooker, one of his former opponents, accused him of that.

In fact, Hooker tweeted that Makhachev helped himself after the weigh-ins with intravenous infusions/injections, which are banned by the anti-doping agency USADA.

“Intravenous infusions/injections are banned because they can enhance performance by increasing plasma volume levels. They can also mask the use of prohibited substances and misrepresent an athlete’s biological passport values,” the USADA website reads.

Makhachev convicted by his manager?

Makhachev tried to brush the doping accusations off the table, however, the topic was much discussed on social media. There was even speculation about finding evidence. His manager Ali Abdelaziz defended the fighter in the same way.

Abdelaziz, however, has done more harm than good. At least from Makhachev’s point of view. After all, Abdelaziz wrote that every UFC fighter can refill 2-3 liters of said infusions after weigh-ins, as long as they are done under professional supervision.

But this is not true at all. The permission does exist, but the tolerance is 100 milliliters per 12 hours, which is of course a huge difference. Not only fans, but also journalists reacted to Abdelaziz’s statement.

Makhachev’s manager subsequently withdrew the post from social networks. Fortunately, however, there were many good souls who managed to take a picture and screen it to keep it in the world of the Internet.

The Dagestani fighter is therefore facing a difficult situation and it is not only his reputation that is at stake. If it is confirmed that he has been using banned substances, he could face a ban and the revocation of his title.

Source: UFC, Twitter, Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto