The two social media stars have gone viral with their antics and clashed at ringside at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi last weekend
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Amir Khan posts Abdurosik and Hasbulla facing off ringside
UFC president Dana White has refused to rule out pitting Hasbulla against fellow social media star Abdu Rozik.
The TikTok sensations have long been rumoured to be in talks over a fight and both were guests of White at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi last weekend.
They clased at ringside following the conclusion of the co-main event between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen with Hasbulla aiming a kick at his rival.
Rozik later held up a handwritten note which read: “Hasbulla! Can you read this? Sign the contract… Stop talking so much!! Can you tell me your actual talent or only strawberry. Are you following me on Instagram, which is your account??”
And this week, promoter Asxab Tamaev, who has repeatedly promised to stage the fight, claimed to have received an offer from White.
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“Friends, I welcome you. A couple of days ago, we met with Abdu Rozik. He is completely ready for battle,” he wrote on Instagram.
“But there is more interesting news. Dana is ready to buy an event with Hasbik and Abdu Rozik for $1.5 million. I want to hear your opinion.”
Tamaev also shared a screenshot of an alleged conversation with White but the messages have not been verified.
White did, however, admit there was a chance the fight could take place, later telling Barstool Sports: “So I am going to tell you something. The video that he [Hasbulla] sent ‘Dana White, I’m coming to Abu Dhabi for UFC 267.’
“So when I posted that with me on the plane saying I’m coming, it’s the biggest post I’ve ever posted. I have 6.7 million followers on Instagram, and 6.4 million people watched that video. That’s f*****g crazy.
“It was incredible. I love the kid. Is there more than a zero percent chance [that he fights in the UFC]? Yes!”
Interest in a fight between Hasbulla and Rozik peaked earlier this year when a press conference and face-off involving the pair went viral.
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Chechen MMA fighter Tamaev was understood to be behind the event which had been due to take place in May.
But the fight never materialised with reports Hasbulla was demanding more than $200,000 to take part.
Both men suffer from a type of dwarfism and their reported bout drew criticism from Russia’s Dwarf Athletic Commission.
“It’s not even like a show fight – they get paid a lot of money and it’s a show to make people laugh,” a spokesperson said.
“There’s nothing serious about this, this isn’t sport. This is unethical, wrong, from my point of view. It seems to me that only on the one hand it can be correct and beautiful – if martial arts among small people are made a Paralympic sport.”
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