The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. The participants in this discussion appear to indicate no prejudice toward recreation of the article in the future if/when the subject meets WP:MMANOT. --Kinu ^t/_c 06:15, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Azamat Gashimov[edit]

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Notability has yet to be established. Almost fought (but was cancelled) for a top tier fight does not cut the mustard. Peter Rehse (talk) 08:56, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 08:56, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:50, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The article has no significant coverage of him. There are three sources given--one doesn't even mention him, one is a one line mention that he was replaced, and the other is a passing mention as being the next opponent of the fighter that article is about. In addition, he has no appearances for a top tier MMA organization yet, thus failing WP:MMANOT. The fact that he's signed with the UFC means he may eventually meet that criteria but it's WP:TOOSOON right now. Papaursa (talk) 02:37, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
delete Doesn't meet standards for MMA fighter and all coverage is brief routine sports coverage. 204.126.132.231 (talk) 12:33, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — ΛΧΣ21™ 21:39, 11 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep His UFC debut will happen in four days. There is no need to delete this article. Evenfiel (talk) 16:55, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment So Papaursa, do you suggest deleting the article, then reinstating in in four days? Sounds like a waste of time. Active UFC fighters are inherantly notable. If he gets cut before three fights in the UFC, he should be deleted. Until then, he we should Keep him. Luchuslu (talk) 17:10, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete Even if he appears in a UFC fight, he will still not meet WP:MMANOT. If the article is deleted and he fights enough times in the UFC, it can be recreated. Keeping it is WP:CRYSTALBALL because it assumes he will meet a standard in the future that he doesn't meet now. I'd suggest moving the article to userspace and allow it to be brought back if he meets WP:MMANOT. Mdtemp (talk) 22:37, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Pretty much per Mdtemp. He won't pass WP:MMANOT even after his first UFC fight, so the article won't need to be reinstated in four days. Moving it to userspace to allow it to be recreated if he sticks around in the UFC seems like the best option. CaSJer (talk) 13:22, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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