Khamzat Chimaev is denying rumors that he’s unable to battle in the US.
It’s been practically two years since ‘Borz’ final fought stateside. That got here at UFC 279 when he stepped on the size massively chubby for his welterweight conflict with Nate Diaz. As an alternative, Chimaev ended up combating Kevin Holland at middleweight in a last-second shuffle to avoid wasting the occasion from potential cancelation.
Within the time since, rumors have surfaced that Chimaev is unable to acquire a visa to battle within the U.S. with the prevailing concept being that his relationship with Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov landed him on the form of record you actually don’t wish to be on.
Nonetheless, Chimaev has denied such accusations, noting that the promotion tried to guide him for UFC 300 in April which emanated from Las Vegas.
“They obtained me the visa once they needed it,” Chimaev mentioned in an interview with Aslanbek Badaev. “Everybody says I used to be denied a visa. To date now we have not utilized for a visa. I used to be informed to attend and battle in Arab nations for now. And I’m ready and as everybody remembers, not too long ago at UFC 300 I used to be provided a battle to carry out in Las Vegas. The primary occasion of the night was towards Leon Edwards. Then they might get me a visa so I might battle there. When wanted, enterprise is working one may say.”
Khamzat Chimaev reveals particulars concerning the sickness that took him out of UFC Saudi arabia
Whatever the cause, the UFC seems solely serious about reserving Chimaev on overseas playing cards, particularly these within the Center East i.e. Saudi Arabia the place he was anticipated to headline a June occasion towards Robert Whittaker.
Sadly, ‘Borz’ bailed out on the bout after changing into “violently in poor health” with an undisclosed sickness. Since then, Chimaev has opened up concerning the scenario.
“My immunity had dropped very a lot, and we needed to relaxation slightly bit, for every week,” Chimaev mentioned. “I rested and I didn’t come to my senses… I ended up within the hospital and, to be trustworthy, I had extreme complications. They mentioned it was stress, there was one thing there, they defined it to me.
“I used to be within the hospital for 2 days, then I used to be house. Per week [I was] like this. Three days later, the identical factor occurred once more, I ended up within the hospital once more” (h/t Bloody Elbow).
Chimaev is presently focusing on a return in October when the promotion makes its annual pit cease in Abu Dhabi for UFC 308. No opponent has been introduced, however the undefeated star believes he’s already executed greater than sufficient to earn a shot at gold.
