UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has been lacking in motion since his October win over former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. That struggle, a detailed break up resolution, occurred at middleweight, nevertheless it was Chimaev who left the octagon together with his hand raised and his undefeated document nonetheless in tact.
Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) injured his hand within the Usman struggle and in a now deleted social media submit, the 29-year-old fighter from Russia revealed that he was battling extra than simply that.
“I used to be very sick, my hand was injured, so I couldn’t return straight away,” Chimaev mentioned on X through translation. “I need to inform all of the fountains, I need to see myself in battle greater than all of you. I like this job. I’ll do and show that I’m the most effective, as at all times we do, and I shall be again quickly to Insha’Allal coaching.”
Khamzat Chimaev posted after which deleted an image of himself saying he was very sick pic.twitter.com/RDQnhmnOce
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It’s at the moment unknown what well being points he was battling, however Chimaev did have important issues following a battle in opposition to COVID-19 in 2020. These points prevented him from competing contained in the octagon for greater than a yr.
