Khamzat Chimaev is denying rumors that he’s unable to battle in the USA.
It’s been almost two years since ‘Borz’ final fought stateside. That got here at UFC 279 when he stepped on the size massively obese for his welterweight conflict with Nate Diaz. As an alternative, Chimaev ended up preventing Kevin Holland at middleweight in a last-second shuffle to save lots of 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 idea being that his relationship with Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov landed him on the form of record you actually don’t wish to be on.
Nevertheless, Chimaev has denied such accusations, noting that the promotion tried to guide him for UFC 300 in April which emanated from Las Vegas.
“They received me the visa after they wished it,” Chimaev stated in an interview with Aslanbek Badaev. “Everybody says I used to be denied a visa. To date we’ve not utilized for a visa. I used to be instructed 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 principle 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 motive, the UFC seems solely considering reserving Chimaev on international 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 turning into “violently ailing” with an undisclosed sickness. Since then, Chimaev has opened up in regards to the state of affairs.
“My immunity had dropped very a lot, and we wished to relaxation just a little bit, for per week,” Chimaev stated. “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 stated 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 dwelling. Every 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 at present concentrating 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 completed greater than sufficient to earn a shot at gold.
