Khamzat Chimaev is scheduled to battle Robert Whittaker within the UFC 308 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main occasion on Sat. night time (Oct. 26, 2024) at Etihad Area on “Struggle Island” in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the second time “Borz” has been paired towards “The Reaper” in 2024.
Their first reserving, deliberate for the UFC Saudi Arabia important occasion, went up in smoke after Chimaev acquired sick and was compelled to withdraw.
“We have been in coaching camp, the primary month was excellent,” Chimaev stated on Countdown to UFC 308 (transcribed by Farah Hannoun). “The final three weeks, my immunity goes down. I don’t know what occurred. All the blokes ate the identical meals, (however) solely (I) acquired sick. I used to be within the hospital for a few days. I got here out and began to coach once more and the identical sh*t occurred once more. The physician stated to me, ‘It is advisable simply be off from the gymnasium and never simply coaching, not doing nothing.’ I went house to the mountains.”
A whole lot of issues occur within the mountains today, which might be going to set off UFC middleweight Jack Della Maddalena (due to this).
“He’s a tough fighter,” Whittaker stated about Chimaev on his MMArcade Podcast. “He likes to grapple so much. He makes use of his attain and vary to good effectiveness. He’s acquired good knockout energy. He likes to play the villain towards his opponents, however he’s an honorable fighter. We’re going to get in there and we’re going to have an sincere battle. We’re each going to depart it in there. He’s not a quitter, I’m not a quitter, so I stay up for making historical past in Saudi Arabia.”
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