Khamzat Chimaev gave his first response to his withdrawal from UFC on ABC 6.
Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was compelled out of Saturday’s headliner vs. Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia because of sickness. Changing him shall be rising middleweight contender Ikram Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC).
Chimaev, who was hospitalized from the sickness, broke his silence on social media.
“We at all times plan one thing however Allah has his personal plans for us!
Alhamdulilah.”
Regardless of the irritating run for 30-year-old Chimaev, who’s fought simply as soon as previously two years, his supervisor Majdi Shammas denied any retirement rumors.
“It’s completely not true,” Shammas informed MMA Junkie on Monday. “We’re planning on attending to the underside of this example, the issues. He shall be again.”
Chimaev hasn’t competed since a majority resolution win over former champion Kamaru Usman this previous October at UFC 294. His bout vs. Whittaker was being dubbed as a No. 1 contender earlier than he was compelled to withdraw.
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