Less than a year ago, Khamzat Chimaev was on a fast lane to Mixed Martial Arts superstardom. But after an extended battle with COVID-19, it’s looking like that journey has concerned an abrupt end.
The 26- year-old Chechnya-born fighter recently required to Instagram to say he’s “done” with his professional profession. This statement came just a couple of days after calling out Neil Magny for a battle in June.
Via Google Translate:
I want to state thank you to everybody for their support in my path in this sport.
I wish to say a huge thank you to my group @allstarsgymsweden
I wish to state thank you a lot. @ufc #allhamdulillah
He also published some rather concerning images on his Instagram stories.
Chimaev likewise published the following in his Instagram Story about 25 minutes ago.
Translated picture through Reddit courtesy of r/mma user u/thesalamandirk pic.twitter.com/swBAaI9AT3
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 2, 2021
Chimaev caught the feared illness in late December which caused his removal from his rescheduled headliner against Leon Edwards for January20 But the virus obviously damaged his system so severely, he was as soon as again forced off the third rescheduling set for March13
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In mid-February, Chimaev’s supervisor revealed some troubling information about the young fighter’s experiences while dealing with the illness.
Chimaev made his UFC launching in July 2020 against John Phillips and came out victorious via second-round submission.
Chimaev holds a record of 9-0. All of his wins ended by interruption.
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