Dana White’s Worst Fears on Khamzat Chimaev Comes True as Ikram Aliskerov’s Group Provides Regarding Well being Replace on ‘Borz’

MMA followers had been left surprised when it was lately revealed by UFC CEO Dana White that Khamzat Chimaev is out of his June 22 conflict in opposition to Robert Whittaker scheduled to happen in Saudi Arabia! The promotion’s debut within the area was presupposed to be headlined by the no.1 contender middleweight conflict between ‘Borz’ and the previous 185 lbs champion, Whittaker.

Nonetheless, the UFC has scrambled to discover a alternative for the extremely anticipated bout in Ikram Aliskerov, who was initially presupposed to be preventing on the UFC Vegas 93 card on June 15. Chimaev reportedly pulled out as a result of a severe medical situation and Aliskerov’s coach has now come out to make an announcement on ‘Borz’s situation!

Ikram Aliskerov’s coach addresses Khamzat Chimaev’s troublesome state of affairs

Khamzat Chimaev final stepped into the Octagon to face Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in 2023, after his authentic opponent, Paulo Costa, needed to withdraw from the struggle as a result of issues in his arm from a staph an infection. Whereas Chimaev did win the struggle through a majority resolution, many consultants identified that Usman, who stepped in on 2-weeks discover and at the next weight-class, appeared to have given ‘Borz’ all he may deal with over the three rounds. 

As such, followers had been excited to see the no. 10 ranked middleweight get again into the cage and proceed his rise via the division. However in an replace shared on X, UFC boss Dana White introduced that “Khamzat Chimaev is out of the struggle subsequent weekend in Saudi Arabia. Violently, and I imply, violently ailing. So, he’s going again dwelling and hopefully, he will get properly quickly.”

He additionally introduced Ikram Aliskerov because the alternative for ‘Borz’ within the video and proclaimed that, “…this man is 15-1, his solely loss in a 16 struggle professional profession is to Khamzat Chimaev. So this dude is a legit contender in solely his third UFC struggle.”

Subsequently, in an interview on the ‘Sport24’ YouTube channel, Askerov’s coach, Eldar Eldarov made his ideas identified on the problems being confronted by Chimaev. He said, “They are saying that he has some sort of horrible illness, however contemplating how lengthy Khamzat didn’t struggle and the way vital this struggle was for him, I believe that is one thing severe. As a result of I believe he wouldn’t miss the possibility to struggle such large deal if it was some minor drawback.”

As followers replace additional information about Chimaev’s situation, his supervisor has additionally launched an announcement addressing the state of affairs and indicated that the sickness was troubling the fighter all through his coaching camp!

Chimaev’s group releases a regarding assertion

Khamzat Chimaev’s abrupt withdrawal from the UFC Saudi Arabia card has been the reason for a lot hypothesis within the MMA sphere. In an announcement made by his supervisor Majdi Shammas, it was revealed that “The persistent sickness that Khamzat has been battling for main elements of coaching camp couldn’t be cured in time. He has been out and in of hospitals a number of occasions.”

Shammas additionally said that, “The situation has been stored throughout the group…” and in addition indicated that the group mutually agreed to tug out from the struggle in gentle of the severity of the state of affairs. Nonetheless, he didn’t present extra data surrounding the main points of the sickness or the restoration interval it’ll contain. He ended the replace by stating, “Khamzat and group will now unravel the reason for the problems, and he’ll come again even stronger.”

As followers await updates on Chimaev’s restoration, the main focus shifts to Ikram Aliskerov’s sudden alternative to showcase his skills in opposition to Robert Whittaker. Nonetheless, the MMA group stays longing for Chimaev’s swift restoration and eagerly anticipates his return to proceed his journey within the middleweight division!

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