Khamzat Chimaev is denying rumors that he is unable to fight in the United States.
It’s been nearly two years since ‘Borz’ last fought stateside. That came at UFC 279 when he stepped on the scale massively overweight for his welterweight clash with Nate Diaz. Instead, Chimaev ended up fighting Kevin Holland at middleweight in a last-second shuffle to save the event from potential cancelation.
In the time since, rumors have surfaced that Chimaev is unable to obtain a visa to fight in the U.