Khamzat Chimaev issued his first statement since withdrawing from his UFC Saudi Arabia headliner against Robert Whittaker.
On Saturday night, June 22, ‘Borz’ was scheduled to step inside the Octagon for a potential title eliminator with the former middleweight world champion in Riyadh. Sadly, that is no longer on the docket after Chimaev became “violently ill,” forcing him out of the contest.
Recently, Chimaev took to social media and offered his first public comment on the dramatic turn of events.
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“We always plan something but Allah has his own plans for us,” Chimaev wrote on Instagram.