Khamzat Chimaev out of Leon Edwards Fight

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 19: Khamzat Chimaev of Chechnya prepares to fight Gerald Meerschaert in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Khamzat Chimaev, the highly anticipated UFC middleweight and welterweight prospect, is out of the fight with Leon Edwards. Their battle was originally planned for January 20th, at UFC Fight Island 8. But the undefeated Chechen-Swede has pulled out, for as yet undisclosed reasons. This marks the second time the fight has been called off. They were previously booked to fight on the 20th of this December. But after Edwards suffered a particularly nasty case of COVID-19 that caused him to lose large amounts of weight, the fight was scrapped.

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