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Khamzat Chimaev Says He’s Resumed Training After COVID-19 Nearly Ended Career

It appears that Khamzat Chimaev is on the way to making a full recovery.

In an interview with ESPN, the burgeoning welterweight star revealed that he has resumed training and is hoping to return to UFC competition by August. Chimaev hinted at retirement in early March after lingering effects from COVID-19 forced him to pull out of proposed bookings against Leon Edwards on Jan. 20 and March 13.

"If you are sick, you cannot think about [a] fight," Chimaev told ESPN. "I was thinking, 'One month, sick. Then still, two months.