Ahead of his high-stakes return tomorrow in the co-headliner of UFC 308, unbeaten star, Khamzat Chimaev certainly dealt with some significant health issues following a prior diagnosis with COVID-19, with Xtreme Couture mastermind, Eric Nicksick revealing the Chechen coughed up blood on his mats during his trip to the facility.
Chimaev, the current number thirteen ranked middleweight contender, is slated to co-headline tomorrow’s flagship return to Abu Dhabi, UAE — taking on former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker in a five round rescheduled co-main event at UFC 308.
Boasting an impressive undefeated record of 13-0, Chimaev, who has been tipped to eventually work his way to a title fight if not win the middleweight crown, in fact, most recently turned in a close, majority decision win over former welterweight champion and pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman a year ago in the Middle East.