Khamzat Chimaev’s withdrawal due to food poisoning is nothing more than fake news.
Roughly two weeks before he was scheduled to headline UFC’s big debut in Saudi Arabia against Robert Whittaker, ‘Borz’ was forced to bow out of the bout after becoming “violently ill.” Shortly after the news broke, images surfaced of Chimaev in the hospital and looking worse for wear. As it stands, only people within his circle have the details, but recently, rumors began to circulate that the affliction was due to a severe case of food poisoning.
However, Tam Khan, a member of Chimaev’s training camp has called “bullsh*t” on those rumors, indicating that the illness was something far more severe.