The No. 1 seed of Welterweight today, Khamzat Chimaev is very difficult to film the UFC match. With 3 incredible victories, this Russian Swedish boxer was immediately given the opportunity to compete with the top 10 of Welterweight – Leon Edwards.
However, during the preparation of this match, Chimaev was constantly having health problems. On February 11, Chimaev was discovered positive for Covid-19 and was forced to withdraw from the match with Edwards.
In an interview with RT Sport channel, Chimaev said:
“The medical team in Las Vegas did very well but they still forced me to practice. I felt quite good at first until I switched to physical exercises. At this point I felt my illness again and started coughing up blood in the toilet. This made me bewildered and thought I had cancer, because it persists until now.”
“At that time, I had only one body in Las Vegas, not enough spirit to overcome this event.”
In early March, Chimaev claimed to retire on social networks. However, two weeks later, this boxer regained his spirit and declared continued to play.
Currently, the health situation of Chimaev is changing very well. A lot of information said he would come back this summer. However, Chimaev denied this: “It is still a rumor. It is not official information.”