Following his withdrawal from UFC Saudi Arabia at the end of June, Khamzat Chimaev is seemingly back in good health as a video emerged of him utterly brutalizing a Russian influencer.
Khamzat Chimaev was scheduled to take on Robert Whittaker in the UFC Saudi Arabia main event on June 22, but just a week out from the fight, he withdrew because of yet another debilitating illness.
Following his withdrawal, comments were made by UFC CEO, Dana White, that it’s hard to deal with the 30-year-old because of his continuous health problems and the fact that he cannot enter the U.S. because of visa issues.
Khamzat Chimaev seemingly back to health as he brutalizes Russian influencer
‘Borz’ is seemingly over his recent illness as he has been training atop of mountains with his team, possibly preparing for a fight at the end of October, in Abu Dhabi.
Not only that, but the UFC middleweight has been accepting challenges from influencers, as a video emerged yesterday of him brutalizing LITVIN, inside of an MMA cage.
LITVIN has over 12m subscribers on YouTube and over 15m followers on Instagram and was challenged to spend a minute in the cage with Chimaev, without quitting.
Notoriously, it is former UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, who is most well-known for putting beatdowns on influencers and personalities outside of MMA. Strickland has previously inflicted similar damage on American streamer, Sneako and even more recently, sparred a former Navy Seal.
The Russian influencer admitted that he suffered a broken rub during the lickings, despite it seeming as though Chimaev only went semi-power on him.
In the video, Chimaev drops the YouTuber within five seconds and continues to reign down heavy shots to the ribs. LITVIN somehow makes it back to his feet, which was probably a bad idea, because he was then met with even more hellacious body attacks.
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Khamzat Chimaev’s expected return to the UFC
Although Chimaev’s health status hasn’t been confirmed, it is likely that the 30-year-old is aiming to return at UFC 308, which is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on October 26.
UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, is the front-runner to headline the event, in what will likely be a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan.
‘Borz’ may be hoping that his fight against ‘The Reaper’ can be rebooked following Whittaker’s impressive win over his June 22 replacement, Ikram Aliskerov.
However, the former middleweight champion admitted following his win, that he wants to compete at UFC 305, which takes place in Perth, Western Australia. Dricus Du Plessis is scheduled to defend his middleweight title in the main event against former champion, Israel Adesanya.
It is unclear whether Chimaev will be able to acquire a visa to fight in Australia, but if he could, it would make a lot of sense, as his fight against Whittaker could be the indicator of who will challenge for the title next.