UFC star Khamzat Chimaev ‘retires’ from MMA after Covid-19 struggles – ‘I think I’m done’

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has seemingly introduced his retirement from blended martial arts after battling with Covid-19.

The Russian is unbeaten in the mean time and is coming off an enormous one-punch KO win over Gerald Meerschaert.

He was thought of one of many company’s jewels within the tough after beginning off his UFC career with three straight stoppage wins, however his ascendence of the rankings was halted by Covid-19.

And in a submit on Instagram on Monday night time, Chimaev appeared to announce he was retiring on the age of 26.

He expressed that he felt his coronary heart and physique had been each telling him it was time to hold up the gloves.

Chimaev posted: “I wish to say thanks all a lot for supporting me in my journey on this sport.

“I think I’m done, yes I know I didn’t take the belt but it’s not the most important victory in this life.

“It might upset you however my coronary heart and physique inform me the whole lot.

“I want to say a big thank you to my team @allstargymsweden. I want to say a big thank you to @ufc.”

Chimeav examined constructive for the virus on December 1 2020 when he was getting ready to struggle Leon Edwards in what might have been a breakout struggle for the 26-year-old.

The struggle was rescheduled for January 20, however needed to be scrapped once more as a result of Chimaev combating lingering results of the virus.

It was then rescheduled for March 13, however UFC president Dana White was compelled to as soon as once more postpone the occasion.

A member of Chimaev’s crew even claimed the fighter thought he was going to die because of the virus.

Majdi Shammas, Chimaev’s supervisor, mentioned: “He can’t train. His friends called me and said, ‘Hey, Khamzat can’t even speak. His fever is so high, his headache is so much, you know, his muscle pain and everything.’

“Then an ambulance came and got him to the hospital.

“Even when he was in the hospital he called me like, when he called me he thought he was going to die. He was really bad.”

Chimaev was planning to return to the octagon in June, however it now appears he has scrapped these comeback plans completely.