Forward of subsequent month’s United States President election, Republican candidate and former President, Donald Trump has heaped reward on the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev forward of his return at UFC 308 — labelling the unbeaten Chechen as aa “nice fighter.
Chimaev, the present quantity 13 ranked middleweight contender, is slated to co-headline UFC 308 this weekend in his return in Abu Dhabi, UAE — taking up former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker within the pair’s rescheduled matchup over the course of 5 rounds.
Sidelined since he featured within the co-main occasion of UFC 294 final October on the identical soil as his return this weekend, Chimaev improved to 13-0 with a controversial majority choice win over former undisputed welterweight gold holder and pound-for-pound primary, Kamaru Usman within the pair’s short-notice battle within the Center East.
Donald Trump praises Khamzat Chimaev forward of UFC 308 return
And forward of his return to motion this weekend, Chimaev — who has voiced his help of Trump previously, acquired some reward from the Republican Presidential candidate, who described him as a “nice fighter” forward of his matchup with Whittaker.
Moreover, somewhat just lately, Chimaev hinted at some potential visa points relating to his means to journey and compete in america, claiming that so long as Trump is with out the presidency, he wouldn’t have the ability to compete within the Octagon in North America.
“So long as Donald Trump just isn’t the president [of the United States] we will’t come again to the U.S.,” Khamzat Chimaev instructed. “Possibly that’s the explanation. Let’s not cowl the reality.”
“However I’m not upset,” Khamzat Chimaev defined. “Every time they let me combat I’ll combat. Every time I get the belt let or not it’s and even when I don’t get the belt, I’ll nonetheless be the champion with out the belt.”
