Number four in the UFC welterweight rankings Khamzat Chimaev said he could have retired from professional sports due to misdiagnosed cancer.
The athlete announced his retirement in early 2021, but later returned to MMA.
—Those times were difficult. One day a doctor came to me and said, “You have cancer. » This is why I announced my resignation. I didn’t know what to say to my family. I didn’t know what to say to people.
But then there was another test, and another doctor said, “No, you don’t have cancer.” »
However, if the doctor says something, it stays in your head. I came home, coughed up blood and thought I was done,” Chimaev said according to BJPenn, quoting the Full Send podcast.
Up next, Chechnya native Chimaev, who now represents the United Arab Emirates, will face Nigeria’s representative Kamaru Usman at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Watch the live broadcast of the UFC 294 tournament on October 21 from 21:00 Moscow time on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The main event of the evening will be the confrontation between the Russian Islam Makhachev and the Australian Alexander Volkanovski.
Source : MatchTV
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