News *UPDATE*: Khamzat Chimaev tests positive for COVID-19; OUT of Leon Edwards fight

[Gio]

News comes from RT Sport, which cites sources close to the situation that the January 20 main event “will no longer go ahead.” No official reason has been given for the removal. Swedish outlet Front Kick, who was the first to report on the cancellation, suggested that the issue this time around was from the Sweden-based Chechen in Chimaev.



The UFC has yet to confirm the cancellation, so it is unclear at this point what they plan to do with Edwards and the event that is now without a headliner.

UFC normally either gets a replacement or bumps up bouts to main event status, and this undercard also has two interesting welterweight bouts in Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny and Carlos Condit vs Matt Brown. This is also part of three planned “Fight Island” cards in eight days to start the UFC’s 2021 campaign, so the change could also cause some shuffling between those events.

EDIT: *UPDATE*

Khamzat tested positive for Covid

 

[vlz]

this starts to look like khabib - ferguson

 

[wwkirk]

It looks like the entire January 20 event has been cancelled or postponed.

 

[JoeRoganPenn]

Source : rt

Although its not on the UFC Website.Damn Iam hyped for this one , and its starting to feel impossible

 

[Reydereyes]

this starts to look like khabib - ferguson

Nah man not even close. The hype is all about Khamzat, nobody gives a damn about Leon Scott fuck him

 

[andrejxvii]

Come on man!

 

[Dijardo]

let me guess. did Chimaev injured his shoulder carrying his fake belt around?

 

[TheScorpionDude]

this starts to look like khabib - ferguson

Not really, Khabib and Ferguson are accomplished athletes.

Leon is so so for now, and Khamzat is still a nobody. What's in their futures I don't know, but right now they are not even close.

 

[Spath]

”Swedish outlet Front Kick, who was the first to report on the cancellation, suggested that the issue this time around was from the Sweden-based Chechen in Chimaev.”

What kind of sentence is that?


”You know the grey matter and some chemical reactions in the body of Roy Jones Jr. have held the metacarpal-phalangeal joints, corpus and ulna plus radius of Forrest Griffin in high regard, Joe”

 

[The Witcher]

Conor never pulled out

 

[Deleted member 546119]

Probably because of the new version of Covid going on the in the UK, Khamzat probably got Covid for real this time

After he recovers, time for Holland to eat his words and get smeshed. Leon can fight the winner of Usman/Burns

 

[LoneStalker]

 

[TheMessiah]

Birmingham is getting put into Tier 4 soon. Wouldn't be surprised if its because of that

 

[Joinho10]

News comes from RT Sport, which cites sources close to the situation that the January 20 main event “will no longer go ahead.” No official reason has been given for the removal. Swedish outlet Front Kick, who was the first to report on the cancellation, suggested that the issue this time around was from the Sweden-based Chechen in Chimaev.



The UFC has yet to confirm the cancellation, so it is unclear at this point what they plan to do with Edwards and the event that is now without a headliner.

UFC normally either gets a replacement or bumps up bouts to main event status, and this undercard also has two interesting welterweight bouts in Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny and Carlos Condit vs Matt Brown. This is also part of three planned “Fight Island” cards in eight days to start the UFC’s 2021 campaign, so the change could also cause some shuffling between those events.

Is this the same site that reported he was out last time too before he had to himself clear it all up on Twitter? Imma wait on this till UFC or Brett confirm it.

 

[Deleted member 567183]

this starts to look like khabib - ferguson

Zabit/Yair falls into the same Category Too

 

[Deleted member 567183]

let me guess. did Chimaev injured his shoulder carrying his fake belt around?

Come on Man that is not true maybe he got injured during training Camp

 

[Tokoloko]

They should make Khamzat vs Holland, its good matchup and if i remember right Holland said that he wants to fight Khamzat after hotel "incident"

 

[jojoRed]

Chimaev turning from anyone, anytime, anywhere to the typical Dagestan pullout merchant.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Is this the same site that reported he was out last time too before he had to himself clear it all up on Twitter? Imma wait on this till UFC or Brett confirm it.

I generally go with Marcel Dorff, he usually seems to be reliable.

 

[Deleted member 567183]

Chimaev turning from anyone, anytime, anywhere to the typical Dagestan pullout merchant.

There should be a reason that why he pulled out and i think it could be be an injury if not COVID