“Then we got information from the UFC that 100 per cent there would be no fight in the USA. They said 99 per cent the fight would be in Abu Dhabi.
“So, we decided, having talked to the UFC ... A month prior to the fight – it was around [March] 19 or 20, I need to check, I don’t remember the date – we decided to go to the UAE.
“When we got there, they said borders are closed and only Emirati citizens could enter the UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.”
“We had to fly to Russia from there. I am now in Dagestan and I train every day, getting ready, but I don’t know what I should be getting ready for, for what fight?” Khabib said.