Media Khamzat contemplating retirement?

[Xanzito]

-Can't fight in the US
-can't make weight
-pullout merchant
suspect cardio

Are we really missing that much if he retired?

 

[Dave Poodle]

so you blame his illness on the vaxx even though the headline reads

"Khamzat Chimaev is not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 despite catching it so badly he almost retired"

So he gets so sick he almost retired, and THEN got the vax and when he gets sick "oh its the vaxx".....
I would think its linked to his first really bad case of Covid more than the vaxx.. But thats just me.

He thought he could train at insane levels through it and did himself long term damage.

 

[BigOlJeet]

He's not retiring, he's ducking til he fights a green DWCS tomato can.

 

[HHJ]

Are we really missing that much if he retired?

Yes

A Khamzat fight is worth all the bullshits

 

[jsbx45]

Sucks but maybe he should retire. Something is not right with the guy...Covid really fucks some people up in weird ways and maybe that is all or part of his problem. Maybe not...who knows. Something ain't right though. Hate to see that potential wasted. Muslim fanboy club will be inconsolable too...

 

[StonedLemur]

That's what this tweet says...



other source - https://www.essentiallysports.com/u...ert-whittaker-fight-cancellation-per-reports/

That would be a shame. He's a special talent..

If he can't physically do it, no sense in killing himself trying.
Shitty deal though, it's not like he's losing, but he's losing to his own body it seems.

 

[StonedLemur]

Yes

A Khamzat fight is worth all the bullshits

Not to his body evidently brother.

 

[mkt]

He said that after the bad COVID he had. He'll be back. He just needs to be smarter and not kill himself so much during his training sessions

Yeah, that's hard to believe, though. Plenty of athletes overtrain but they don't get deathly ill from COVID and continue having immune system issues.

 

[jsbx45]

surprise surprise after getting his butt kicked by USMAN AND BURNS.

he dont want anymore top competitors after he got his butt kicked by them.

Confirmed drunken fool. Pipe down bud. THose guys had decent showing against Khamzat, but that's about as far as the reality goes. And sorry, if you're not drunk, WTF are you on?

 

[BroRogan]

Pretty sure we see him on one of the next Abu Dhabi(late Oct PPV) or Saudi cards.

 

[Hazuki Ryo]

Yeah, that's hard to believe, though. Plenty of athletes overtrain but they don't get deathly ill from COVID and continue having immune system issues.

My take is that when Khamzat gets sick, he trains as hard as usual and ignores all the symptoms instead of taking a step back. That's what makes it worse

 

[fzoid4454]

-Can't fight in the US
-can't make weight
-pullout merchant
suspect cardio

Are we really missing that much if he retired?

He's made weight for 12/13 fights. How is that "can't make weight?"

 

[13Seconds]

Would be a shame as we never saw him try to reach the mountain top. But the guy just can't ever make it to fights these days. Might be for the best, clearly his health struggles to stay clear and fit

We saw him try. He couldn't make it.

 

[sonhow]

He has his sights set on becoming Kads personal footrest or something?

 

[jjjjjjjjjjohnny]

i'm sure his health issues may be complex more than we will ever know. I hope the guy does what's in his long-term best interests but would definitely want to see him in the cage again.

 

[El Fernas]

I never let a fighters political views affect whether I enjoy watching them fight or not. I watch MMA to see good fights, and Khamzat gives me that..

Yeah, but someone does and because of that he cant fight in the US where most of the fights happen, thing its sad imho.

 

[filthybliss]

Boooo no more pro extremist post fight speeches

cmon, khamzat's english is too limited for us to even understand them if he made them.