I see the forum is finally having the meltdown I had about a month ago. Every time I sign in here there's a new wtf is up with Khamzat thread...was asking the same myself. I just think not knowing what is going on is so confusing.
I've never seen anything like this from the UFC. Unlike most who bash Dana (understandably so) I really don't think this is the UFC shelfing him or anything like that. I feel like the secrecy of it all makes me really concerned like he will not fight again.
I am concerned the dictator has talked to Khamzat and asked him not to fight outside of Abu Dabi again or something like this. If I remember correctly a few months ago Kadyrov made some anti UFC comments and said Cechnyan fighters don't get treated well in America but wasnt talking about Khamzat.
Could it be something else? Absolutely but what? I do think the weight division change is a gigantic issue. He went from basically being Khabib fighting guys that he is much bigger than to fighting guys his size soon. This will be difficult for him so I wonder if its just that simple and he's not ready for middleweight yet or maybe not really interested in MW.
I really am unsure and Dana and Khamzat staying quiet for this long is truly bizarre.