Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Khamzat Chimaev has renounced his Swedish citizenship and will now represent the UAE. In an interview about this SVT Mehdi Shammas, the athlete’s general manager, said:
“He emigrated from Sweden, he is not Swedish anymore,” Shammas said.
Chimaev competes in the middleweight and heavyweight categories in the UFC. He made his promotional debut on July 15, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 13, winning by submission against John Phillips. His next fight took place ten days later at the UFC on ESPN 14 tournament against Reece McKee, where he won by knockout.
On the night of September 11, 2022, Chimaev fought his last fight against Kevin Holland. Khamzat defeated the American with a painful hold in the first round.
On October 21, Chimaev will fight Paulo Costa. The fight will take place in Abu Dhabi on October 21. Costa before the fight acceptedThat he hates Chimaev.
Previously Chimaev organized a training meeting He wears a T-shirt with a political slogan.