‘It ain’t straightforward getting individuals into the nation’: Dana White cites journey points for Khamzat Chimaev’s absence from UFC 252

A matter of weeks in the past most struggle followers hadn’t heard the identify Khamzat Chimaev however now questions are being requested of UFC president Dana White as to why the Chechen-born Swede is not preventing for the THIRD time in a month at UFC 252.

After two completely dominant performances on ‘Struggle Island’ within the span of simply 10 days, it wasn’t a query of “if” however “when” Chimaev would make his subsequent octagon look.

In fact, if you happen to had been to ask him he would have stated he was good to go the very subsequent day. However commissions, medics and pen-pushers, and a scarcity of an opponent, meant that “Borz” must wait a while to make his subsequent look.

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He was reportedly aiming to compete on Saturday’s night time’s UFC 252 card in Las Vegas – one thing UFC president Dana White indicated he was eager about pursuing – however the White defined to the media in Las Vegas this week that Chimaev’s absence from the cardboard wasn’t for a scarcity of attempting. 

“He desires to struggle and other people will struggle him,” White defined.

“It’s simply we’ve set to work on getting him into the nation. It ain’t straightforward to get individuals into the nation proper now.”

Though Chimaev remains to be simply Eight-Zero in his younger skilled profession, the style of his two wins in July drew comparisons with the dominant fashion of grappling employed by the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov, even right down to a few of the descriptive language he makes use of.

“I prefer to struggle, taking the cage and smash someone,” he stated after his win in opposition to Rhys McKee, by way of MMA Combating.

“It’s too straightforward, too straightforward to smash someone and get cash, brother. It’s excellent for me. I’ve eight fights and eight finishes. I destroy everyone.”

With the UFC possible to return to Abu Dhabi’s “Struggle Island” within the close to future, it stays extremely possible that Chimaev can be handed one other alternative to impress. And if Dana White will get his approach, we might effectively be seeing him doing the identical in Las Vegas very quickly. 

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