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Whittaker still open to fight Khamzat: ‘We can settle the score another day’
Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev. Photo: USA Today and Stefan Romare
Both Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev seems up for reschedule their fight. In a recent social media post, Chimaev congratulated ”The Reaper” to the first-round KO in Saudi Arabia.
“Congratulations Robert Whittaker, we are not done,” Chimaev wrote, according MMA Fighting. “I wish you a speedy recovery Ikram Aliskerov, keep your head up my brother.”
At the UFC Saudi Arabia post-fight press conference, Whittaker adressed Chimaev’s wish to fight.
“Don’t jump me as soon as I finish a fight,” Whittaker said. “I don’t want people to do that — I say that, but I probably did that once or twice as well. Let me have this one for a little bit, all right? We can settle the score another day.”
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Dana White not sure about Khamzat Chimaev’s return
UFC CEO Dana White, however, recently said that it’s hard to deal with Chimaev’s health issues.
“Lately it’s been hard to get him into the octagon. Every time he gets close to fighting, he gets really sick. I don’t know what to say. It’s not like he’s over here in this country and we’ve had doctors look at him or anything like that. He’s sort of out of touch, so, it’s tough to deal with,” White said.
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