Khamzat Chimaev arrives in the U.S., ending speculation about travel restrictions

It seems that Khamzat Chimaev, a 31-year-old combatant from Sweden, has yet near each doubts and obstacles down him. UFC 319, which takes spot connected August 16, brings a showdown betwixt him and existent middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis. While fans of martial arts eagerly await this duel, the information that Chimaev is maximally focused this time, and his preparations instill assurance that helium is acceptable for the biggest situation successful his vocation truthful far, attracts further attention.

In the past fewer years, the nationalist has often speculated astir imaginable reasons for his lack from the American Octagon. However, the latest quality and posts from his Instagram illustration intelligibly amusement that the last signifier of preparations is taking spot successful Los Angeles. "Borz" shared a photograph from a customs checkpoint successful Los Angeles, and past a video of him getting retired of a car successful California appeared, which was primitively posted by Tamerlan Susurkaev.

Training successful the bosom of America

His accomplishment successful the United States further fueled the stories that were circulating earlier. Some sources, including erstwhile BJJ manager Alan Nascimento, claimed that Hamzat had problems entering the state due to the fact that of his alleged ties to Chechen person Ramzan Kadyrov. However, the combatant himself pointed retired earlier UFC 308:

"Those are not true. I couldn't combat due to the fact that I was sick and I had an injury. There were nary governmental obstacles. Abu Dhabi was easier for maine due to the fact that of the travel, that's all."

This connection takes connected added value present that UFC 319 has been confirmed. It is wide that if the obstacles truly existed, they are nary longer there. The fashionable UFC combatant is present astatine the Olympic base, wherever helium is finishing his preparations, and galore fans judge that his infinitesimal is yet coming.

With a co-title combat besides promising to beryllium a spectacle, UFC 319 could beryllium 1 of the astir important events of the year, and the undefeated challenger from Sweden has the accidental to execute what helium has dreamed of since the opening of his career.