Khamzat Chimaev Deemed Unfit To Fight Leon Edwards Due To Lung Issue
Chris Unger - Zuffa LLC
Dec 30, 2020
Ruled from his first promotional headliner at UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20 uber-prospect, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev has been deemed medically unfit to prepare for his would-be showdown with perennial welterweight contender, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards, as he deals with a lung issue following a recent positive COVID-19 test result.
Chimaev, who was initially paired with Birmingham native, Edwards at UFC Vegas 17 on December 19 seen that pairing shelved as well after the former had been struck down with a particularly debilitating case of COVID-19 to boot, where he shed a whopping twelve pounds of body weight.