Khamzat Chimaev was described as “violently ill” before having to withdraw against Robert Whittaker in June. Now Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) has been rebooked against Whittaker (27-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 308 (pay-per-view, ESPN+) co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Chimaev was scheduled to face Whittaker at UFC on ABC 6 in Riyadh, but was forced out due to illness which hospitalized him
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Khamzat Chimaev opens up on illness that pulled him from first Robert Whittaker booking – MMA Junkie