Dana White unsure when Khamzat Chimaev returns: Every time he gets close to fighting, he gets really sick [Video]

Khamzat Chimaev made quite an impact delivering three stunning performances inside his first two months with the UFC.

Unfortunately for fans, Chimaev’s activity over the past few years has slowed dramatically with the two-division fighter only competing four times since the start of 2021. He was scheduled to clash with former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but the undefeated Chechen was forced off the card at the last minute after falling ill.

UFC CEO Dana White acknowledged that Chimaev is severely sick right now, but the promotion still has no real insight on what exactly went wrong with him.

“The problem is we really don’t know [what’s wrong],” White told The Jim Rome Show.“Every time this guy gets close to a fight, I saw video footage of him on the ground violently ill. He was hospitalized again. He hadn’t trained for three or four days or five days, I …