{"id":377792,"date":"2021-03-02T07:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=377792"},"modified":"2021-03-02T07:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:57:02","slug":"ramzan-kadyrov-head-of-chechen-republic-claims-he-convinced-ufcs-khamzat-chimaev-not-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ramzan-kadyrov-head-of-chechen-republic-claims-he-convinced-ufcs-khamzat-chimaev-not-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechen Republic, claims he convinced UFC’s Khamzat Chimaev not to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, says he has convinced UFC star Khamzat Chimaev not to retire from mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

Chimaev, a native of the Chechen Republic currently living in Sweden, is arguably the hottest prospect in MMA at present, but has been sidelined due to health complications stemming from a recent COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n

In the midst of these health issues, Chimaev seemingly announced his retirement<\/a> from MMA on Monday night.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5cum2lU4R\/<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to say thank you all so much for supporting me in my journey in this sport,” Chimaev wrote. “I think I\u2019m done, yes I know I didn\u2019t take the belt but it\u2019s not the most important victory in this life. It may upset you but my heart and body tell me everything. I want to say a big thank you to my team @allstargymsweden. I want to say a big thank you to @ufc.”<\/p>\n

Not long after this announcement from Chimaev, Ramzan Kadyrov took to Instagram<\/a>, where he claimed to have spoken to the prospect and convinced him to reconsider.<\/p>\n

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