UFC star Khamzat Chimaev reveals one-year-old son’s health issues

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Khamzat Chimaev has opened up on the ‘difficulty’ of seeing his one-year-old son deal with health issues – a physical battle that the fighter knows all too well. “He said: ‘Just rest, go home, don’t do anything for one month, recover, just take some supplements.’ I listened to him, and it worked.” A voice off-screen was heard suggesting the issue was “gastro”-related. Chimaev was also asked about his recent admission that he had suffered from “depression”, and said: “It’s hard to move from one country to a different country, move your stuff, change your bank account, a lot of different things, and still you have to train. Thanks to God, everything is fine.” open image in gallery Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker Chimaev last fought in October 2023, beating Kamaru Usman on points.