The popular Chechen fighter Khamzat Chimaev responded to all those who accuse him of lack of patriotism and criticize him for performing under the Swedish flag.
“If we do not perform under the Russian or Chechen flag, this does not mean that we forget our roots,” Chimaev said at a meeting with fans in Grozny. “For me, patriotism is not to forget where you come from and your laws. Wherever I am, in Sweden, America, I remain a Chechen. Now all sorts of things are happening in the world, and it is wrong to involve athletes in politics. To criticize us for such things, I don’t think it makes sense. ”
Borz also answered the question of what they would be doing at the moment if they had not connected their lives with sports.
“Don’t know. Maybe he became a physical education teacher, but if, apart from sports, he would probably wander around Moscow, as usual.
Khamzat Chimaev, 28, is undefeated and on a six-fight streak in the UFC, and his next opponent could be former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30990-khamzat-chimaev-otvetil-po-povodu-rossijskogo-flaga-i-patriotizma.html?rand=19907
